Where have all the Windowblinds Master Skinners gone?

You are missed...

Friday, November 22, 2013 by LightStar | Discussion: Skinning

I have 4 out of the 5, and sometimes all 5 Master Skins on the front page of WC right now. I spend 8-10 hours a day, 7 days a week designing and trying to improve my skins, and when they are done I want to post them to the site, but I can't. I can't because I feel like I should wait for others to submit their Master Skins so they have front page time, but alas, no one submits and I am beginning to wonder why.

There are 44 Master Windowblinds skins in the gallery right now, and since I became a Master around a year and a half ago, 20 of them are mine and I have one other finished (Allure) and just waiting for time to pass, and one more (Brilliance) in the works!

So where are the other Master Skinners?  I know why vStyler and Xiandi are not skinning right now, but what about the other Masters?  TomRichter, MikeB314, adni18, theAVMAN, Vampothika and other Master Skinners... where are you? I miss seeing your works, and I am sure others miss them too.  

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RedneckDude
Reply #61 Friday, December 6, 2013 11:44 PM

madcat21

i have 16 master skins iv done ready for when i can sell them on here ,,i spent a lot of time tweaking them to perfection , i was going to give them for free but i decided to wait it out   

 

What is your current rank, MC?

 

I ask because the OSes and WindowBlinds app are both changing, if you hold them too long, they will likely need tweaking before being sold.

 

Oh, and I agree with JC, your skins are imaginative and push limits. 

Jafo
Reply #62 Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:12 AM

RedneckDude
What is your current rank, MC?

Journeyman....

LightStar
Reply #63 Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:18 AM

Say Paul, do you know why it is that users cannot see another users ranking any more in their profile?

 

Seems like different things disappear around here with no explanation at all.

 

Jafo
Reply #64 Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:51 AM

I think it fell off about the time of the last revision....where the avatars now show as they do with the joining date etc at the left of these commenta.

I'd imagine they will return on the next update or there abouts...

JuniorCrooks
Reply #65 Saturday, December 7, 2013 1:19 PM

For those concerned about rank don't feel bad. I was had worked myself up to apprentice 2 or something like that and now I see I am back down to Current Customer, lol.  Que Sera Sera 

DaveBax
Reply #66 Saturday, December 7, 2013 1:53 PM

JuniorCrooks

For those concerned about rank don't feel bad. I was had worked myself up to apprentice 2 or something like that and now I see I am back down to Current Customer, lol.  Que Sera Sera 

JC that's not your ranking. That use to show on the left side but as Jim said hasn't shown for quite awhile now. So we all have to assume we are what we were last time it was visible.

Jafo
Reply #67 Saturday, December 7, 2013 6:11 PM

JuniorCrooks
For those concerned about rank don't feel bad. I was had worked myself up to apprentice 2 or something like that and now I see I am back down to Current Customer, lol.  Que Sera Sera 

JC...you still list as Apprentice...

JuniorCrooks
Reply #68 Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:29 PM

Thanks for the info.

sydneysiders
Reply #69 Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:47 PM

LightStar
Seems like different things disappear around here with no explanation at all.

yep... 'Wincustomize Site' link, for those originals who had a site set up, just goes to Wincustomize Profile page.... hope that is returned soon...  

sydneysiders
Reply #70 Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:49 PM

JuniorCrooks
For those concerned about rank don't feel bad. I was had worked myself up to apprentice 2 or something like that and now I see I am back down to Current Customer, lol. Que Sera Sera

well, you are the Master of Screenshotting...  we all know that...  

JuniorCrooks
Reply #71 Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:27 PM

sydneysiders

Quoting JuniorCrooks, reply 65For those concerned about rank don't feel bad. I was had worked myself up to apprentice 2 or something like that and now I see I am back down to Current Customer, lol. Que Sera Sera

well, you are the Master of Screenshotting...  we all know that...  

I don't know about that. From looking at some of the shots posted lately I have some serious competition. Time to step up my game I think. I still have a few tricks up my sleeve that no one has seen yet.

sydneysiders
Reply #72 Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:37 PM

JuniorCrooks
From looking t some of the shots posted lately I have some serious competition.

yep... there are a number of master shotters out there... some lovely creative screenies... love seeing what people come up with...

 

JuniorCrooks
I still have a few tricks up my sleeve that no one has seen yet.

looking forward to them...  

 

RedneckDude
Reply #73 Saturday, December 7, 2013 10:15 PM

sydneysiders

Quoting LightStar, reply 63Seems like different things disappear around here with no explanation at all.

yep... 'Wincustomize Site' link, for those originals who had a site set up, just goes to Wincustomize Profile page.... hope that is returned soon...  

 

Well, one can still get to their site, those of us who have been here long enough to have one. Just not the easy way.  

bmetelsky
Reply #74 Saturday, December 7, 2013 10:17 PM


I would give a lot for another iconset by Mormegil, another WB skin by Treetog, Alexandrie or Mike B. Even Updates would do it...

Ditto x10.....

TomRichter
Reply #75 Monday, December 9, 2013 6:43 PM

Tom, I can be speaking for myself only as I don´t know why other masters have stopped circulating new skins. In passing years I have been releasing a plenty of skins. However because of having another newborn I have had to change my priorities. Family comes first now and it will be that way for some time. They have been "waiting" on me for couple years as if I had a spare time I put that into skinning. So now it´s my turn to give a little payback to my most beloved. 

A time for skinning is a luxury I do not have these days, for above reason given of course. And some need to sleep, ha ha. However if I have some free secs I am always poking around to see what is new or to give an advice if required or to encourage folks around.

 

I understand you Tom or other folks. However sometimes the life beyond skinning requires more effort so one does not have a time to do what they love the most.

 

However I have never said I gave up. I am just taking a break. After those years I guess I can take a bit. 

 

To you Tom I just wanna say this. I have spotted several complaints saying you have done couple of similar skins recently. My advice to you is that you don´t need to listen up if you don´t want to. You were skinning at the time I did not know anything of it as well as those nonsayers. You are a respected member of this community. Your visible approach is to deliver functionality. Bearing that in mind there isn´t infinite options about skinning user friendly. A lot of folks sometimes do not get how tricky and tough way is to skin everything during the nights when one is buting their butts meanwhile the other sleeping okay are just coming and critisize. Constructive critique = good. But such as rude all those that just try to push one back = those are for nothing. All what I want to say is that you have been amongst the skinners who inspired me. So keep it up. You do just great, Tom.

 

Jafo
Reply #76 Monday, December 9, 2013 7:37 PM

TomRichter
To you Tom I just wanna say this. I have spotted several complaints saying you have done couple of similar skins recently. My advice to you is that you don´t need to listen up if you don´t want to. You were skinning at the time I did not know anything of it as well as those nonsayers. You are a respected member of this community. Your visible approach is to deliver functionality. Bearing that in mind there isn´t infinite options about skinning user friendly. A lot of folks sometimes do not get how tricky and tough way is to skin everything during the nights when one is buting their butts meanwhile the other sleeping okay are just coming and critisize. Constructive critique = good. But such as rude all those that just try to push one back = those are for nothing. All what I want to say is that you have been amongst the skinners who inspired me. So keep it up. You do just great, Tom.

LightStar
Reply #77 Monday, December 9, 2013 9:12 PM

Thanks Tom and I totally understand your situation. When you do get to complete another skin, I know it will be fantastic as yours always are. You are right though, family comes first. The best of holiday wishes to you and yours!  

 

... and thanks for the agreeing post Paul!

Jafo
Reply #78 Tuesday, December 10, 2013 1:55 AM

LightStar
... and thanks for the agreeing post Paul!

Oh....THAT 'Tom'.....and here was me thinking of the other one....

 

 

 

 

 

[just pullin' ya leg]...

LightStar
Reply #79 Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:37 AM

Uvah
Reply #80 Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:58 AM

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