Downloading the name.
Saturday, November 23, 2002 by Styl-X Design | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I've been around for a while, and the first thing i notice is that people are downloading walls because of the author. (or my walls just sux 
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For example, if there is a citizen around here, and he uploads a really awesome wall, people are gonna download it, and it has something about 2000 downloads.
BUT, if a well known person uploads a wall, (like treetog, adni18, ds-custom, (SORRY, Your walls are great!) that isn't as nice as the wall of the citizen, people will download it 5000 times.
This means 1: I have a verry bad taste, or 2: people download walls becouse of the name.
So all the people, please don't look to the name, and download some stuff of newbies, it makes them feeeel goooood!
(when i uploaded my first wall (R.E.D.) https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=4957
it did suck, but because people downloaded it over 1000 times, i was going on with making walls, and the result isn't to bad i think.
hm, strange post..
)For example, if there is a citizen around here, and he uploads a really awesome wall, people are gonna download it, and it has something about 2000 downloads.
BUT, if a well known person uploads a wall, (like treetog, adni18, ds-custom, (SORRY, Your walls are great!) that isn't as nice as the wall of the citizen, people will download it 5000 times.
This means 1: I have a verry bad taste, or 2: people download walls becouse of the name.
So all the people, please don't look to the name, and download some stuff of newbies, it makes them feeeel goooood!
(when i uploaded my first wall (R.E.D.) https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=4957
it did suck, but because people downloaded it over 1000 times, i was going on with making walls, and the result isn't to bad i think.
hm, strange post..
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Angel_Wings
Reply #23 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:13 PM
Reply #23 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:13 PM
-AND furder-more()
Uh, I solemnly swear not to upload anything that I personally think sucks! I was just trying to be humbly self-effacing.
)Uh, I solemnly swear not to upload anything that I personally think sucks! I was just trying to be humbly self-effacing.
joetheblow
Reply #24 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:22 PM
Reply #24 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:22 PM
as far as I know skins get rejected if they are obscene or just too much an advert for a site. It could be a very nice skin but it is Britney Spears in a bathing suit. It gets rejected. I have definaitly seen some skins (DX, WindowBlinds, and so on) that where totally crappy but they worked and were not abscene so up they went... they got a 1 or a 3 as far as a rating but it still went up.
punky_grrl
Reply #25 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:29 PM
Reply #25 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:29 PM
I love your wallpaper "atomic pearl" , keep up the good work! 
Angel_Wings
Reply #26 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:33 PM
Reply #26 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:33 PM
I'll keep that in mind.
If I put something crappy up I'm sure I'll hear about it soon enough
With skinning, it seems to me (just by observation) that it's hard to try and do something "super original" and yet functional and clean...sooooo, guess I'm going to be studying for a long time before I brave the actual uploading of a skin.
If I put something crappy up I'm sure I'll hear about it soon enough
With skinning, it seems to me (just by observation) that it's hard to try and do something "super original" and yet functional and clean...sooooo, guess I'm going to be studying for a long time before I brave the actual uploading of a skin.
WOM
Reply #27 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:38 PM
Reply #27 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:38 PM
joetheblow, I have seen ones that worked get rejected from more than one skinner. I will not name names, but I have seen it.
WOM
Reply #28 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:40 PM
Reply #28 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:40 PM
Should have said non-obscene and with no poster girls.
Angel_Wings
Reply #29 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:45 PM
Reply #29 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:45 PM
Oh boy! Just got Metroid Prime in the mail from Amazon.com! Time to playyyyyyyyy!
Lecrayon
Reply #31 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:50 PM
Reply #31 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:50 PM
I agree with Hippy...Foremost you should take pleasure in making your work You just can't expect everybody likes it. Especially when you try something totally out of context. I have once said here that ski-jumper Boklov got bad marks for his V-style. But he jumped further than most...Finally everyone jumps like that now...It's just your choice, whether you want to please a crowd, or have fun with making a skin and share it with those who like to use it.
DS-Start skinning! You can do it:)
WOM, I never knew that
You just can't expect everybody likes it. Especially when you try something totally out of context. I have once said here that ski-jumper Boklov got bad marks for his V-style. But he jumped further than most...Finally everyone jumps like that now...It's just your choice, whether you want to please a crowd, or have fun with making a skin and share it with those who like to use it. DS-Start skinning! You can do it:)
WOM, I never knew that
Styl-X Design
Reply #32 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:02 PM
Reply #32 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:02 PM
I think my desktop looks so much better when i start my computer and the first thing that i see is this huge "atomic pearl" image, and then i remember that i made it, and it just feel so gooooood .
But here again, sharing it with people, and give some nice work to them, is also a great fealin.
.But here again, sharing it with people, and give some nice work to them, is also a great fealin.
treetog
Reply #33 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:23 PM
Reply #33 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:23 PM
Styl skinners: since you mentioned my name, I must to say that I agree with your topic, but don't agree when you tslk about my walls, in my opinion, most of my walls totally sucks.
Many times, I use to include them on my wb skins or the NS themes for me to not need to upload them as walls, in the walls sections, because me level here allowed me the auto post and if I would need to post them, as an admin I would moderate them all.
I just know VERY feel authors that are great on skins AND walls, allmost all of them are good on walls OR skins.
I also agree with what was posted above, the "suitable" walls tend to get more dlls because they are part of a complete envoiroment and matches better the rest of the skins.
Other then that, I have a lot of respect for the good wallpapers authors, I am not capable to make them look good.
Many times, I use to include them on my wb skins or the NS themes for me to not need to upload them as walls, in the walls sections, because me level here allowed me the auto post and if I would need to post them, as an admin I would moderate them all.
I just know VERY feel authors that are great on skins AND walls, allmost all of them are good on walls OR skins.
I also agree with what was posted above, the "suitable" walls tend to get more dlls because they are part of a complete envoiroment and matches better the rest of the skins.
Other then that, I have a lot of respect for the good wallpapers authors, I am not capable to make them look good.
treetog
Reply #34 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:33 PM
Reply #34 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:33 PM
WOM: Skins are not moderated by quality, Just a few sections have some very low cases of moderations.
the cases: We don't accept photo skins for Winamp or ICQ+, for LogonXP, we also moderate SOME photo skins, example (if you take a pick of your cat, in your backyard and make that picture a LogonXP skin, yes, very probably it will be moderated), copyrighted material, nudes, rips....well I think is that all, I can't remember any other kind of motif for a skin to be moderated.
the cases: We don't accept photo skins for Winamp or ICQ+, for LogonXP, we also moderate SOME photo skins, example (if you take a pick of your cat, in your backyard and make that picture a LogonXP skin, yes, very probably it will be moderated), copyrighted material, nudes, rips....well I think is that all, I can't remember any other kind of motif for a skin to be moderated.
Styl-X Design
Reply #35 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:36 PM
Reply #35 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:36 PM
Treetog,
For a good wall is only a little bit of talent from the author needed.
Try to fool around with bryce 5 for a while, its pretty simpel, and its an easy way to get a great effect
For a good wall is only a little bit of talent from the author needed.
Try to fool around with bryce 5 for a while, its pretty simpel, and its an easy way to get a great effect
JamMeister33
Reply #36 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:41 PM
Reply #36 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:41 PM
Watch it Styl, they'll be tarring you with the JM33 brush....
treetog
Reply #37 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:42 PM
Reply #37 Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:42 PM
Styl skinner: Walls are not my beach and I am loyal to PS
anyway, thank you for the tip
anyway, thank you for the tip
Styl-X Design
Reply #38 Saturday, November 23, 2002 8:00 PM
Reply #38 Saturday, November 23, 2002 8:00 PM
your welcome,
I am really a huge fan of your work, btw, how lang did you work on the copperdeck theme? it rulez!
I am really a huge fan of your work, btw, how lang did you work on the copperdeck theme? it rulez!
@shu
Reply #39 Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:39 AM
Reply #39 Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:39 AM
Styl,
Do what I do, get your skins moderated by your family members first (they can tell you like it is.. I fust run my skins by my sis: if she likes it, I submit it to WC)
Do what I do, get your skins moderated by your family members first (they can tell you like it is.. I fust run my skins by my sis: if she likes it, I submit it to WC)
JamMeister33
Reply #40 Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:45 AM
Reply #40 Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:45 AM
Congratulations, Styl, I see you have made the top authors list! 
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Reply #21 Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:10 PM
I'd try my best but beginners are notorious for making newbie mistakes and I'm no different.