Looking For A Few Good Skinners: The WC Wiki

Help build a new piece of the customization community

Thursday, May 10, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News

This week we're installing the server that will host the upcoming WinCustomize Wiki, so soon I will be able to open up access to select users as we begin the process of populating it with good information, and working to decide the best format to layout and present it to users.  To do this though, I am in need of a handful of members from the community that are willing to donate some of their time and a fair bit of their expertise to get the project off the ground.

I am looking for people to help contribute content such as:

  • Product Information
    We're including more than just Stardock skinning software in this encyclopedia, and to do that we need people with a solid knowledge of those other products and companies.
  • Tutorials/Documentation
    Basic to advanced, short or long, any sort of how-to to skin any given application or portion of a User Interface.  Do you have existing tutorials you'd be willing to contribute to the wiki?  That would help out too.
  • Community Information
    Though this is the WC wiki, to provide a broad view of the skinning world, we would like to populate the wiki with information on fellow community sites. 

Those are just the three topics I have off the top of my head.  If you feel you could make a meaningful contribution to the wiki before it launches, I'm all ears!  When we launch the wiki in the coming weeks, I want it to have a strong platform of content for everyone to start from and build upon.  If you're interested in this, please leave a comment on this story and I'll be in contact with people once we're ready to get rolling.

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Life is a Game
Reply #1 Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:32 AM
I'm happy to contribute my tutorials that I've written and also some more when I'll have some time.
WWW Link
WWW Link

Sc10
Reply #2 Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:34 PM
Well this n00b, for one can't wait!
Sc10
Reply #3 Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:35 PM

Well this n00b, for one can't wait!


...well I meant I can't wait for the wiki, just in case it offends someone.
ZubaZ
Reply #4 Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:09 PM
I'm in (for whatever *ThAT'S worth)   
Zoomba
Reply #5 Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:16 PM

I'm in (for whatever *ThAT'S worth)

The wiki lacks a built-in spellcheck 

BX
Reply #6 Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:23 PM
Count me in for Product Information section.

theAVMAN
Reply #7 Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:23 PM
Zoomba I would like to help so if I can let me know.Schedules are kinda tough but not impossible as I own an audio/video company and I only have time for the projects I do a few nights a week!
Noiram
Reply #8 Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:16 PM
I would like to see a section specializing in just Uploading. With so many different catagories of skinning to choose from, people who are new to it need to know. One example is objectdock (a large and diverse section in itself) and objectdock icons, when you go to upload an icon which is actually a .png the upload says (.dockzip) and in fact that can be confusing when all you have to do is just zip the png. Mini tuts for uploads would be a great help for people wishing to expand their gallery and save time from doing it the wrong way and then having to go back and fix it and try again, which was something that actually happened to me. I'm sure the moderators would be pleased also as it would save them alot of time.
ArileenDesign
Reply #9 Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:28 PM
If i can help i'm here for that
Vampothika
Reply #10 Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:45 PM
I would like to offer my services.
RomanDA
Reply #11 Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:42 PM
if i can figure out how to use it.. im in for my dx tuts and some code examples, etc.
Hankers
Reply #12 Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:59 PM
Me raises  
Bebi Bulma
Reply #13 Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:11 PM
I have a tutorial or two I could toss in.
Jafo
Reply #14 Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:57 PM

The wiki lacks a built-in spellcheck

No it doesn't .... Spell checker

SirSmiley
Reply #15 Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:14 PM
Toss my hat in the ring
MSethWeisberg
Reply #16 Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:23 PM
Well, I would surely like to help. I know WB and IP inside and out. I am not be a skinner yet but I do know the programs. I am also looking for a way to start doing more with Stardock and testing things as I want to work here one day.

Count me in if needed.
Bones2112
Reply #17 Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:29 PM
If I can be any help, just let me know. I could devote a little time to the wiki.
Mrrste
Reply #18 Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:30 PM
ive done a complete video tutorial on skinstudio and windowblind
elvee
Reply #19 Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:32 PM
I too will try to contribute what I can.
Corky_O
Reply #20 Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:16 PM
You are welcome to use any of my mini tutorials if you feel they will help.

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