Visiting the Skinning Community
Thursday, June 21, 2012 by Philly0381 | Discussion: Community
I did a thread a while back (2009) about visiting the many skinning sites in the WinCustomize Community. Back then I was able to find a list of sites by going to the WinCustomize Help page, clicking on Community and clicking on Community Site Index. Unfortunately that list is no longer available. I'm sure it was dropped because some or most of those sites changing their location or just closing.
Well that just won't cut it folks, we need a list of available sites that are either home base for the skinners in the community or where they upload their skins besides WinCustomize. So if you know of sites, are owners, admins or mods of sites how about replying and providing links. We know you are out there vStyler, LightStar, andi18 and..........
EDIT: Oops looks like I should have checked the WinCustomize Wiki, now here is a list that needs to be updated.
http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/Skinning:community
Okay, we have a start to the list:
1. MAXSTYLES..... the home of vStyler... http://www.maxstyles.com/news.php
3. http://www.skinnalicious.net/
4. http://www.skinning.net/nexus/news.php
6. LightStar Technologies... the home of guess who? http://www.lightstar1.com/
10. Art Uproar
11. i-Umami
12. http://www.aston2menu.com/
13. http://www.lighttek.com/talisman.htm
14. http://graphicstyles.org/index.php#.T-XDnfU7W4I
15. http://www.iconfinder.com/about
17. http://www.thepaperwall.com
19. http://www.interfacelift.com (icons and walls).
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Reply #24 Saturday, June 23, 2012 11:47 AM
Home of the notorious ripper Mr Grimm.
Yes, but there are all kinds of rippers at DA too, but it is still accepted by the skinning community as a skinning site. Xiandi has done work for an artist there...one bad apple, eh? 
Reply #25 Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:58 PM
Reply #26 Sunday, June 24, 2012 12:59 PM
Okay folks we now have 16 links listed above. I maybe wrong but links #10 and #16 look like search engines rather than sites to me.
Are there more? How about http://customize.org/
Would be nice to see some feedback on the links.
Reply #27 Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:16 PM
Reply #28 Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:39 PM
equating him to the actions of quite a few at DA and classifying him as "one bad apple" is not at all accurate. He is the head honcho there I believe. I find it a complete insult to this list to have VC being a part of it.
Reply #30 Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:01 PM
Did anyone ever like http://www.virtualplastic.net/ ? It used to be one of my faves - still up, but no activity - but it was a very interesting read (regarding all it's win9x customization info) at the time.
Reply #31 Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:28 PM
Exactly...rip off artists!
Come on guys, not everyone on either of those sites is bad. Are you gonna condemn Xiandi for doing a winstep for a guy on VC. Jeez....
Reply #32 Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:31 PM
equating him to the actions of quite a few at DA and classifying him as "one bad apple" is not at all accurate. He is the head honcho there I believe. I find it a complete insult to this list to have VC being a part of it.
I wasn't classifying "him" as one bad apple, I'm sure there are others there. I was simply saying that just because he's there doesn't make everyone there bad. Say what you will, remember, he's at DeviantArt too. So I guess remove DA from the list. Hell, while you're at it...WC has had a few rippers over the years, let's remove it from the list also....why stop there, hell, wipe 'em all out! roflmao!!
Reply #33 Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:43 PM
Quoting Phoon, reply 28Quoting RedneckDude, reply 24Yes, but there are all kinds of rippers at DA too, but it is still accepted by the skinning community as a skinning site. Xiandi has done work for an artist there...one bad apple, eh?
equating him to the actions of quite a few at DA and classifying him as "one bad apple" is not at all accurate. He is the head honcho there I believe. I find it a complete insult to this list to have VC being a part of it.
I wasn't classifying "him" as one bad apple, I'm sure there are others there. I was simply saying that just because he's there doesn't make everyone there bad. Say what you will, remember, he's at DeviantArt too. So I guess remove DA from the list. Hell, while you're at it...WC has had a few rippers over the years, let's remove it from the list also....why stop there, hell, wipe 'em all out! roflmao!!
OMFG... Let me put it in simple fucking english for you.
Mr Grimm ( the ripper ) is THE HEAD ADMIN at VC. This would be just like Brad being a confirmed ripper here.
THAT association in itself makes VC a bad site (not all the people there) and is NOT the same as a ripper (user) being at DA.
Reply #34 Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:54 PM
Reply #36 Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:09 PM
I don't understand what the argument's about. I'm thinking you both agree about the "main dud" there. As for the rest of them? Who has time for those who aspire to such "creativity"?
I'm equally sure all of us with a love of skinning want to do just that -
skin: verb (used with object):
Reply #38 Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:28 PM
Phoon....let's skin Doc...by his definition...what say? 
Reply #39 Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:29 PM
Phoon, lets skin Philly too....hehe.. 
Really, I didn't see what you said in the earlier reply, sorry. 
Reply #40 Monday, June 25, 2012 12:14 AM
Yeah.... Mr Grimm is just...Poison.... as are his 'friends'.... 
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Reply #21 Saturday, June 23, 2012 10:42 AM
Home of the notorious ripper Mr Grimm.