Are people affraid to leave negative comments? And should the bar be raised?
Sunday, March 23, 2003 by Aaron W. | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I've been browsing the WindowBlinds skins for a while now, and have noticed that a good amount of them are very poorly done. The previews reveal graphical and alignment errors galore, and yet somehow they were still added to the collection. What struck me as odd were the comments on these skins. They were all positive about them as a parent is to her 2 year old child about his/her drawing of a house and a tree (which I can understand; he or she is 2 years old).
I have seen skins which almost appear to be farces. As if to step as close the line as possible before the Wincustomize skin-approving dudes just have to say "there's no way in heck this can be added to the WB skin library..."
So what is it? Are people afraid to tell these authors that they need to practice more, and ask them NOT to post every piece of work they create in the process?
I just find it strange that the skins aren't compared against the same standards as the wallpapers. I've had a few wallpapers rejected before, and I believed them to be far less unattractive than many of the skins which made it through the overly-porous sifter.
So does anyone agree that the bar should be raised for WB skins?
I have seen skins which almost appear to be farces. As if to step as close the line as possible before the Wincustomize skin-approving dudes just have to say "there's no way in heck this can be added to the WB skin library..."
So what is it? Are people afraid to tell these authors that they need to practice more, and ask them NOT to post every piece of work they create in the process?
I just find it strange that the skins aren't compared against the same standards as the wallpapers. I've had a few wallpapers rejected before, and I believed them to be far less unattractive than many of the skins which made it through the overly-porous sifter.
So does anyone agree that the bar should be raised for WB skins?
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IPlural
Reply #122 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:40 PM
Reply #122 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:40 PM
dictatorship huh?
mm...
I've been mulling that one over for about an hour now and collectively find it very humorous and totally disconnected from the reality of this or any such website.
I mean, who owns and pays for the hardware? who pays for the bandwidth, who pays the payroll for the site employee's, who opens the site freely to peoples use, and also provides the option of membership with value added features for being a member? who asks the opinions of all users, guests and members alike, on many different topics which in the end will be used to held guide the direction of the site and even some of the different processes dealing with the actual commercial software, who makes sure that this site is here and ready for use 24 hours a day 7 day a week 52 weeks a year as best they can and as best as anyone can expect?
How in the world then, could the label Dictatorship ever be honestly applied to this site or the process of how it functions, the services it provides or they few guidelines of common respect which is expected for making use of it?
maybe I'm wackybobo, but as I said, it is almost laughable excluding the fact that it borders upon insulting to those who make this site exist in the first place.
anyway...
my new word for the day: platypus
whatever you decide it is, Duck, Beaver(rodent), Mammal, it's alive...
oh and watch out for the venom...
wonder if they taste like chicken?
no I wouldn't harm one, just joking.
mm...
I've been mulling that one over for about an hour now and collectively find it very humorous and totally disconnected from the reality of this or any such website.
I mean, who owns and pays for the hardware? who pays for the bandwidth, who pays the payroll for the site employee's, who opens the site freely to peoples use, and also provides the option of membership with value added features for being a member? who asks the opinions of all users, guests and members alike, on many different topics which in the end will be used to held guide the direction of the site and even some of the different processes dealing with the actual commercial software, who makes sure that this site is here and ready for use 24 hours a day 7 day a week 52 weeks a year as best they can and as best as anyone can expect?
How in the world then, could the label Dictatorship ever be honestly applied to this site or the process of how it functions, the services it provides or they few guidelines of common respect which is expected for making use of it?
maybe I'm wackybobo, but as I said, it is almost laughable excluding the fact that it borders upon insulting to those who make this site exist in the first place.
anyway...
my new word for the day: platypus
whatever you decide it is, Duck, Beaver(rodent), Mammal, it's alive...oh and watch out for the venom...
wonder if they taste like chicken?
no I wouldn't harm one, just joking.
IPlural
Reply #123 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:46 PM
Reply #123 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:46 PM
and no, I do not see that as a reflection upon anyone for thinking it either, just find it odd..
funny ha ha kinda odd
enlightening kinda odd
odd kinda odd
funny ha ha kinda odd
enlightening kinda odd
odd kinda odd
JamMeister33
Reply #124 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:58 PM
Reply #124 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:58 PM
IP+ you are quite a hoot (or is that hoot owl).....
Jafo
Reply #126 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:12 PM
Reply #126 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:12 PM
Needless to say, the Platypus is a protected species...so if you find someone claiming to have eaten one you're lookin' at a crim.
Skippy, on the other hand....
Skippy, on the other hand....
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Reply #121 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:46 AM