Why do YOU do it.....?
Skin, that is.
Monday, November 13, 2006 by Jafo | Discussion: Community
The other day I was leafing through old 'bytes' in a dusty corner of a forgotten harddrive, and came across some ancient skins I did for a forgotten proggy or two...
Got me thinking....
What got me into this?...that's easy...was shells - messing with the GUI the 'brutal' way....but that's not what has me here still....around 10 years later.
So that reminded me of a 'feeling' I had at that old skinz.org site..... when I realised that skinning was nothing more than a new artform, like painting, or sculpting, except for one small detail.....People doing 'it' in the mid/late '90s were at the DAWN of the emergence of this new 'artform', and THAT was something no painter or sculptor could lay claim to....[at least none still living].
It meant that even as an 'observer' what was being done was genuinely fresh, new and exciting....and if you also happened to 'dabble in it' yourself then the fun was even more acute.
So....a decade later...the world has changed, skinning is far better-known now than it was then, and a lot of 'new' faces have been attracted to it all. [skinz.org membership probably just made it into 4 figures...Wincustomize is in 7]
Question is.....WHY...?
Casual time-killer or outlet for expression?
The 'sad' part is knowing the people who have moved on, departed the scene...over the years. People you think of...often....of whom many now are oblivious. The 'happy' part is those who come after...to swell the ranks, even though skinning is now more complex [harder]...and maybe quite less divergent [fewer skinnable apps].
[I digress]
So....
Why are you here?
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Reply #22 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:23 AM
| TAWoods:also Fairry and starone helped me alot |
2 r's and NO squiggle ? You trying to kill me here Troy
| Starkers:Me too!! Had this forum debate and he asked why I'd wanna "lock horns" with a site admin in just my first week....given his horns were much bigger than mine |
Its funny Starkers , but I have found the people I like/respect more are the ones I had fights/debates with.
One thing that bugs me a bit is that so many of the "older Skinners" stopped uploading here. I'm not sure if it was a personal decision/reason or the fact they felt their type of skinning was not wanted anymore after WB 5 came into play.
WB 5 did make skinning blinds a lot more intensive and I give all who do it a lot of credit...but just good old windowblinds pre wb 5 are still wanted and used by a lot of us.
There is room in the skinning world for both.
Reply #23 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:30 AM
| 2 r's and NO squiggle ? You trying to kill me here Troy |
OMG!!!!! Goddess of the squiggle please forgive me...Everyone, it is spelled Fairyy~ 
Reply #24 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:29 AM
| Why are you here? |
well ...
"Once upon a time, when mommy and daddy were still talking to each other, they went out for a night at the pub...
...it must have been a good night, because th...."
Oh
...you mean WinCustomize
because its WinCustomize and that's my addiction.
Reply #26 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:46 AM
I've belonged to a lot of communities since I first logged on to a bulletin board back in '87 or '88 and this is by far the best.
Reply #27 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:19 AM
| y con pistolas |
algunos..., en especial los narquillos...
| y salvajes |
bueno., solo con las chavas...
Reply #28 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:18 AM
I love being able to make my apps looks different, and even though I'm NOT a skinner, I very much appreciate those who are!!
They are mega talented and I love seeing new skins, and trying them on for size!
And as much as most people fight change, {I think people actually like to change things more than they will admit!}
I welcome change, if only on a small scale, the effects are wonderful, I love changing the skin on my PC, makes me more able to tolerate it, when it locks up or does something else equally irritating! *wink*
Thanks skinners!
Reply #29 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:30 AM
| Its funny Starkers , but I have found the people I like/respect more are the ones I had fights/debates with. |
I generally try to show respect to all, including those I may disagree with, and the great thing here at WC, there's so many folk deserving of my respect and admiration, not just those with skinning abilities, but a multitude of fantastic members with helpful, caring, humorous and top-class personalities....they all combine to help create a close-knit community I'm most proud to be a part/member of.
Oh, and there's another reason I'm here constantly...daily...errr...always/forever! Apparently there's no preventitive medicine to combat the compelling urge to frequently log in to WC on a daily basis. When it became an issue with otherwise having/getting a life, I went to my shrink to see if there was a medication for WC addiction: which he told me there wasn't. He did say, however, that he had a friend working at a pharmacueticals firm who could probably come up with one over time .... but bah, now I'm hoping he fails cos I don't wanna stop and I'm scared somebody'll spike me tea with it to direct my attentions elsewhere.
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Reply #31 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:36 PM
~
If it wasn't for my ex girl friend
I wouldn't have got a computer.
I tried her computer and liked it.
She said she wanted a website
so I made mine to figure out how to do it.
Then she changed her mind.
It is all an accident.
~
Reply #33 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:06 AM
| Why are you here? |
, to test the limit of my ability 
, to learn from the best of the best , to encounter mistakes and learn from them 
, to be doing what i like doing most , to know people from different places , to feel being encouraged 
, to experience being liked 
, to prove I may be worth something , to inspire others , and to let people know I exist .Maybe God has bigger reason why I am here...but for now...I want to click that Post Comment button
Reply #34 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:13 AM
Now I am all confused
Reply #35 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:02 PM
| popup rodents |
...Whack-a-Mole?
| political filter technology |
How 'bout a methane detector/alarm, for those chile mornings?
| so many of the "older Skinners" stopped uploading here |
Yeah, they all got my attention & I'm still here! I miss their presence.
Came for the bling, stayed for the chat.
Now it's just too much fun
never a dull moment
a n d ...last but not least: The cutting-edge technology
Thanks, Stardock! Thanks, WinCustomize
Reply #36 Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:54 PM
| How 'bout a methane detector/alarm, for those chile mornings? |
Don't want one of those.....they ain't never gonna let me log in mornings with one of them on board/active. Builds up overnight, ya see, and each morning I've an hour or three of constant n' repetitive trouser coughs afore me colon's comfy...
Another reason I'm here.....accidentally stumbled in and now I can't find the exit. Makes ya wonder, don't it....whether they pile up the best skins/most insteresting threads in front of all the doors on purpose, so's you can't find yer way out....
Thought I'd fooled 'em once....found one of those revolving doors, but after a dozen or so rapid rotations I found meself back in the Bootskin Gallery....
Oh well, I can think of worse places to be trapped...like the time this crazy nympho woman removed all the door knobs and painted the exits same colour as the walls to imprison me as her sex slave....
Reply #37 Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:36 PM
| trouser coughs |
barkin' spiders...
...hear 'em?
Reply #38 Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:29 PM
Reply #40 Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:40 AM
| barkin' spiders... ...hear 'em? |
Yep, but I think they're saying "Help me"!!! hehe
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Reply #21 Monday, November 13, 2006 11:37 PM
Then it applied a bootscreen that just went CLONK n' refused to start up my PC..... so is that good enough reason to change/come here, eh?
Anyhow, I was stumbling around the net when I tripped over this place...which in one respect is a great thing, but then it's much like booking into the Hotel California .....can check in but can never leave.
Okay, so I don't actually skin myself (got four thumbs and two left hands, then I go cross-eyed when trying to concentrate on it
So who is my fav skinner? Best way to answer that is: pull any two or three letters between A - Z and you'd have their initials....each is excellent in their chosen field so there can be no fav'rites.
Me too!! Had this forum debate and he asked why I'd wanna "lock horns" with a site admin in just my first week....given his horns were much bigger than mine.
Now that got me rather curious....how'd he know my horns were smaller, I thought to meself. Could it be further proof Stardock has IconPackager-Cam.....the political filter technology TheGuyPC so kindly informed us of?