No More Lurking
Friday, August 26, 2011 by Starcandy | Discussion: New Users
Hi
My name is Helen. I'm a long time lurker and finally decided to join. If nothing else, it makes it so I don't have to refer to myself as a lurker anymore. Which is great considering the voyeuristic overtone I read into the word lurker 
I've lurked ( ) for so long mostly because of my clinical depression and general misanthropy. I figured it was time to try and put myself out amongst people again, even if it is only online, and having lurked ( ) for so long I know what a wonderful bunch of people there are on here, so where better to start attempting to socialise again. I'm presently using Winstep Xtreme and the free version of Cursor FX, though I'm hoping to make some purchases in the near future. Object Desktop seems like a good buy from a value standpoint, but I'm not sure if it's worth buying considering how much of it doesn't function/has problems with Windows 7 64 bit, and as much as I'd like to, I can't say whether skinning is something I could do.
So, a little information about me. I live in the sunny North-West of England (no wonder I'm bloody depressed, lol) and I spend most of my time online with my fiancee, who lives in Ohio, USA. I'm a sometime artist. Mostly as and when funds permit me to produce artwork, which isn't very often. I enjoy Ben Elton novels, video games and the occasional movie, as well as a few different genres of music (EBM/Industrial, Techno, some Drum 'n' Bass, Alternative type stuff). All in all, I guess I live a very simple life. But then, I believe that life is not complicated; people are complicated. As such, life is as complicated as you make it. Hey, I think I know what to write in the motto part of my account 
I'm glad to be here, finally, and look forward to getting to know people on here better. To help get things off to a good start, I'll promise now that I will never ask Fuzzy Logic why his username is Fuzzy Logic 
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Reply #2 Friday, August 26, 2011 7:42 PM
That's a great point of view to have, Helen.
Let me be among the first to welcome you here to WinCustomize. As you've noticed, it's pretty friendly here with only a few resident loonies. Most of them have been photoshopped into submission. Well, not so much submission as overexposure, but we love 'em all here. 
Have fun, see you around and if there is anything a member can do for you, just ask .
"There is more to life than increasing it's speed"
Reply #3 Friday, August 26, 2011 7:58 PM
Glad you joined us Helen and welcome. Lurk all you want now and even post.
Reply #4 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:11 PM
It's worth buying! I have Windows 7, 64 bit, and I don't have any problems with any of the software that has come out of beta. The dysfunction is usually a temporary thing with the beta versions--let somebody else test it for bugs and just get the official versions.
I'm glad you've come out of hiding and I hope to see much more of you around here.
Reply #5 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:15 PM
Thank you Zubaz and Wizard1956.
It's kind of hard not to notice how friendly people are here. It's also hard not to notice the resident loonies, though there's more than a few if you ask me
I've also noticed the photoshopped images, especially of Po. So many images of Po. So many disturbing images of Po. Which is why I'm not uploading any images of myself for many a moon to come. I am going to have a stab at uploading some desktop images into the August desktop thread. Is there any specific way to do that on here, or will using the forum link provided by Imageshack suffice?
Also, seeing as I'll try making an avatar for myself, does anyone know what the hell a Starcandy might look like? It could have been worse, I was considering Nose Candy to start with. That's what you get when you use band songs for usernames.
Reply #7 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:19 PM
Welcome to the Hotel Mad House. You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave.
Reply #8 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:22 PM
Reply #9 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:29 PM
Thanks Davebax. Will do
I'm glad you've come out of hiding and I hope to see much more of you around here.
Thanks for the info k10w3. I'll look into buying it in the next month or two when funds become available, and I'll get a Wincustomize subscription while I'm at it. I'll also try and put in an appearance. Baby steps 
Reply #12 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:37 PM
Helen, welcome! Great to see lurkers unlurk (?) delurk (?) themselves.
Please don't be afraid to post a picture. The only reason Po' gets shopped so much is because he's loved by (almost) all. I shop him when things get dull (starkers and his missus, Zubaz, Wiz and Jim the RedneckDude as well) - we've all been friends for ages. You have to be special to earn the right to expect a shop (or do something incredibly weird).
Most of all, we want you to enjoy yourself here at St, Mary's of Bethlehem.... err... WinCustomize.
P.S. - Zubaz's greeting was so short because of a typing problem....
Reply #13 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:48 PM
*No one can see me now cause I am lurking. mwhahahahahahaha
Reply #14 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:55 PM
Philly0381, Hankers, gmc2 and DrJBHL, thank you all for the welcome
Considering how welcoming everyone is being, I'm sure I'll enjoy myself here at Hotel Mad House, St. Mary's of Bethlehem, Royston Vasey, Wincustomize. 
Reply #16 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:09 PM
Heavens....knowing NOT to ask that means you really HAVE been lurking quite a while...
Lurking is good. That's how I started into skinning. OK, so it WAS long ago and in a distant galaxy [skinz.org] but it helped to 'try' to understand the madmen [and women] that make up skinning.....
I still don't understand them....mostly....
Reply #17 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:12 PM
I looked at the Google Image results, and well, there were so many pictures of Barbie-esque girls/women. That's some scary s**t right there! In fact, between them and the cutesy poo Super Mario star thing, I may have trouble sleeping tonight. 
Just kidding, Wizard1956 . I have an idea of something that might work, I just need to write it down now, before I forget.
Reply #18 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:24 PM
Um yes. To be honest, I think I've lurked long enough for Fuzzy Logic to have explained it on two separate occasions. I couldn't tell you what it actually means though. What I can tell you is that it was a great sleep aid 
I've no chance then.
Reply #19 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:28 PM
I'm from Wigan originally, (Bryn actually) and I'm not buying that for a minute !
Welcome Helen. 
Reply #20 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:53 PM
It's kind of hard not to notice how friendly people are here. It's also hard not to notice the resident loonies, though there's more than a few if you ask me
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Reply #1 Friday, August 26, 2011 7:35 PM
Welcome!