When Did You Join? How Did You Find Us?

Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News

Since we've been around for seven years, we've seen a lot of people come and go from the userlists.  As I've said, in that time we've seen several million folks stop by long enough to create an account with us.  In those years, the composition of the community has changed greatly.  A lot of the prominent faces around today weren't here back in 2001, and a lot of the folks from 2001 have since moved on to other things.

So while everyone knows the general story and history of WinCustomize, I'd like to hear a little bit more from all of you.  When did you join the site?  How did you find us?  What brought you to the world of skinning?  Share a bit of your history as it relates to WC with the rest of the community.

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o0SHUUMI0o
Reply #21 Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:11 PM
i found this software when someone asked me to crack it for them so they could pirate it..... but when i did manage to crack it back in the day i used it and was so impressed, not only did i not pass on the crack, i got a subscription and have been a member since about windowblinds 3.1

slinky1947
Reply #22 Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:16 PM
HG Elim,I remember BuilderBlinds! Not sure how I stumbled upon BB / WB. Been in love with it ever since. Been around a long time before Wincustomize. Gravitate here everyday to see what's new.     

sleepydawg
Reply #23 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:22 PM
I don't know. Don't remember.

mrtee
Reply #24 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:30 PM
I really don't remember when I started with Stardock but the oldest e-mail that I still have is from 10-19-01. My member # is fairly low so I must have started early.


HG_Eliminator
Reply #25 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:43 PM
HG Elim,I remember BuilderBlinds! Not sure how I stumbled upon BB / WB. Been in love with it ever since.


Cool. I found them trying to finish the custmzation of my desktop. LS didnt do windows, so I needed an extra app to do the job.
Over time i started using more SD apps and bought the full suite.  Now my desktop is almost excusively SD stuff (other than the occasinal mediaplayer). Now adays  I can skin every every app here, but I leave it up to those with better skills.

WOM
Reply #26 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:49 PM
I found out about WC in July 2001 when my EX joined.  I joined in Jan 2002 because she wouldn't let me use her account anymore and told me to get my own.  To bad I did join then, my # would have been 15034.  

Vampothika
Reply #27 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:50 PM
I actually discovered this site back in 2001......but didnt actually join until 2006.......



(slow learner)  

Pugboy
Reply #28 Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:51 PM
September of 2007 when I got my computer, and I was googling for DreamScenes.

RTCP
Reply #29 Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:52 PM
12/11/2001    Have Had a GOOD TIME!!!  

mike b1954
Reply #30 Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:29 PM
I joined WC in October 2005 .. so I am still a relative newbie here ... I was recommended to get Object Desktop by the nice folks from my Home Site ..Desktop Sidebar ... as at the time I was a newbie and I wanted to find out what I could do about changing my desktop to match my sidebars ... I have learnt so much from the folks on here , from Zubaz to Po to 2of 3 and loads of other people and more recently all the guys and gals from the Troll Thumping Suite ..., and of course the DS forums ! Without the advice from everyone here and there , for which I will be extremely grateful , I would probably still be stuck on XP classic ...   I have tentatively begun a WB and I have recently discovered Winstep ( Thanks so much for the fun ,Jorge! ) ~ so to me everytime I boot up I look forward to finding summat new ... BTW congrats on 7 years WC ..  

Cerebus1970
Reply #31 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:13 PM
ive only been a member since 2004,but do remember using window blinds 0.6 or 0.7 and do remember a certain frog skin, i think(been a long time)

The__Goo
Reply #32 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:26 PM
I joined WC in January of 2002, but been using Object Desktop since 2000 (though the disk says 2001, I think its a replacement disk because my account says 2000) (so i guess I am an old one). Anyways... I don't remember how I cam across Stardock, but I was using StyleXP awhile there. I have always found an interest in skinning and wanted to learn to do it on my own, but I ended going in the networking end of the spectrum and never got around to learning how to skin. Though I hope to still one day do so. Anyways it has been a great community to be apart of. I think the skinning community is and will be one of the largest and longest lasting communities around that share a common goal yet still very close. Hey.. lookie here.. anyone remember what these looked like... I haven't bought software on disk for so long now. But anyways... amazingly enough I actually kept this   

The__Goo
Reply #33 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:27 PM
hey, whats up with line breaks not appearing in the postings???

starkers
Reply #34 Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:44 PM
Have been a member since May 2004 but had been visiting for a few months prior.


How did I find the place? Well I was wandering around the internet looking for things to cover up the Fischer Price look of XP and I tripped over the welcome mat outside. Just as well, too, I found some great stuff inside and have never looked back.

LightStar
Reply #35 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:44 PM
December 2002 here, it was hard to miss the best skinning site on the Internet then (and now)!

Chef Garry
Reply #36 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:49 PM
I bought WB 1.? and have been hooked ever since. When WC started up, it was icing ong the cake. I've lurked pretty much twice a day since. Love the place and the folks here!

captainmoonlight
Reply #37 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:53 PM
Happy Birthday Wincustomize! I've been a member since 2004 and was useing at that time 3.1 fond the site from stardock and stayed ever since cheers   have a colddey

Robbie_Boy
Reply #38 Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:58 PM
well here we go... been a member since Mar 18, 2005, found the site looking for something to improve my computer, downloaded some WB's and docks and love them, then i tryed making some WB's ect and was getting somewere (I Think) and WORK got in the way, till now....... i'm hoping to be up and skinning soon  . you have to LOVE this site..... thanks to all who make it possable. Robbie boy

dan.wright
Reply #39 Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:00 PM
Got into WB a long time ago, don't actually remember the date, but I remember the day I first came across skinz.org, been hooked ever since. As for WC, I've been here for a long time (i.e. since the first or second day the site opened), but I'm just a lurker, subscriber and general bandwidth hog ...

RadialFX
Reply #40 Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:59 PM
User No. 19770 I joined on Jul 23, 2001. Believe it or not I bought and have been using Windowblinds since Ver 1.0. Woohooo, We've come a long way baby!! RAD

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