Screen saver Nags
Monday, August 28, 2006 by WeatherBound | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
First of all I don't understand why Wincusomize lets screen savers with nags be accepted in the library. Its very annoying when you see a screen saver you like, you download it just to find out its a nag screen saver. Could you imagine if you would download windowblinds or dx widget then to find nags start showing up on the screen. There should be a place for nag free screen saver which are fully 100% functional screen savers and a place where you can put screen savers you want to sale which are usually the nag savers. Or it would be nice if the screen saver that has nags on them put a note in the description that it has a nag in it.
Let me know your opinion on this.
Bichur
Reply #5 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:33 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:33 PM
*bump*
the forum appears to not be updating - main page and 'recent' page shows 2 replies, yet there were 4
the forum appears to not be updating - main page and 'recent' page shows 2 replies, yet there were 4
WeatherBound
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:21 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:21 PM
(Sir) Bichur
Its good to know that I'm not the only one. I agree with your comment.
Reppiks
You knew Bichur ex?
Thanks for all your Replys
Its good to know that I'm not the only one. I agree with your comment.
Reppiks
You knew Bichur ex?
Thanks for all your Replys
starkers
Reply #7 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:52 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:52 AM
Yeah, I got a screensaver from WC that had nags to buy....got short shifted to recycle bin the instant I saw 'em. If they're in the WC gallery, they should be the same as any other skin, free to share....and if they're for sale they should be in another area, say in with other premium content, for example.
I have no problem with purchasing things I want, but it'd be nice to have this confusion sorted....items for sale clearly marked as such, and distinguishable from regular library items.
Obviously didn't know my ex....would still be in a straight jacket and padded cell otherwise.
Got out not long ago meself....and the tranquilizing meds, well they're a life-time thing if I don't wanna go back.
I have no problem with purchasing things I want, but it'd be nice to have this confusion sorted....items for sale clearly marked as such, and distinguishable from regular library items.
| Reppiks You knew Bichur ex? |
Obviously didn't know my ex....would still be in a straight jacket and padded cell otherwise.
Got out not long ago meself....and the tranquilizing meds, well they're a life-time thing if I don't wanna go back.
Bandit4edu
Reply #8 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:54 AM
and these are what cause you to drive on the wrong side of the road???
we're seperating the screensavers into two different galleries, seperating the OD gallery into icons and docks, maybe the entire gallery system just needs a good toss (as in salad, don't mean throw it away). Maybe we could colour code them (Is that the correct spelling of color, Starkers?)
Reply #8 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:54 AM
| and the tranquilizing meds, well they're a life-time thing if I don't wanna go back. |
and these are what cause you to drive on the wrong side of the road???
we're seperating the screensavers into two different galleries, seperating the OD gallery into icons and docks, maybe the entire gallery system just needs a good toss (as in salad, don't mean throw it away). Maybe we could colour code them (Is that the correct spelling of color, Starkers?)
WeatherBound
Reply #11 Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:46 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:46 PM
Can a moderator or a admin, Please respond just to get a take on your what you think on this. 
Jafo
Reply #12 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:19 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:19 PM
The shareware [nag] screensavers are posted by their owners so in that regard there is no issue.
They 'may' be crippled or limited in some way but arguably so too is the Windowblinds trial version [and there's no apparent 'issue' with that]...
Ideally any shareware screensaver [with nag] should indicate that it is such in the description but other than that I can't see any valid reason not to include them. They tend to be of a 'better' standard than many of the freely distributed ones. Consumers can make up their own minds whether they're so much better that they warrant nag-removal through purchase - or simply continue to use them as distributed...
Bichur
Reply #13 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:33 PM
ah.
If it needs to be, then it needs to be..
worth repeating
Reply #13 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:33 PM
| The shareware [nag] screensavers are posted by their owners so in that regard there is no issue. |
ah.
If it needs to be, then it needs to be..
| Ideally any shareware screensaver [with nag] should indicate that it is such in the description |
worth repeating
WeatherBound
Reply #14 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:59 PM
Worth repeating over and over, Or is there away to add that in if they forget to put it in there description before putting in library.
Thanks for your response Jafo
Not trying to be a pest. Just tired of installing screensavers just to uninstall them 2 seconds later because of nags.
Reply #14 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:59 PM
| Ideally any shareware screensaver [with nag] should indicate that it is such in the description |
Worth repeating over and over, Or is there away to add that in if they forget to put it in there description before putting in library.
Thanks for your response Jafo
Not trying to be a pest. Just tired of installing screensavers just to uninstall them 2 seconds later because of nags.
starkers
Reply #15 Friday, September 1, 2006 8:47 AM
I don't drive on either side of the road anymore....disability issues make me an unsafe motorist so I stay off the roads these days unless a passenger. However, were I still a motorist, I'd be driving on the correct side of the road....as in, we instinctively say left or right, not the other way around.
Yep, the first was...lose your dictionary prior to the second?
Funny thing about language...when I lived in England and spoke with the broadest of Devonshire accents (saying things like "bain't be gwen" instead of "not going"), I had a London tourist ask me for directions, then promply ask: "Don't you know the Queens English?" when I responded.
To that I retorted: "Well I 'opes 'er effin' well is, me dad's paying enough bleedin' tax to 'elp keep 'er up there livin' in luxury."
Reply #15 Friday, September 1, 2006 8:47 AM
| and these are what cause you to drive on the wrong side of the road??? |
I don't drive on either side of the road anymore....disability issues make me an unsafe motorist so I stay off the roads these days unless a passenger. However, were I still a motorist, I'd be driving on the correct side of the road....as in, we instinctively say left or right, not the other way around.
| Maybe we could colour code them (Is that the correct spelling of color, Starkers?) |
Yep, the first was...lose your dictionary prior to the second?
Funny thing about language...when I lived in England and spoke with the broadest of Devonshire accents (saying things like "bain't be gwen" instead of "not going"), I had a London tourist ask me for directions, then promply ask: "Don't you know the Queens English?" when I responded.
To that I retorted: "Well I 'opes 'er effin' well is, me dad's paying enough bleedin' tax to 'elp keep 'er up there livin' in luxury."
Bandit4edu
Reply #16 Friday, September 1, 2006 8:54 AM
Reply #16 Friday, September 1, 2006 8:54 AM
I've got a friend in liverpool, starkers...I'm from the Southern U.S. and the first time we met, we were both speaking English, yet still both needed an interpreter!
The extra vowel argument (neighbour, colour) is one of our favorites.
The extra vowel argument (neighbour, colour) is one of our favorites.
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Reply #1 Monday, August 28, 2006 11:58 PM
Screensavers here should be the same as the skins.
Free. Not a trial. No nags. Not something downloaded from somewhere else.
You want to include a link or message about others you have to sell? fine, that's what the 'settings' button is for.