My thoughts
Thursday, June 21, 2001 by Nuvem | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Ok, time to get a bit serious here.
Two days ago Alexandrie contacted me with this 'XPutnik' wall for a joke. It was my Sputnik wallpaper modified with the XP logo and lettering. When I saw it I couldn´t stop laughing and I uploaded it as a joke to all the XP stuff we have here at Wincusto lately. After that I saw Jafo´s post and we started to fool around trying to get Nicole with the worst wall ( I won, mine is worse than his:) )
To my surprise, that wall went to 1º in the top 10, I went speechless!!! I mean, that wall is the worst thing I´ve ever made since I learned to draw a cow when I was fourteen. At first I was amused, now I feel a bit sad with all this. I have some good walls here that took many hours of work and didn´t even make the top 10 and this piece of crap gets 1º. THIS IS SAD.
From this I can make some conclusions and I´ll share them with you fellow skinners/artists just to express what I feel with this whole thing. It is not my intention to offend XP skinners or users that like and download this kind of stuff.
1- People do like swirls, lens flares and other crappy filters that only take a good graphic app and 5 seconds to do. You don´t need to have any kind of skills, and don´t need to be creative.
2- If you want to show up in the top 10, the only thing you need to do is to imitate the latest Microsoft OS look.
3- If you do this imitation in blue, the possibilities to get into the top 10 increase considerably.
4- This XP stuff is overlooking good skinners/artists that try, and are creative in their work. the chances to get into the top ten are diminished if you don´t do XP related work or aren't a very popular skinner.
5-All this XP madness is being a negative to this site and should be moderated. There is no creativity, no skills needed and as this friend of mine told me, it wouldn´t happen at old skinz.org.
6- I´ll delete my XPutnik wallpaper now, my intention was to do an ironic joke and by the number of downloads it is very clear that my point here was not accomplished.
7- Nicole is mine, she´s actually in the kitchen making us a lasagna and we´ll go to a movie later:)))))
Two days ago Alexandrie contacted me with this 'XPutnik' wall for a joke. It was my Sputnik wallpaper modified with the XP logo and lettering. When I saw it I couldn´t stop laughing and I uploaded it as a joke to all the XP stuff we have here at Wincusto lately. After that I saw Jafo´s post and we started to fool around trying to get Nicole with the worst wall ( I won, mine is worse than his:) )
To my surprise, that wall went to 1º in the top 10, I went speechless!!! I mean, that wall is the worst thing I´ve ever made since I learned to draw a cow when I was fourteen. At first I was amused, now I feel a bit sad with all this. I have some good walls here that took many hours of work and didn´t even make the top 10 and this piece of crap gets 1º. THIS IS SAD.
From this I can make some conclusions and I´ll share them with you fellow skinners/artists just to express what I feel with this whole thing. It is not my intention to offend XP skinners or users that like and download this kind of stuff.
1- People do like swirls, lens flares and other crappy filters that only take a good graphic app and 5 seconds to do. You don´t need to have any kind of skills, and don´t need to be creative.
2- If you want to show up in the top 10, the only thing you need to do is to imitate the latest Microsoft OS look.
3- If you do this imitation in blue, the possibilities to get into the top 10 increase considerably.
4- This XP stuff is overlooking good skinners/artists that try, and are creative in their work. the chances to get into the top ten are diminished if you don´t do XP related work or aren't a very popular skinner.
5-All this XP madness is being a negative to this site and should be moderated. There is no creativity, no skills needed and as this friend of mine told me, it wouldn´t happen at old skinz.org.
6- I´ll delete my XPutnik wallpaper now, my intention was to do an ironic joke and by the number of downloads it is very clear that my point here was not accomplished.
7- Nicole is mine, she´s actually in the kitchen making us a lasagna and we´ll go to a movie later:)))))
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Jafo
Reply #2 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:26 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:26 PM
Nuvem...you are all class...
You can't spell to save yourself, but I agree with your feelings of need to delete it.
It is one thing to have lots of fun with people and stir our fellow artists with the eroticism of lens-flares and swirlies, but to have the work actually appreciated by the general community is a bit of an eye-opener...
I, too, shall delete mine...[but I'll keep XP-orn up a while longer....gotta lure Nicole back, you swine]....
Jafo trundles off to delete my most successful walls....
You can't spell to save yourself, but I agree with your feelings of need to delete it.
It is one thing to have lots of fun with people and stir our fellow artists with the eroticism of lens-flares and swirlies, but to have the work actually appreciated by the general community is a bit of an eye-opener...
I, too, shall delete mine...[but I'll keep XP-orn up a while longer....gotta lure Nicole back, you swine]....
Jafo trundles off to delete my most successful walls....
Alexandrie
Reply #3 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:33 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:33 PM
that's too bad people don't reconize true talent.
It's popular because it's Microsoft shit. If it was a normal skinner who had done that everyone would put bad critics on it.
This wall was getting more download than the real wall without XP stuff this is a shame
It's popular because it's Microsoft shit. If it was a normal skinner who had done that everyone would put bad critics on it.
This wall was getting more download than the real wall without XP stuff this is a shame
Nuvem
Reply #4 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:37 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:37 PM
hehe, jafo, want a bit of lasagna?
nahhhh, this is more than what you can get.
Hahahahahaha
nahhhh, this is more than what you can get.
Hahahahahaha
flummox
Reply #5 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:41 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:41 PM
Nuvem you ARE all class.
Alexandrie--you said what I wanted to say so I'll just make it short and simple and say YAY
Alexandrie--you said what I wanted to say so I'll just make it short and simple and say YAY
Jafo
Reply #6 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:50 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:50 PM
Nuvem, you filter-whore, you...
If you only had an ounce of talent you would really have Nicole, and not just her cooking...
Jafo skips off to woo her back again.... hmmm...swirlies and chrome... now there's always room for improvement....
If you only had an ounce of talent you would really have Nicole, and not just her cooking...
Jafo skips off to woo her back again.... hmmm...swirlies and chrome... now there's always room for improvement....
Nuvem
Reply #7 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:05 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:05 PM
haha, the cooking part ia much apreciated here:)
and we´ll go to a movie later, ya know ...popcorns, coke, a french kiss in the dark.....I have tickets to the midnight session, so don´t count on us too early,
and we´ll go to a movie later, ya know ...popcorns, coke, a french kiss in the dark.....I have tickets to the midnight session, so don´t count on us too early,
Sylva
Reply #8 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:28 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:28 PM
hmmmmm. Interesting thoughts Nuvem. However, since they're coming from the most popular XP artist to date, I don't think they could be very valid points...*s*
hehe
hehe
Frogboy
Reply #9 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:40 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:40 PM
Note to all moderators, you don't have to approve everything that's uploaded. I know I haven't approved any of the XP wallpapers. I'm definitely pretty tired of them too.
We do have a filtering system in the works where you'll be able to filter by rating on a per section basis. Few XP wallpapers have gotten a high rating.
But I think the time has come to lock down on the XP uploads. Yes, people like them based on the downloads but they are squashing out original, high quality stuff.
I know I haven't approved any of the XP wallpapers. I'm definitely pretty tired of them too.We do have a filtering system in the works where you'll be able to filter by rating on a per section basis. Few XP wallpapers have gotten a high rating.
But I think the time has come to lock down on the XP uploads. Yes, people like them based on the downloads but they are squashing out original, high quality stuff.
Jafo
Reply #10 Friday, June 22, 2001 12:51 AM
Reply #10 Friday, June 22, 2001 12:51 AM
Aaargh..someone showed good taste and moderated my XP wall....now I'll never get Nicole....
treetog
Reply #11 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:12 AM
Reply #11 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:12 AM
Nuvem, as I posted not so long ago in one of your walls, YOU are one of my idols, not just as an artist, but as a person too.
You DO have all my respect.
You DO have all my respect.
Jafo
Reply #12 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:17 AM
Reply #12 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:17 AM
Ditto what Renato says, of course. But I just hate him for taking Nicole....
treetog
Reply #13 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:19 AM
Reply #13 Friday, June 22, 2001 1:19 AM
Jafo, what about Pricila (that drag queen from the film), she is australian too. 
Valhalla
Reply #14 Friday, June 22, 2001 3:34 AM
Reply #14 Friday, June 22, 2001 3:34 AM
Well said, Nuvem. I fail to understand the "XP Obsession" myself!
c242
Reply #15 Friday, June 22, 2001 3:48 AM
Reply #15 Friday, June 22, 2001 3:48 AM
It's really sad... You did so many highest quality wallpapers. For me, the 'Lost Souls' series have to be in the Top 10 all the time. But of course, that is not everyones taste...
Hmm but maybe 'Lost XP Souls' would match better..
Hmm but maybe 'Lost XP Souls' would match better..
craeonics
Reply #16 Friday, June 22, 2001 4:08 AM
Reply #16 Friday, June 22, 2001 4:08 AM
craeonics sees my point proven that 90% of the world has no taste whatsoever
Jafo
Reply #17 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:28 AM
Reply #17 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:28 AM
treetog...we have quite a few world-renowned Aussie women worthy of note..[in the purely aesthetic sense]... Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue and Elle McPherson are three that spring to mind..
I, however, shall never forgive Nuvem for stealing Nicole from me....[I have met, and spoken to the other two]. He is beneath contempt. I demand satisfaction....pistols at dawn...
I, however, shall never forgive Nuvem for stealing Nicole from me....[I have met, and spoken to the other two]. He is beneath contempt. I demand satisfaction....pistols at dawn...
BoXXi
Reply #18 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:43 AM
Reply #18 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:43 AM
O.K. you guys, stop arguing, I was the first to upload a joke XP wallpaper(xp BoXXi style),and my girlfriend (Kylie Minogue) thinks it's much better than yours!
Seriously though, the wall that I made took about 7 minutes to make, and would have made the top 10 if I hadn't forgotten the lens flare (damn!)lol.
Helder: I agree with all that you said. I personally have never even looked twice at any XP walls, and find it hard to understand why people choose to use them. I would much rather spend my day looking at a Nuvem wallpaper than some blue screen with a Microsoft logo on it, after all, isn't that why we are skinners and artists, so that we can get away from what the corporate giants WANT us to have?. Think about it, these people are paying good money for programs like Window Blinds etc, and then using it to make their systems look like a Microsoft desktop!! Go figure.......
My conclusion and advice....... Get Litestep, a Nuvem wallpaper, and a LIFE!
Seriously though, the wall that I made took about 7 minutes to make, and would have made the top 10 if I hadn't forgotten the lens flare (damn!)lol.
Helder: I agree with all that you said. I personally have never even looked twice at any XP walls, and find it hard to understand why people choose to use them. I would much rather spend my day looking at a Nuvem wallpaper than some blue screen with a Microsoft logo on it, after all, isn't that why we are skinners and artists, so that we can get away from what the corporate giants WANT us to have?. Think about it, these people are paying good money for programs like Window Blinds etc, and then using it to make their systems look like a Microsoft desktop!! Go figure.......
My conclusion and advice....... Get Litestep, a Nuvem wallpaper, and a LIFE!
Jafo
Reply #19 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:52 AM
Reply #19 Friday, June 22, 2001 5:52 AM
But BoXXi...I like to argue...
But if someone with the artistic prowess of Nuvem starts themeing for LiteSTEP, then what are mere mortals such as myself gonna do then?
Oh, I know....
While he's themeing, I'll have Nicole to myself.... OK, go for it, Helder...
But if someone with the artistic prowess of Nuvem starts themeing for LiteSTEP, then what are mere mortals such as myself gonna do then?
Oh, I know....
While he's themeing, I'll have Nicole to myself....
OK, go for it, Helder...
BoXXi
Reply #20 Friday, June 22, 2001 6:02 AM
Reply #20 Friday, June 22, 2001 6:02 AM
Yeah, I heard that while you were arguing about which flag to put out at the Australian Grand Prix, four cars crashed! lol.
BoXXi goes back to creating latest XP masterpiece...
Mac XP for Litestep ha ha.
BoXXi goes back to creating latest XP masterpiece...
Mac XP for Litestep ha ha.
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Reply #1 Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:20 PM