Bored? Resurrect a thread!
Saturday, November 17, 2007 by 2of3 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Sometimes on a slow day here on the WC forums, I find myself flipping through the pages of my replies and posts (doesn't take that long as I only been here just over a year).
Today I dug back even further, to threads that were started long before I even knew what skinning was!
One thread caught my eye. This is posted June 14, 2001, where a member suggested supporting WC financially. Here's a quote from the Frog's mouth:
"Personally speaking, I would not be in favor of WinCustomize having any sort of subscription at this point. As long as there are other skin sites available like DeviantArt, there just isn't enough pressure on WinCustomize to justify anything like that.
The best route (I think) is to have T-shirts, CDs, and other optional goodies that users
can purchase that help support the site and the user gets something useful. Heck, if we ever had a hard drive crash and didn't have backups, maybe someone could loan us their WinCustomize CD! (just kidding)" WWW Link
Times change huh
Anyone got a favorite thread?
Today I dug back even further, to threads that were started long before I even knew what skinning was!
One thread caught my eye. This is posted June 14, 2001, where a member suggested supporting WC financially. Here's a quote from the Frog's mouth:
"Personally speaking, I would not be in favor of WinCustomize having any sort of subscription at this point. As long as there are other skin sites available like DeviantArt, there just isn't enough pressure on WinCustomize to justify anything like that.
The best route (I think) is to have T-shirts, CDs, and other optional goodies that users
can purchase that help support the site and the user gets something useful. Heck, if we ever had a hard drive crash and didn't have backups, maybe someone could loan us their WinCustomize CD! (just kidding)" WWW Link
Times change huh
Anyone got a favorite thread?
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starkers
Reply #22 Monday, November 19, 2007 4:40 AM
No, not stalking you...but there are others in the Collective who want an eye kept open for any unusual 'individual' characteristics'
Seems like an awful slow climb up the pecking order....just .1 isn't much of a leap, is it! Think I'd be eliminating a few 3of4's and 4of5's to climb the ladder to success more quickly, if I were you.
Now don't go resting on your laurels here....the Collective's work is never done!
Reply #22 Monday, November 19, 2007 4:40 AM
You actually reply to most of my threads...... hmmm are you stalking me?
No, not stalking you...but there are others in the Collective who want an eye kept open for any unusual 'individual' characteristics'
If I get a promotion I'll be 2of3.1 Enhanced
Right now I'm in beta testing
Right now I'm in beta testing
Seems like an awful slow climb up the pecking order....just .1 isn't much of a leap, is it! Think I'd be eliminating a few 3of4's and 4of5's to climb the ladder to success more quickly, if I were you.
Looks like I've done my job here.
Now don't go resting on your laurels here....the Collective's work is never done!
starkers
Reply #24 Monday, November 19, 2007 4:24 PM
I used to get daily resurrections...er, sorry...I'm completely on the wrong wavelength again!
Reply #24 Monday, November 19, 2007 4:24 PM
Here's my daily resurrection:
I used to get daily resurrections...er, sorry...I'm completely on the wrong wavelength again!
2of3
Reply #25 Monday, November 19, 2007 7:11 PM
Is dat your cutlass or ere ye jus' happy t' see the missus?
Reply #25 Monday, November 19, 2007 7:11 PM
I used to get daily resurrections...er, sorry...I'm completely on the wrong wavelength again!
Is dat your cutlass or ere ye jus' happy t' see the missus?
starkers
Reply #26 Monday, November 19, 2007 7:46 PM
Cutlass? Nah, not me cutlass...I'd be afeared of an accident it be that sharp.
Nah, that'd be me pistol...but the flint be damp n' thars little chance o' gettin' a shot away.
Reply #26 Monday, November 19, 2007 7:46 PM
Is dat your cutlass or ere ye jus' happy t' see the missus?
Cutlass? Nah, not me cutlass...I'd be afeared of an accident it be that sharp.
Nah, that'd be me pistol...but the flint be damp n' thars little chance o' gettin' a shot away.
ZubaZ
Reply #27 Monday, November 19, 2007 10:41 PM
Reply #27 Monday, November 19, 2007 10:41 PM
My second original post (not a reply) : https://forums.wincustomize.com/?forumid=144&aid=61405
A kudo to stardock support.
A kudo to stardock support.
PoSmedley
Reply #28 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:59 AM
Reply #28 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:59 AM
I'm gonna add a few more of mine. It's not often someone actually asks about my old threads and it's too hard to pass up.
What's In A Name
Scooter-Boo, Reality, And The Magic Wand
Banned Reading And Krispy Kremes
The First Half of The First Tri-mester
The Question
Advice For Fathers To Be
The Christmas Elf
What's In A Name
Scooter-Boo, Reality, And The Magic Wand
Banned Reading And Krispy Kremes
The First Half of The First Tri-mester
The Question
Advice For Fathers To Be
The Christmas Elf
2of3
Reply #29 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:21 AM
Dammit Po', now I'm never gonna get away from the computer...... My wife is gonna kill me! 
Reply #29 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:21 AM
I'm gonna add a few more of mine.
Dammit Po', now I'm never gonna get away from the computer......
My wife is gonna kill me!
ZubaZ
Reply #30 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:42 AMXP (Substitute Vista) Rant...
Ressurecting another old tread . . all the cool kids are doing it.
What goes around comes around.
Reply #30 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:42 AM
XP (Substitute Vista) Rant...
Ressurecting another old tread . . all the cool kids are doing it.What goes around comes around.
2of3
Reply #32 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:53 AM
Reply #32 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:53 AM
6 years from now, someone will resurrect this thread maybe
starkers
Reply #33 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:06 PM
That's if it's allowed to hibernate at all.
Reply #33 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:06 PM
6 years from now, someone will resurrect this thread maybe
That's if it's allowed to hibernate at all.
starkers
Reply #35 Friday, November 23, 2007 9:36 AM
Reply #35 Friday, November 23, 2007 9:36 AM
Yo, Po`....a very well written story...spinal issues are something I can very much relate to....
Five years ago it was only three, now I have six vertebrae in my neck with absolutely no discs between them....it's just bone on bone and painful as all hell 24-7 for 365 annually. I have a permanent and debilitating headache that I go the sleep and wake up with....if and when I sleep, and doctors tell me there is NO surgical procedure they WILL do to relieve my condition.
In essence, then, at 54, I am destined to the remainder of my life in abject misery because doctors in public health care refuse to operate....and being on a disability pension these days means there is no way on earth I could ever afford to pay $180,000 plus for surgery in a private facility. Health Insurance? Nope....can't get it! Or should I say, it's out of my reach because I am deemed to have too many pre-existing conditions and couldn't afford to pay 66% of my meager pension in considerably higher than regular premiums.
The Hippocratic oath?? Bollocks! It don't exist any more....not since bastard lil Johnny's Federal Government interfered too much in the State Governments public health systems. It's all about money now, not the provision of health care, and too many low to middle income people in dire medical circumstances are falling through the cracks .... like mrs starkers, but that's another (long) story.
Five years ago it was only three, now I have six vertebrae in my neck with absolutely no discs between them....it's just bone on bone and painful as all hell 24-7 for 365 annually. I have a permanent and debilitating headache that I go the sleep and wake up with....if and when I sleep, and doctors tell me there is NO surgical procedure they WILL do to relieve my condition.
In essence, then, at 54, I am destined to the remainder of my life in abject misery because doctors in public health care refuse to operate....and being on a disability pension these days means there is no way on earth I could ever afford to pay $180,000 plus for surgery in a private facility. Health Insurance? Nope....can't get it! Or should I say, it's out of my reach because I am deemed to have too many pre-existing conditions and couldn't afford to pay 66% of my meager pension in considerably higher than regular premiums.
The Hippocratic oath?? Bollocks! It don't exist any more....not since bastard lil Johnny's Federal Government interfered too much in the State Governments public health systems. It's all about money now, not the provision of health care, and too many low to middle income people in dire medical circumstances are falling through the cracks .... like mrs starkers, but that's another (long) story.
Philly0381
Reply #38 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:11 PM
Reply #38 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:11 PM
Not on a good day, I always start reading them then relize they are an old post just about the time I starting typing a reply. 
petrossa
Reply #39 Sunday, December 23, 2012 1:00 PM
Reply #39 Sunday, December 23, 2012 1:00 PM
starkers
Yo, Po`....a very well written story...spinal issues are something I can very much relate to....
Five years ago it was only three, now I have six vertebrae in my neck with absolutely no discs between them....it's just bone on bone and painful as all hell 24-7 for 365 annually. I have a permanent and debilitating headache that I go the sleep and wake up with....if and when I sleep, and doctors tell me there is NO surgical procedure they WILL do to relieve my condition.
Five years ago it was only three, now I have six vertebrae in my neck with absolutely no discs between them....it's just bone on bone and painful as all hell 24-7 for 365 annually. I have a permanent and debilitating headache that I go the sleep and wake up with....if and when I sleep, and doctors tell me there is NO surgical procedure they WILL do to relieve my condition.
F me. My lifestory. I am at 4 vertebrae now. Eating painkillers like candy. Know how you feel. 
starkers
Reply #40 Monday, December 24, 2012 9:04 AM
Reply #40 Monday, December 24, 2012 9:04 AM
petrossa
Eating painkillers like candy.
That's not a good thing... pop too many and you become so immune to them that they do little or nothing to relieve your pain... and when little or nothing works, that's when you really know what pain is all about. Believe me, I was there and it was not at all pleasant. It took a year or more of near abstinence from painkillers before I could feel their effect again. These days I find that can manage my pain during the day, and generally I take pain medication only before bed unless it becomes pretty much unbearable.
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Reply #21 Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:23 PM