the fall of customize?
Wednesday, April 24, 2002 by John Hamp | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
When I first discovered winamp skins I went to a site called customize.org. Then I went to skinz when cust dissapeared. But since cust has come back its become a haven for l33ts. What's the deal there? Whose in charge of the zoo there? Its just wallpapers and screenshots and they constantly attack Stardock's stuff. I read on deskmod the wb3 announcement and the cust admins were on attacking it there. Then on cust itself they attack it some more. What kind of skin site has admins that bad mouth new releases of the software they support on their site?
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juni
Reply #143 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:38 AM
Reply #143 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:38 AM
But but....if this site is going down then where can a skinner find a new home? (I've really been too busy in my skinning world to actually check messageboards and postings to see what has been going on). Any suggestions? Where did the old community go? Don't leave me behind! 
*awakes and looks around only to find everyone gone*
*awakes and looks around only to find everyone gone*
juni
Reply #144 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:41 AM
Reply #144 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:41 AM
Blergh, I should read first - you are talking about _customize.org_, not this site. :/
craeonics
Reply #145 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:25 AM
Reply #145 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:25 AM
juni dude, poke around at SkinBase, LotsOfSkins and VelocityArt a bit. Lots of idiots without attitudes (or harmless attitudes). You'll like it. Small sites are better!
craeonics notices someone used the "freedom of speech" arguument, which means this thread is permanently ruined by closed-mindedness.
By the way, nice quote, Dave, I hope people will get it.
craeonics notices someone used the "freedom of speech" arguument, which means this thread is permanently ruined by closed-mindedness.
By the way, nice quote, Dave, I hope people will get it.
Frogboy
Reply #146 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:26 AM
Reply #146 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:26 AM
LotsOfSkins is a great site. VelocityArt is a great site too. Skinbase is a great site too. I visit all of them daily as well as deviantART and Deskmod which everyone knows I'm very fond of as well but are "Bigger" sites like WC. When it comes to get skinnings, I tend to think bigger is better but for conversing, often times small sites are nice because of the intimacy.
We've tried for that here - we don't list the most recent discussions on the main board specifically so that we can have the message board be a little more intimate.
We've tried for that here - we don't list the most recent discussions on the main board specifically so that we can have the message board be a little more intimate.
JavaBrain
Reply #147 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:50 AM
Reply #147 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:50 AM
DavidK, that was a great quote.
juni, we don't lock threads, all we can do is delete them (which we don't do unless they get *really* out of hand, which this one has not). The post will die when people decide not to post anymore.
juni, we don't lock threads, all we can do is delete them (which we don't do unless they get *really* out of hand, which this one has not). The post will die when people decide not to post anymore.
darwn23
Reply #148 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:50 PM
Reply #148 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:50 PM
Customize.org is also a great site, check it out you will like it
paxx
Reply #149 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:44 PM
Reply #149 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:44 PM
Each site is different.
I don't like Customize.org. I never did. I don't like the admins, i don't like the people, I just don't plain like it. So I don't go there. You won't catch me in an argument there for sure, I don't even know the URL anymore.
I don't like Customize.org. I never did. I don't like the admins, i don't like the people, I just don't plain like it. So I don't go there. You won't catch me in an argument there for sure, I don't even know the URL anymore.
Frogboy
Reply #151 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:34 PM
Reply #151 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:34 PM
We actually take the policy that people who are disruptive are eventually banned (exiled) and posts if they get out of hand are deleted (or individual posts can be deleted as well those that's very rare). But typically the person being disruptive on the site is warned and then banned. That doesn't happen often either but occasionally you get people who make racist posts or use excessive profanity or mass personal attacks on someone, etc. We just don't want those kinds of people here.
darwn23
Reply #152 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:59 PM
Reply #152 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:59 PM
they sound like horrible human beings to do such things, I say off with thier heads too frogboy
John Hamp
Reply #153 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:04 PM
Reply #153 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:04 PM
The difference between the people who hang out here and the people on cust is that on cust there's a large population of people who just go out of their way to be nasty. There's a guy there called Max something or other whose the posterchild for that kind. Darwn may know him...
darwn23
Reply #155 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:17 PM
Reply #155 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:17 PM
yes thehamster I am Maximillian on custo and many other skin sites too, I have been here for a while now browsing the plentiful skins and submissions this site has to offer, and just started using the msg boards, i merely voiced my opinions, and moved on, can we be friends i dont want to argue anymore.
Jafo
Reply #156 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:25 PM
Reply #156 Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:25 PM
Too bad, Frank...I'll wake you from your nap in time for the next one....promise...
DavidK
Reply #157 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 12:36 AM
Reply #157 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 12:36 AM
darwn we can be friends... that's easy.
arguing is not easy and no fun.
hang around, we're not a bad lot here...
arguing is not easy and no fun.
hang around, we're not a bad lot here...
craeonics
Reply #158 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 4:12 AM
Reply #158 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 4:12 AM
Aside from Dave then. He's a really nasty character.
shoggot
Reply #160 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 7:03 AM
Reply #160 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 7:03 AM
"Robohead says he doesn't come here often because the high and mighty attitude here, yet he still posts as Skinz.org, admin'd by shoggot, the king of high and mighty attitudes. "
- frogboy
A personal attack! I am wounded, sir.
So, will you be warning yourself first, or go straight to banning yourself? Since it's the first offense (in this thread, anyway) in recent times, I'd say a warning would be enough.
Here's hoping for prompt action by the admins. Can't have personal attacks here...
- frogboy
A personal attack! I am wounded, sir.
So, will you be warning yourself first, or go straight to banning yourself? Since it's the first offense (in this thread, anyway) in recent times, I'd say a warning would be enough.
Here's hoping for prompt action by the admins. Can't have personal attacks here...
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Reply #141 Monday, April 29, 2002 9:38 PM