Wallpaper isn't in gallery
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 by 2of3 | Discussion: WinCustomize Site Issues
When I go to the wallpaper gallery, I can't find mine! I know it's been posted, because I see it in "my skins" and somebody has downloaded it.... does anybody know what the problem is?
Bichur
Reply #3 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:04 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:04 AM
It's in your gallery.
It can be there and not the main gallery if:
you clicked the box for your gallery not general when uploading
or
when it was modded, it was not not accepted for the main and was moved to your gallery
It can be there and not the main gallery if:
you clicked the box for your gallery not general when uploading
or
when it was modded, it was not not accepted for the main and was moved to your gallery
Zoomba
Reply #4 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:09 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:09 AM
Not all wallpapers that are uploaded are placed into the main gallery. For many people, they are placed on their personal page only.
2of3
Reply #5 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:10 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:10 AM
I just read some other posts about the same prob. I put it under s.fi when I uploaded it that's probably why! Is there someone who evaluates whether wallpapers are fit to go in the general gallery...? if so, what's the criterea?
Bichur
Reply #6 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:38 AM
Reply #6 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:38 AM
From 'About Site" > link in #5, "Guide lines" >
| WALLPAPER MODERATION: Typically, only the wallapaper section is moderated for quality, but it is difficult to be specific about the moderation process. Lets just say that a lot of submissions don't make it in. The wallpaper section at wincustomize has grown faster than we expected and we are trying to hold it to a reasonable number of offerings. To accomplish this we are being very selective about the artwork that remains in the database. The last thing any of us would want to do is discourage an artist from uploading their work. All of us are involved in making digital art and we are all committed to seeing the popularity and availability grow. Our guidelines for judging wallpapers on aesthetic grounds are difficult to be specific about. The prime directive for wallpapers is that they must WORK as a wallpaper, in other words the design should be an effective desktop background, which includes: The background is not too busy and icons are easy to see against it, Colors are not too bright to be distracting, and colors work well together. There are many subjective design related preferences we all have and some objective qualifications as well, such as the quality of the rendering and the resolution size offered. And then there is the composition, the subject matter, the overall balance of the design, etc. Probably the best way to decide what we like to see in a wallpaper would be to browse through the section and look at what has been accepted. We recommend to everyone submitting wallpapers to try to only send a piece after living with it on their own desktop for a while first. Put as much work and critical evaluation into the piece as you can before sending it to us. A few examples of what will never get through moderation: - Britney Spears or other celebrity wallpapers (see note about copyright above) - Bryce art, unless the result is so astonishing that one could never tell it was done in Bryce. - Dolphins, palm trees, metal spheres or other over-used elements - XP-related walls, unless really innovative/original. - Copyrighted photos/images - Confused composition...eg...3D artwork with conflicting light-sources belying the form. - A ground-swell of negativity from a significant number of admins. |
2of3
Reply #7 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:48 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:48 AM
Seems fair (I guess)! Not very likely that many people will download my stuff if it's hidden on my page! I have a feeling that many people browse the newest submissions and loose interest if they don't see anything the like...
Bichur
Reply #9 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:50 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 10:50 AM
If people like your stuff, they can click your name and get to your profile. from there they can go to your skins page.
I do it all the time.
I do it all the time.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 9:57 AM