Enough Already...
just STOP IT!
Monday, March 19, 2007 by Phoon | Discussion: OS Customization
Ok, so Vista is out.
Can people PLEASE stop capitalizing on the name when doing themes, walls, etc.
It's like nails on a chalkboard seeing people use the word Vista in something when it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Vista at all. It's called Popularity Whoring. It's distasteful, vile, putrid, disgusting and could be considered a felony in several states!!
How about a new category called "This crap has nothing to do with Vista" and put all of this PWWare in there!!!
Somewhere, there's a semi-transparent Turtle rolling over in his grave!
Can people PLEASE stop capitalizing on the name when doing themes, walls, etc.
It's like nails on a chalkboard seeing people use the word Vista in something when it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Vista at all. It's called Popularity Whoring. It's distasteful, vile, putrid, disgusting and could be considered a felony in several states!!
How about a new category called "This crap has nothing to do with Vista" and put all of this PWWare in there!!!
Somewhere, there's a semi-transparent Turtle rolling over in his grave!
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #22 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:06 PM
should be...allatrocious...hehe
Reply #22 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:06 PM
Supervistaliciousxpaladoucuois
should be...allatrocious...hehe
Quentin94
Reply #24 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:11 PM
Sorry just an half of my work called "Vista"
Then i called them like that ONLY when there are a link with the OS or one of my 3 DXthemes called "VISTA"
And yes i agree maybe times for many of us to find an other inspiration not?
Reply #24 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:11 PM
If you agree then why is most of your stuff named Vista?
Sorry just an half of my work called "Vista"
Then i called them like that ONLY when there are a link with the OS or one of my 3 DXthemes called "VISTA"
And yes i agree maybe times for many of us to find an other inspiration not?
Double Zero
Reply #26 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:19 PM
Past time....
Vista skins were worse than the evening news cast...Way overdone..
People were slapping "Vista" on anything and everything so they could collect download numbers... That really is the root of the skin title in allot of cases, really quite pathetic...
Reply #26 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:19 PM
nd yes i agree maybe times for many of us to find an other inspiration not?
Past time....
Vista skins were worse than the evening news cast...Way overdone..
People were slapping "Vista" on anything and everything so they could collect download numbers... That really is the root of the skin title in allot of cases, really quite pathetic...
Quentin94
Reply #27 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:27 PM
Reply #27 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:27 PM
Yep but don't forget what's skinning. At this time people want "VISTA...all you want"
Thus some people who want a better rank here post work called "Vista...".
But Some others People just has get inspiration on Vista world and share their vision of it.
Thus some people who want a better rank here post work called "Vista...".
But Some others People just has get inspiration on Vista world and share their vision of it.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #28 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:31 PM
Reply #28 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:31 PM
so your saying the WB i downloaded, that was made 6 years ago is not a vista ???
I suppose this isnt a vista mech either !!!!
gah ive been robbed !!!!!
I suppose this isnt a vista mech either !!!!
gah ive been robbed !!!!!
Double Zero
Reply #29 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:34 PM
Well HG thats the beauty of being the Author...That skin is whatever you wish it to be... Although there may be a few ( Or a Helluva lot!) of people that would disagree...
If you say it's Vista..then, well..Thats what it is...LoL
If you fell for it....Im Sorry...LMAO
Reply #29 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:34 PM
so your saying the WB i downloaded, that was made 6 years ago is not a vista ???
Well HG thats the beauty of being the Author...That skin is whatever you wish it to be... Although there may be a few ( Or a Helluva lot!) of people that would disagree...
If you say it's Vista..then, well..Thats what it is...LoL
If you fell for it..
HG_Eliminator
Reply #30 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:41 PM
Reply #30 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:41 PM
I hope you realize my previous post was dripping with sarcasm..
Astyanax
Reply #31 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:45 PM
Reply #31 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:45 PM
Ill make a wallpaper just for this and name it Atsiv.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #32 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:46 PM
Reply #32 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:46 PM
well nutz .. and i was going to change my nick to HG_Vistanator....
Double Zero
Reply #33 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:48 PM
LoL..Yeah HG...I have been here awhile..I know that you *Know better, if anybody does...
Reply #33 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:48 PM
I hope you realize my previous post was dripping with sarcasm.
LoL..Yeah HG...I have been here awhile..I know that you *Know better, if anybody does...
HG_Eliminator
Reply #34 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:54 PM
Reply #34 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:54 PM
hehe coo.. ya had me worried that my attempt at sarcasm, was badly implemented...
PoSmedley
Reply #35 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:08 PM
Yup. I hated it then, too.
Seeing 'Vista', 'XP', or any logo, right down to that little freakin' apple on the start button is enough to keep me from downloading it. (Then again, I did an anti-vista/longhorn wall about a year or so ago) <<<< shameless plug!
But I really do hate it. Especially 'poor' renderings of the logo's or 'style'.
I knew a guy, way back in the 70's when people still used matches to light their cig's. He would buy matches by the box, but they had to be plain white covers. His theory was that if he was going to advertise for someone else, he should get paid for it. He drove a Pontiac Catalina, and even pulled off all of the Pontiac logo's and stuff. he would say "I have already given up my hard earned money for the product. If I am to advertise further, I should get something." He also used to go around repeating some stupid limerick about 'Doo-I-Ditty' and would go berserk if you used one of his matches. (20 matches-20 cigarette's)
Reply #35 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:08 PM
didn't the same thing happen with XP when everyone was running win98 or win2k,
Yup. I hated it then, too.
Seeing 'Vista', 'XP', or any logo, right down to that little freakin' apple on the start button is enough to keep me from downloading it. (Then again, I did an anti-vista/longhorn wall about a year or so ago) <<<< shameless plug!
But I really do hate it. Especially 'poor' renderings of the logo's or 'style'.
I knew a guy, way back in the 70's when people still used matches to light their cig's. He would buy matches by the box, but they had to be plain white covers. His theory was that if he was going to advertise for someone else, he should get paid for it. He drove a Pontiac Catalina, and even pulled off all of the Pontiac logo's and stuff. he would say "I have already given up my hard earned money for the product. If I am to advertise further, I should get something." He also used to go around repeating some stupid limerick about 'Doo-I-Ditty' and would go berserk if you used one of his matches. (20 matches-20 cigarette's)
Jafo
Reply #37 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:23 PM
Reply #37 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:23 PM
The phrase is more commonly 'Trend Whoring'...
Just ask Misery [Deaddreamer]...
vStyler
Reply #38 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:44 PM
Reply #38 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:44 PM
Phoon, you are right on..
When I see low qual Vista 'named" skins being downloaded at 3x the rate of well executed non-Vista named skins it really says a lot about the state of affairs as it pertains to the communty's collective psyche.
I personally refuse however to compormise my artisic integrity in lieu of higher download counts.
That's not saying I wont design for Vista, I just won't masquerade as it.
When I see low qual Vista 'named" skins being downloaded at 3x the rate of well executed non-Vista named skins it really says a lot about the state of affairs as it pertains to the communty's collective psyche.
I personally refuse however to compormise my artisic integrity in lieu of higher download counts.
That's not saying I wont design for Vista, I just won't masquerade as it.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #39 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:49 PM
Reply #39 Monday, March 19, 2007 3:49 PM
yes we need less vista stuff.... we need more dolphins,spheres and brittany stuff
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Reply #21 Monday, March 19, 2007 2:05 PM