Site upload getting rejected
Sunday, January 6, 2008 by SkinConsortium | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm trying to upload our skin for Winamp 5.51 here at wincustomize.com but its not getting past the review stage because:
Dear SkinConsortium,
Thank you for your recent upload of your Winamp Azenis 2 for WinAmp
Unfortunately your upload has not met our guidelines and has been rejected for the following reason:
Permission from J.J.Ying must be included with the upload. Submissions cannot be accepted without.
However we do look forward to your future submissions.
Sincerely,
The WinCustomize Staff
Home Support Join WC
Copyright© 1995-2006 Stardock.net
Please tell me what you mean with "Permission from J.J.Ying must be included with the upload".
We already did the following:
- Asked for permission which was granted +-Nov2006.
- In the readme in the wal file, one of the first lines gives credit to J.J.Ying
- In the info about the skin we also included the credit to J.J.Ying
BTW: J.J.Ying didnt do the gfx for the skin, QuadHelix did a remix.... adding a whole new shape... basicly just using the colors scheme and the Azenis 2 logo. But WE HAVE PERMISSION TO MAKE THE SKIN AND ITS ALREADY UPLOADED AT SEVERAL WEBSITES:
- http://www.1001skins.com/skin_details.html?skin_id=3620
- http://www.winamp.com/skins/details/172029
Dear SkinConsortium,
Thank you for your recent upload of your Winamp Azenis 2 for WinAmp
Unfortunately your upload has not met our guidelines and has been rejected for the following reason:
Permission from J.J.Ying must be included with the upload. Submissions cannot be accepted without.
However we do look forward to your future submissions.
Sincerely,
The WinCustomize Staff
Home Support Join WC
Copyright© 1995-2006 Stardock.net
Please tell me what you mean with "Permission from J.J.Ying must be included with the upload".
We already did the following:
- Asked for permission which was granted +-Nov2006.
- In the readme in the wal file, one of the first lines gives credit to J.J.Ying
- In the info about the skin we also included the credit to J.J.Ying
BTW: J.J.Ying didnt do the gfx for the skin, QuadHelix did a remix.... adding a whole new shape... basicly just using the colors scheme and the Azenis 2 logo. But WE HAVE PERMISSION TO MAKE THE SKIN AND ITS ALREADY UPLOADED AT SEVERAL WEBSITES:
- http://www.1001skins.com/skin_details.html?skin_id=3620
- http://www.winamp.com/skins/details/172029
Fairyy~
Reply #2 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:18 AM
You have to actually include a copy of JJ Yings email giving you permission.
Reply #2 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:18 AM
- In the readme in the wal file, one of the first lines gives credit to J.J.Ying
You have to actually include a copy of JJ Yings email giving you permission.
Jafo
Reply #3 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:24 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:24 AM
A 'permission.txt' file is not a 'props to skinner X' tagline, but an actual communication record from the artist indicating permission to use/adapt/port/etc. specific to that upload...
SkinConsortium
Reply #4 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:40 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:40 AM
Well, here is what he replied: (please note that we misspelled the name in the begining)
(http://forums.skinconsortium.com/thread.php?threadid=47&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=3)
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Quadhelix
We got the official go ahead to make the Winamp Avenis 2 skin from JJ ying
here is his responce:
Hi, sorry for the delay, I just receieved your mail and of course it's my pleasure if you can help me making a winamp 5 skin.
JJ Ying
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And BTW... Winamp.com have moderators...
Please someone... how must I include a email with the skin *.wal file? Think Quadhelix might still have the email in his inbox but that will just be a peice of text.... what does that help me? Anyone can just type something and say they have permission.
We are giving credit in the skin discription, readme file in the *.wal file and in the settings gadget of the skin. Must I include the password and username the emailbox to proove it???
We are a respected skinning website. One of our other admins did the recent Winamp 5.5 Bento skin and all of our skins that use gfx from other people as a starting point always have permission to do so.
PS: Winamp Azenis 2, if I have to guess only use about 1% of JJ ying gfx. And the gfx is about 10% of the total work involved in this skin. But we still give him credit and have permission to make the Winamp skin.
cheers!
(http://forums.skinconsortium.com/thread.php?threadid=47&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=3)
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Quadhelix
We got the official go ahead to make the Winamp Avenis 2 skin from JJ ying
here is his responce:
Hi, sorry for the delay, I just receieved your mail and of course it's my pleasure if you can help me making a winamp 5 skin.
JJ Ying
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And BTW... Winamp.com have moderators...
Please someone... how must I include a email with the skin *.wal file? Think Quadhelix might still have the email in his inbox but that will just be a peice of text.... what does that help me? Anyone can just type something and say they have permission.
We are giving credit in the skin discription, readme file in the *.wal file and in the settings gadget of the skin. Must I include the password and username the emailbox to proove it???
We are a respected skinning website. One of our other admins did the recent Winamp 5.5 Bento skin and all of our skins that use gfx from other people as a starting point always have permission to do so.
PS: Winamp Azenis 2, if I have to guess only use about 1% of JJ ying gfx. And the gfx is about 10% of the total work involved in this skin. But we still give him credit and have permission to make the Winamp skin.
cheers!
Jafo
Reply #5 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:00 AM
Reply #5 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:00 AM
Please someone... how must I include a email with the skin *.wal file? Think Quadhelix might still have the email in his inbox but that will just be a peice of text.... what does that help me? Anyone can just type something and say they have permission.
SkinConsortium...
Generally skin files are renamed zip archives and can contain text files without problem. If for whatever reason you cannot insert a text file you would then be obliged to include the skin AND the text file within a zip archive together.
Re the 'anyone can type anything'...the real difference is that were someone to just do that its veracity could be verified by complaint from the original artist and thus be actionable evidence of fraud - something that could really put a dent in one's reputation and/or wallet...
Jafo
Reply #6 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:11 AM
Reply #6 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:11 AM
And BTW... Winamp.com have moderators...
Ah, but they also knowingly promoted and distributed a stolen [but renamed] skin in their online/email newsletter a few years ago..... [the episode might even pop up in a search for 'spunkit' on Deviantart].... and when called out on it claimed 'oh it's all too hard to fix now...must leave it till next month'....
I still smile when I recall Nullsoft's CEO calling me a 'clusterfuck' ... such a forthright and erudite bit of Public Relations, too ...
SkinConsortium
Reply #7 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:26 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:26 AM
I know it can contain any file...
OKay, If I upload it again with a seperate txt file in the *.wal called credit to JJ Ying (allthough its already included.. just in the readme.txt file in the .zip/wal) will it pass then?
If not, please tell me what I must do.
JJ Ying gave permission and we used his Azenis 2 theme as a base to start... eventhough I didnt do the gfx for this WInamp skin, I did all the coding , so cant realy comment on how much gfx was used.
I've PM JJ Ying to drop by here
OKay, If I upload it again with a seperate txt file in the *.wal called credit to JJ Ying (allthough its already included.. just in the readme.txt file in the .zip/wal) will it pass then?
If not, please tell me what I must do.
JJ Ying gave permission and we used his Azenis 2 theme as a base to start... eventhough I didnt do the gfx for this WInamp skin, I did all the coding , so cant realy comment on how much gfx was used.
I've PM JJ Ying to drop by here
Hankers
Reply #8 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:51 AM
This winamp is well done and would be a great addition to the winamp gallery. We hope you will resubmit with the included permission from J.J. Ying.
Reply #8 Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:51 AM
You must include in the upload a text file, which could be in the form of an e-mail, or conversation, from J.J.Ying giving you permission to use Azenis and clearly showing it is from J.J.Ying. E-mails etc should have headers included for verification purposes.
This winamp is well done and would be a great addition to the winamp gallery. We hope you will resubmit with the included permission from J.J. Ying.
SkinConsortium
Reply #9 Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:22 AM
Reply #9 Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:22 AM
OKay reuploaded with the following changes:
- First lines in the discription CLEARY state the credit and permission which was granted
- Added "Credit to JJ Ying.txt" to the .wal(zip) file with the conversation and the credits and permissions again.
- Added orignal theme by JJ Ying to the preview jpg.
Realy hope we can post our other +-20 skins without all these red tape. If this isnt approved we'll have to just leave this skin off your servers.
- First lines in the discription CLEARY state the credit and permission which was granted
- Added "Credit to JJ Ying.txt" to the .wal(zip) file with the conversation and the credits and permissions again.
- Added orignal theme by JJ Ying to the preview jpg.
Realy hope we can post our other +-20 skins without all these red tape. If this isnt approved we'll have to just leave this skin off your servers.
Koasati
Reply #10 Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:53 AM
Red tape? There is no red tape involved here. What is so difficult to comprehend? Include the email conversation, with the headers. It's really quite simple..... much simpler than creating a skin.
Reply #10 Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:53 AM
Realy hope we can post our other +-20 skins without all these red tape.
Red tape? There is no red tape involved here. What is so difficult to comprehend? Include the email conversation, with the headers. It's really quite simple..... much simpler than creating a skin.
vStyler
Reply #11 Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:56 AM
Hilarious
Reply #11 Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:56 AM
I still smile when I recall Nullsoft's CEO calling me a 'clusterfuck' ... such a forthright and erudite bit of Public Relations, too ...
Hilarious
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #12 Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:36 AM
Reply #12 Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:36 AM
First lines in the discription CLEARY state the credit and permission which was granted
Still not acceptable. Please read the following again:
You must include in the upload a text file, which could be in the form of an e-mail, or conversation, from J.J.Ying giving you permission to use Azenis and clearly showing it is from J.J.Ying. E-mails etc should have headers included for verification purposes.
The text you put could have been written by anyone.
I just do not understand why you are finding this so difficult. It isn't rocket science.
Leo the Lion
Reply #13 Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:45 AM
Red tape? There is no red tape involved here. What is so difficult to comprehend? Include the email conversation, with the headers. It's really quite simple..... much simpler than creating a skin.
Amazing. Is it so difficult to understand? As an artist yourself, Skin Consortium, I would have thought that the 'professional' and 'protective' approach that the Moderators have shown you would have got a lot more understanding and appreciation from you. A pompous attitude gets you know where in life. Your work looks good and we love to see more artists of your caliber here but leave the 'attitude' at home
Reply #13 Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:45 AM
Realy hope we can post our other +-20 skins without all these red tape.
Red tape? There is no red tape involved here. What is so difficult to comprehend? Include the email conversation, with the headers. It's really quite simple..... much simpler than creating a skin.
Amazing. Is it so difficult to understand? As an artist yourself, Skin Consortium, I would have thought that the 'professional' and 'protective' approach that the Moderators have shown you would have got a lot more understanding and appreciation from you. A pompous attitude gets you know where in life. Your work looks good and we love to see more artists of your caliber here but leave the 'attitude' at home
SkinConsortium
Reply #14 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:38 PM
Just received the original email conversation(please remember that this is 1year ago so I'm sure he had to look hard for it:
here is his email and his adress you need to contact him
Received this email from the moderator:
How must I send the above email msg? Is the above post enough or do I have to reupload it again?
Thanks
@Leo the Lion
Dont have a 'attitude'... If Azenis 2 was a unknown theme I wouldnt have had any problems. Just dont understand your upload policy. You can prevent someone from uploading something that they stole from another artist. I'm sure the mods dont know all the skins ever created. Like Winamp.com's policy better. Mods only look for obvious stuff like nudity and very crappy skins and if anyone have a problem after the publish, they'll be happy to remove it.
Reply #14 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:38 PM
ust do not understand why you are finding this so difficult. It isn't rocket science.
Just received the original email conversation(please remember that this is 1year ago so I'm sure he had to look hard for it:
here is his email and his adress you need to contact him
Hi. Sorry for the delay.
You mean you want to make a matching winamp skin? If so, it would be wonderful to me cause I myself are good at making winamp skins when I really wanted to make one for Azenis 2. Go ahead otherwise with skin.
Regards.
JJ.Ying
http://www.jjying.cn
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----
From: "[email protected]"
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:04:40 PM
Subject: skin
Hi,
We are a popular winamp skinning community. We really love the Azenis 2
Skin for windowblinds.
We were wondering because it is the best skin ever made if we can port
it to a winamp 5 skin?
We are non profit and will link it to your site. Rest asured we will
make a good product. check out our 4 daily deviations. Thnks so much!!
www.skinconsortium.com
Quadhelix
You mean you want to make a matching winamp skin? If so, it would be wonderful to me cause I myself are good at making winamp skins when I really wanted to make one for Azenis 2. Go ahead otherwise with skin.
Regards.
JJ.Ying
http://www.jjying.cn
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----
From: "[email protected]"
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:04:40 PM
Subject: skin
Hi,
We are a popular winamp skinning community. We really love the Azenis 2
Skin for windowblinds.
We were wondering because it is the best skin ever made if we can port
it to a winamp 5 skin?
We are non profit and will link it to your site. Rest asured we will
make a good product. check out our 4 daily deviations. Thnks so much!!
www.skinconsortium.com
Quadhelix
Received this email from the moderator:
Dear SkinConsortium,
Thank you for your recent upload of your Winamp Azenis 2 for WinAmp
Please include a copy of the email from J.J. Ying giving you permission. I have left the winamp in the que for the time being awaiting your submission of the email from J.J. Ying.
Sincerely,
The WinCustomize Staff
Home Support Join WC
Copyright© 1995-2006 Stardock.net
Thank you for your recent upload of your Winamp Azenis 2 for WinAmp
Please include a copy of the email from J.J. Ying giving you permission. I have left the winamp in the que for the time being awaiting your submission of the email from J.J. Ying.
Sincerely,
The WinCustomize Staff
Home Support Join WC
Copyright© 1995-2006 Stardock.net
How must I send the above email msg? Is the above post enough or do I have to reupload it again?
Thanks
@Leo the Lion
Dont have a 'attitude'... If Azenis 2 was a unknown theme I wouldnt have had any problems. Just dont understand your upload policy. You can prevent someone from uploading something that they stole from another artist. I'm sure the mods dont know all the skins ever created. Like Winamp.com's policy better. Mods only look for obvious stuff like nudity and very crappy skins and if anyone have a problem after the publish, they'll be happy to remove it.
Cavan1
Reply #15 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:42 PM
No they don't.
Same happens here.
Reply #15 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:42 PM
I'm sure the mods dont know all the skins ever created.
No they don't.
if anyone have a problem after the publish, they'll be happy to remove it.
Same happens here.
SkinConsortium
Reply #16 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:45 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:45 PM
Last par shout be... (cant edit 
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@Leo the Lion
Dont have a 'attitude'... If Azenis 2 was a unknown theme I wouldnt have had any problems. Just dont understand your upload policy. You cant prevent someone from uploading something that they stole from another artist. I'm sure the mods dont know all the skins ever created. Like Winamp.com's policy better. Mods only look for obvious stuff like nudity and very crappy skins and if anyone have a problem after the publish, they'll be happy to remove it.
PS: We were about 4people that did various stuff on the skin, and Quadhelix did the asking of permission and stuff like that. He just replied at the forums for my requist for the email so I only had the partial email msg posted earlier to post here... So everything should be okay now.... i hope
)@Leo the Lion
Dont have a 'attitude'... If Azenis 2 was a unknown theme I wouldnt have had any problems. Just dont understand your upload policy. You cant prevent someone from uploading something that they stole from another artist. I'm sure the mods dont know all the skins ever created. Like Winamp.com's policy better. Mods only look for obvious stuff like nudity and very crappy skins and if anyone have a problem after the publish, they'll be happy to remove it.
PS: We were about 4people that did various stuff on the skin, and Quadhelix did the asking of permission and stuff like that. He just replied at the forums for my requist for the email so I only had the partial email msg posted earlier to post here... So everything should be okay now.... i hope
ArileenDesign
Reply #17 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:49 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:49 PM
Guidelines and about pages might help, you should take a look at them 
Rip, advertisement, spam, nudity, if Skins are complete and functional...
Yes we can't know all skins around the world but trust me we try (thinking on snowman collection 
)
Rip, advertisement, spam, nudity, if Skins are complete and functional...
Yes we can't know all skins around the world but trust me we try
(thinking on snowman collection 
)
PurrBall
Reply #18 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:51 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:51 PM
SkinConsortium, just create a ZIP file containing the Winamp skin file and that email in a text file.
SkinConsortium
Reply #19 Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:09 PM
Reply #19 Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:09 PM
Thanks, They uploaded it.
Really cool forum. Didnt expect to get so many replies in less than one day.
Now the other admins can upload more of our skins.
Thanks again for all the help!
BTW: If anyone here is good creating gfx and want to do a Winamp skin, please drop by at our forums:
http://forums.skinconsortium.com
and make a post there. Need a few willing people to make gfx for our new Winamp5 skinning platform, classicPro. Read more on the forum with example included.
L8r!
Really cool forum. Didnt expect to get so many replies in less than one day.
Now the other admins can upload more of our skins.
Thanks again for all the help!
BTW: If anyone here is good creating gfx and want to do a Winamp skin, please drop by at our forums:
http://forums.skinconsortium.com
and make a post there. Need a few willing people to make gfx for our new Winamp5 skinning platform, classicPro. Read more on the forum with example included.
L8r!
Jafo
Reply #20 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:22 PM
Reply #20 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:22 PM
SkinConsortium....
Just to add....the whole idea of including the permission 'inside' the skin/distribution/archive is that the downloader [in theory] retains a copy of the skin's source/s and if needed can contact them as well for secondary permissions to port/adapt the works to yet more skinnables....and so the world turns....
Glad to see it's all sorted out now...
I know the worst of it can be when for whatever reason the original person cannot be contacted....or even the permission email is lost....happens to us all...
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Reply #1 Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:17 AM
Giving credit is not the same as having permission. You must include in the upload a text file, which could be in the form of an e-mail, or conversation, from J.J.Ying giving you permission to use Azenis and clearly showing it is from J.J.Ying. E-mails etc should have headers included for verification purposes.
Ported skin submissions cannot be accepted to WinCustomize without proper permission.
Other sites do not have moderation and you are clearly offering this skin for download there without proper permission. But that is their problem not ours.