Download Bots ??
True or false
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by neone6 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I´ve heard a rumour That there are something called a "download-Bot" Is it true that some use it 2 get more downloads ?? I can´t believe it !! CHEATING ! As PO said " I´m Pissed off " ( If true ) 
Edit: I can´t comment on this (my own) post anymore for unknown reason so I just want to say: Read ALL Thanx -Andrew 
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Reply #3 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:13 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:20 AM
We take steps to prevent things like that. These "rumors" are usually started by one person who has something against another skinner.
My advice: Don't worry about nonsense like this.
Reply #7 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:23 AM
Quoting neone6,
reply 3
If there are some sort of program that download your stuff to make you look better than the rest I think it´s cheating. Isnt that obvious It's only cheating if it's a game; if there are winners and losers and prizes adn such. Right?
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:26 AM
What makes a skin look better than the rest is the time and effort put in by the skinner. How many times a skin has been downloaded doesn't enter in my decision as to whether or not I like a skin. Would I use it on my desktop is what I use as a guideline.
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:27 AM
The best way to get many downloads = do some proper quality work.
Besides that.... neone6, that "rumour" is ancient. Some years ago 'someone' exploited a site-loophole and cheated him/herself to a hell of a lot of downloads. Which is childish and pathetic. You win NOTHING by getting loads of downloads. It's not a competition.
The loophole was plugged up, so now all you get is nothing. One user = one download count. Same user tries again = no download count.
Our coding pigeons are clever.
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:41 AM
Ofcourse It´s a sort of competition... If it wasnt then why the stars and the downloadcount... As you said Snowman, It´s a thing of the past and it doesnt happen anymore. I believe you !! BUT Just for the record -I hereby STATE -If The download-count is somehow unfair due to tampering by users then it´s cheating ! ´nuff said. 
Reply #13 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:52 AM
What about before you mentioned it?
It wasn't cheating then??
Dang..... the kid's got high thought about himself....
Reply #15 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:54 AM
I have found that in life more things are done because folks like to do it rather than because it's a competition.
Reply #16 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:55 AM
Quoting neone6,
reply 11
BUT Just for the record -I hereby STATE -If The download-count is somehow unfair due to tampering by users then it´s cheating ! ´nuff said.
What about before you mentioned it?
It wasn't cheating then??
Reply #19 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:14 PM
wow. we (the old folks around here) know who had the "download bot" and/or updated skins almost daily. it happened years ago. it is not a recent happening.
as for skinning being a competition, .......... it isn't now nor has it ever been except for the gui's of years past. if all you're after is so-called glory through a download count, you're skinning for the wrong reasons. i've never seen mike, tim, john, renato, or any others of their caliber complaining about download counts.
Reply #20 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:29 PM
I like when people like my stuff... If you say you don´t care what people think of your work, I don´t believe you.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:54 AM