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I can't skin!
Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by Larry Kuperman | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Or create new DesktopX Objects.
Or make beautiful wallpapers.
Or... well, do anything that requires a talent for the visual arts.
*Sigh*
(koop gives his best pitiful look. He will never be part of "the scene." Not l337-enough.)
However, I do believe that I contribute to this community.
I post. I comment on skins. I am often moved to write thank you notes to authors whose work I find particuarly moving. If something is wrong, I try to fix it. In short, I do what I can to give back. I encourage everyone to do the same.
This is a pretty cool place. By and large, people here are talented (very talented, in my opinion) and caring and look out for each other. I feel priviledged to be a part of that. We have a very strong sense of community and I like that. (Reminds me of Greenwich Village in the Sixties. Doh! Gave away my age!)
Please note that other sites also have communities and scenes and whatever. It is just that this one suits me.
I wrote the other day that I am a secular humanist.(I used to be an atheist, but I don't have that strong a belief system. )I think that it is really important for us to look out for each other. That is what I find here.
There is a story about when William Faulkner, the noted writer, took a job in Hollywood as a screenwriter. One day this actor comes up to him and says: "You write? I read."
So, if you skin it, I will download it!
Or make beautiful wallpapers.
Or... well, do anything that requires a talent for the visual arts.
*Sigh*
(koop gives his best pitiful look. He will never be part of "the scene." Not l337-enough.)
However, I do believe that I contribute to this community.
I post. I comment on skins. I am often moved to write thank you notes to authors whose work I find particuarly moving. If something is wrong, I try to fix it. In short, I do what I can to give back. I encourage everyone to do the same.
This is a pretty cool place. By and large, people here are talented (very talented, in my opinion) and caring and look out for each other. I feel priviledged to be a part of that. We have a very strong sense of community and I like that. (Reminds me of Greenwich Village in the Sixties. Doh! Gave away my age!)
Please note that other sites also have communities and scenes and whatever. It is just that this one suits me.
I wrote the other day that I am a secular humanist.(I used to be an atheist, but I don't have that strong a belief system. )I think that it is really important for us to look out for each other. That is what I find here.
There is a story about when William Faulkner, the noted writer, took a job in Hollywood as a screenwriter. One day this actor comes up to him and says: "You write? I read."
So, if you skin it, I will download it!
Jafo
Reply #2 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:42 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:42 PM
I can't swim...
I can't fly...
I can't think of a suitable third one....
I can't fly...
I can't think of a suitable third one....
BoXXi
Reply #3 Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:44 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:44 AM
Larry: I refuse to believe that you couldn't come up with something artistic if you REALLY tried. I think you should make a wallpaper or something and upload it. After all, the rest of us didn't know if what we were making was any good until we threw it to the lions to see if they ate it!
Go on, get your head into photoshop and see what comes out!
I would love to see a Kuperman wallpaper.
Go on, get your head into photoshop and see what comes out!
I would love to see a Kuperman wallpaper.
DavidK
Reply #4 Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:54 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:54 AM
you contribute quite a bit koop. maybe you could teach jafo to swim (his country is surrounded by water, might come in handy).
ahh yes, the Villiage in the sixties... now there was a 'community'. I think most of them moved up-state to the Catskills... another 'community'.
ahh yes, the Villiage in the sixties... now there was a 'community'. I think most of them moved up-state to the Catskills... another 'community'.
kimk546
Reply #7 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:03 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:03 PM
Larry you pretend to be older than you are. How much of a Greenwich Village could such a young lad have taken in? 
You're humanitarianism and tasteless sense of humor (odd combination) are wonderful contributions!
You're humanitarianism and tasteless sense of humor (odd combination) are wonderful contributions!
JavaBrain
Reply #8 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:21 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:21 PM
Maybe we should start a support group for non-skinners. I'm not a skinner, either. I have a fine art photography degree, and I do stained glass, but have never done any art on the computer. Too afraid that I would suck at it and be belittled by other non-skinners...
Chris
Reply #9 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:23 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:23 PM
I can't skin either. Well, I skinned my knee falling down some stairs when I was a kid. Does that count?
So I guess I'm a skin groupie, if there is such a thing.
So I guess I'm a skin groupie, if there is such a thing.
starone
Reply #10 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:34 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:34 PM
Well, I think everyone is talented at something and you may never know where your true talent may lie if you don't jump in and try. It certainly can't hurt (except for ego if you let it). And BoXXi's right about the lion bit.
Frogboy
Reply #11 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:42 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:42 PM
Well one thing we do know, is that Larry is one of those right wing nuts. I can assure you of that...
KenLin
Reply #12 Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:20 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:20 PM
If you can't skin, do what I do - Port! I have a couple things uploaded, but they are ports of excellent hoverdesk or litestep themes to desktopx.
You get to serve the community and people think you actually have talent!
Just get permission...
You get to serve the community and people think you actually have talent!
Just get permission...
Larry Kuperman
Reply #13 Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:43 PM
Reply #13 Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:43 PM
My point in all this is that Wincustomize offers a place for everyone. Depite the 12 Principals (sic) of the Scene, skinning is no longer the province of the skinners and hackers. It never really was, but that is a different issue.
At Wincustomize skinning is a community thing that attacts a diverse cross-section. Each of the almost one million visitors is capable of contributing in their own way. If we let them.
And we as a community will be better for each new member.
And, who knows? Maybe I'll learn to skin!
At Wincustomize skinning is a community thing that attacts a diverse cross-section. Each of the almost one million visitors is capable of contributing in their own way. If we let them.
And we as a community will be better for each new member.
And, who knows? Maybe I'll learn to skin!
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Reply #1 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:30 PM