Alexandrie, the legenfary girl
Wednesday, October 24, 2001 by treetog | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Over 8000 downloads in just one single day? Boy, oh boy! This will be a hard record to break. 
I',ve being working together with Johanne for over then 10 hours per day, seven days a week, since the beginnig of this year.
She is never tired of working, emproving, testing, coding, skinning, designing, etc...
I begin this thread to recognize in public my gratitude and respect to this wonderful and tallented friend and partner.
From the deep of my hard, Thank you , pixxy.
Ah! and congrats for the amazing record!
I',ve being working together with Johanne for over then 10 hours per day, seven days a week, since the beginnig of this year.
She is never tired of working, emproving, testing, coding, skinning, designing, etc...
I begin this thread to recognize in public my gratitude and respect to this wonderful and tallented friend and partner.
From the deep of my hard, Thank you , pixxy.
Ah! and congrats for the amazing record!
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misterME
Reply #22 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:44 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:44 PM
I'm sorry Jesh. I wasn't trying to imply that you shouldn't state your opinion. I was simply disagreeing with it, for the reasons I gave above.
Please, continue to express your opinion on what you like and dislike. I, for one, love a good argument.
And I fully agree with you that being a member of a community gives you a voice and welcomes your opinion. It is valued, even if disagreed with.
Please, continue to express your opinion on what you like and dislike. I, for one, love a good argument.
And I fully agree with you that being a member of a community gives you a voice and welcomes your opinion. It is valued, even if disagreed with.
Ruthven
Reply #23 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:47 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:47 PM
Just for the record, I don't think this thread was ever created to praise Alexandrie's work on the XP skins, or any of her other skins. It was just to congratulate her on the 8000+ downloads in one day. Whether any one individual appreciates the work or not is pointless, and I kind of regret bringing it up in the first place!
Ruthven
Reply #24 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:49 PM
Reply #24 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:49 PM
(whoops.. sorry, clicked twice there.. with five minutes between somehow!)
Phar0e
Reply #25 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 4:02 PM
Reply #25 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 4:02 PM
If there's anyone who doesn't need to defend themselves publicly here, it would be Alexandrie. Her range of skinning is superb and skill is obvious. Her download numbers speak for themselves.
Congrads on the record Alex.
Congrads on the record Alex.
adni18
Reply #27 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:27 PM
I am the only one here who doesn't smile
Congratulations Alex for your record and for your excellent work!
Reply #27 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:27 PM
I am the only one here who doesn't smile Congratulations Alex for your record and for your excellent work!
treetog
Reply #28 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:57 PM
Reply #28 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:57 PM
This Message Board is becoming to agressive. Is that possible that even if a congratulate with my friend and partner in public can be a problem?
Jesh, I don't understand why this can disturb you that much. Johanne is one of the most important contributors of the skins cummunity ever, in any way you can imagine to see, skinningand theming for dozens of different apps, hellping, designing, web designning, codding, with a personal portfolium that can cause envy to great skinners.
When on day she gots a very impressive number of dlls, for sure a great record, you run to point a bunch defects on her skin?
I'm afraid to say that, but you are wrong! The amount of downloads she recieved during the last hours are in her skins to prove you that.
As many people around here knows, I'm not a XP fan, because I don't like to see OS clones, but those skins were originally made by her and I am a testemony of that, I was on her side all the time during it's build.
I'm being around the skins cenarium during the last 2 years and I chalange anybody here to say that I ever made a bad comment on one single
skin, even if I hate it, I just add a comment if I think I a can put the person up, so please let us enjoy this special happy moment and if you have nothing good to say and have some extra time, go spend some time skinning, you will see, it's fun!
Jesh, I don't understand why this can disturb you that much. Johanne is one of the most important contributors of the skins cummunity ever, in any way you can imagine to see, skinningand theming for dozens of different apps, hellping, designing, web designning, codding, with a personal portfolium that can cause envy to great skinners.
When on day she gots a very impressive number of dlls, for sure a great record
, you run to point a bunch defects on her skin? I'm afraid to say that, but you are wrong! The amount of downloads she recieved during the last hours are in her skins to prove you that.
As many people around here knows, I'm not a XP fan, because I don't like to see OS clones, but those skins were originally made by her and I am a testemony of that, I was on her side all the time during it's build.
I'm being around the skins cenarium during the last 2 years and I chalange anybody here to say that I ever made a bad comment on one single
skin, even if I hate it, I just add a comment if I think I a can put the person up, so please let us enjoy this special happy moment and if you have nothing good to say and have some extra time, go spend some time skinning, you will see, it's fun!
Jafo
Reply #29 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:05 PM
Reply #29 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:05 PM
Over the years of dabbling in skinning, I have tried my hand at 'most' skinnable apps and shells....and in doing so have an intimate appreciation of the relative effort and complexity involved.
This knowledge puts me in good stead to moderate/rate/comment on another's attempts/creations. This, for example, is why I'm so vitriolic about photoskins in WinAMP...[spawn of the devil].
One of the most annoying things with creating LiteSTEP themes was having non-themers belittling the effort with comments of 'shitty wallpaper' or such-like.....when the real 'artistry' was actually in the Step coding and interface function....things totally lost on someone who has never done it.
Peer comments....commentary on your work by a fellow skinner who actually 'knows' what it's all about is always going to be of far more value to you as a skinner than someone in the public arena saying 'yeah, but it's XP'....
Alex, you devil....you sold out to the 'Gods of XP',...congrats for the bandwidth drain....[but I love you anyway]....
This knowledge puts me in good stead to moderate/rate/comment on another's attempts/creations. This, for example, is why I'm so vitriolic about photoskins in WinAMP...[spawn of the devil].
One of the most annoying things with creating LiteSTEP themes was having non-themers belittling the effort with comments of 'shitty wallpaper' or such-like.....when the real 'artistry' was actually in the Step coding and interface function....things totally lost on someone who has never done it.
Peer comments....commentary on your work by a fellow skinner who actually 'knows' what it's all about is always going to be of far more value to you as a skinner than someone in the public arena saying 'yeah, but it's XP'....
Alex, you devil....you sold out to the 'Gods of XP',...congrats for the bandwidth drain....[but I love you anyway]....
Doreen
Reply #30 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:24 PM
Reply #30 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:24 PM
no energy tonight for this thread but wanted to say congrats Alex!!!
I remember being happy when I got just 1 download on my stats page at skinz.org you managed to make 8000 ppl push the d/l button in just one day!!! wow!
does not surprise me really cuz you're a great skinner! you go girl!
I remember being happy when I got just 1 download on my stats page at skinz.org you managed to make 8000 ppl push the d/l button in just one day!!! wow!
does not surprise me really cuz you're a great skinner! you go girl!
Firestorm
Reply #31 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:32 PM
Reply #31 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:32 PM
Congrats, Alexandrie I've bee using several of your XP variants this week. My absolute favorite is XP Forest. I've only recently started to learn skinning myself, so now I have an even bigger amount of admiration and respect for those that take it upon themselves to give the community new and creative ways to look at our desktops.
I've bee using several of your XP variants this week. My absolute favorite is XP Forest. I've only recently started to learn skinning myself, so now I have an even bigger amount of admiration and respect for those that take it upon themselves to give the community new and creative ways to look at our desktops.
dainbramage
Reply #32 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:32 PM
Reply #32 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:32 PM
Well. I for one am thrilled with the skins Alexandrie posted yesterday. I am also enjoying the ones that are coming with the WB 3 beta.
I agree with treetog that all the downloads yesterday prove that there are *alot* of people that love them too.
Great job Alexandrie, thanks for sharing!
I agree with treetog that all the downloads yesterday prove that there are *alot* of people that love them too.
Great job Alexandrie, thanks for sharing!
Chimpy Pimpy
Reply #33 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:37 PM
Reply #33 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:37 PM
Alexandrie, the legenfary girl? Forest theme?
I wonder if she's going to star in Lord of the Rings?
Congratulations Alexandrie! You're one of the best there is. Great up the great work!
I wonder if she's going to star in Lord of the Rings?
Congratulations Alexandrie! You're one of the best there is. Great up the great work!
DavidK
Reply #34 Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:10 AM
Reply #34 Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:10 AM
Nothing is easy anymore... this thread is a perfect example of all the extra 'alertness' people are feeling. Perspective is just going to be more difficult to achieve as the times get stranger... don't be 'alert', just be awake...
and congratulations O' Queen of the Site! You always do great Alex and I would be surprised if any skin you did was not an instant winner.
and congratulations O' Queen of the Site! You always do great Alex and I would be surprised if any skin you did was not an instant winner.
Alexandrie
Reply #35 Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:17 AM
Reply #35 Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:17 AM
thanks everyone I really appreciate all your kind words I am now feeling really happy!
I am now feeling really happy!
Frogboy
Reply #37 Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:31 AM
Reply #37 Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:31 AM
8,310 downloads today. That's >16,000 in 2 days.
TheSkinsFactory
Reply #38 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:07 AM
Reply #38 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:07 AM
treetog numbers/quantities of skins dont make a great skinner please. If that was the case Kodman from skinz.org would be sitting on mount Olympus smiling down on us all. Not sure if anyone remembers Kodman (i know Shoggot does haha).
You know what aggravates me i think. I'm sick of these OS ports and variants being heralded as art. I'm sick of people coloring over other people's stuff and calling it there own. Thats basically all i see here. Winxp this and WinXp that. MAC this and Mac that. Yeh they can be cool. But give me a break. This whole side of the community is nothing but a port rips and revamps in the last 4-5 months. How many win xp icon sets are there. Thank god for icon sets like Nitrogen and Yttrium. Real art inspired by the guys head instead of some apple of MS artist.
Time to start a revolution/evolution here. Time for original art to come back in style and to ditch these lame OS rips. Hey they can be cool when they are few and far between but this is getting ridiculous. I'm keeping some points of views to myself as to not start some shit but this site doesnt seem to be flourishing all that many original artists and its a shame when i know these same OS port kings and queens could be putting out some kick ass stuff.
And yeh brad of course the counts growing higher... its the featured skin.
You know what aggravates me i think. I'm sick of these OS ports and variants being heralded as art. I'm sick of people coloring over other people's stuff and calling it there own. Thats basically all i see here. Winxp this and WinXp that. MAC this and Mac that. Yeh they can be cool. But give me a break. This whole side of the community is nothing but a port rips and revamps in the last 4-5 months. How many win xp icon sets are there. Thank god for icon sets like Nitrogen and Yttrium. Real art inspired by the guys head instead of some apple of MS artist.
Time to start a revolution/evolution here. Time for original art to come back in style and to ditch these lame OS rips. Hey they can be cool when they are few and far between but this is getting ridiculous. I'm keeping some points of views to myself as to not start some shit but this site doesnt seem to be flourishing all that many original artists and its a shame when i know these same OS port kings and queens could be putting out some kick ass stuff.
And yeh brad of course the counts growing higher... its the featured skin.
Frogboy
Reply #39 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:14 AM
Reply #39 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:14 AM
Just remember though, Alexandrie didn't make these skins for download counts, she made them also partly to celebrate the launch of Windows XP itself and lots of people are interested in that.
If you want to see unoriginality, you should go look at what the hackers are doing with the patched .xpstyles stuff. It's like going in a time machine back to 1999. "Hey look guys, I almost have an Aqua skin done!"
If you want to see unoriginality, you should go look at what the hackers are doing with the patched .xpstyles stuff. It's like going in a time machine back to 1999. "Hey look guys, I almost have an Aqua skin done!"
TheSkinsFactory
Reply #40 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:22 AM
Reply #40 Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:22 AM
yes its true. And i can only hope after the launch that we start seeing originality come back and the ports go. I was talking to someone who said in the old days they would call those "rips". Not singling out alexandrie on that last statement. In general i mean.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:42 PM