GUIOlympics 2003?
Monday, March 24, 2003 by solutiondesign | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Just wondering if there will be a GUI Olympics this year, and if more skinning applications will be entered this year. 
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joetheblow
Reply #3 Monday, March 24, 2003 2:03 PM
Reply #3 Monday, March 24, 2003 2:03 PM
GUI Olympics 2006!!!!
I can't wait. I am training as we speak to represent all of NYC and especially Brooklyn.
I can't wait. I am training as we speak to represent all of NYC and especially Brooklyn.
MarkMcQ
Reply #4 Monday, March 24, 2003 3:56 PM
Reply #4 Monday, March 24, 2003 3:56 PM
I'm currently in training for the skin shot putt.
At present, I am able to lob a Winamp 3 skin over a bus.
At present, I am able to lob a Winamp 3 skin over a bus.
GhoS
Reply #6 Monday, March 24, 2003 6:36 PM
Reply #6 Monday, March 24, 2003 6:36 PM
Actually the Olympics are every 2 yrs. The Summer and Winter ones are alternated every 2 yrs. So its 4 yrs between each Summer one for example, etc.
So I would think that we won't have GUIOlympics til next year.
So I would think that we won't have GUIOlympics til next year.
The Rated PG
Reply #7 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:44 PM
Reply #7 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:44 PM
I'm currently in training for the skin shot putt.
At present, I am able to lob a Winamp 3 skin over a bus.
I don't why
At present, I am able to lob a Winamp 3 skin over a bus.
I don't why
The Rated PG
Reply #8 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:16 PM
Reply #8 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:16 PM
http://www.guiolympics.com/ last years GUI olympics
IPlural
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:27 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:27 AM
if it is done again, the old process will probably change drasticaly from what I gathered when this was asked about three months ago....
If it is done again, still some hard feelings about some peoples actions and such from the last one, and can't say I blame them any either....
If it is done again, still some hard feelings about some peoples actions and such from the last one, and can't say I blame them any either....
IPlural
Reply #10 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:06 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:06 AM
I guess a bunch of people were really nasty, and then some of the sites involved go just as nasty in another way. It sounded to me like a group of friends with so much lumbar deciding to build a tree fort and one has all the lumber, nails, hammers and hand saws, even have the tree to build it in, and many of the others decide they should either be in control of the design and such, while not providing much of anything other than I wanna be in charge or I should have more say so, or your only doing this to make you lok good, etc... really childish stuff from what I got from it all...
heck, ask Brad about it, or KarmaGirl or any of the other amins/op's. They will tell you about it most likely and explain just how much effort was put into the whole thing, while so many ended up doing nothing much but complaining and dumping on them and it for all of thier times efforts and yes even money....
why i think it probably wouldn't happen and if it did, it would be very different this time around...
very sad actually that it all went down like that, because all Brad and the rest really wanted to do was offer something for everyone and in the end wound up at the short end of the sitck for it...
heck, ask Brad about it, or KarmaGirl or any of the other amins/op's. They will tell you about it most likely and explain just how much effort was put into the whole thing, while so many ended up doing nothing much but complaining and dumping on them and it for all of thier times efforts and yes even money....
why i think it probably wouldn't happen and if it did, it would be very different this time around...
very sad actually that it all went down like that, because all Brad and the rest really wanted to do was offer something for everyone and in the end wound up at the short end of the sitck for it...
Jafo
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:26 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:26 AM
Just imagine the phrase 'looking a gift-horse in the mouth'....that was the Gui Olympics...
MarkMcQ
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:34 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:34 AM
I think this is a moot thread guys.
Unlesss someone else stumps up the cash and resources, there won't be another GUI Olympics.
Unlesss someone else stumps up the cash and resources, there won't be another GUI Olympics.
kona0197
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:37 AM
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:37 AM
I want to add a new olympics game: lets see how far we can throw our computers out a window in favor of buying macs.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
IPlural
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:11 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:11 PM
dunno why there would *have* to be cash involved really, if it must be, then maybe Stardock would be willing to supply a subscription to ODnet or Wincustomize or some such...
dunno, but is a prize that important? wouldn't recognition be enough?
dunno, but is a prize that important? wouldn't recognition be enough?
WOM
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:31 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:31 PM
There were cash prizes, OD renewals T-Shirts and things. The problem arose because everyone wanted to make the rules and have the most say. To much competetion from the judges from other sites. It was a bunch of back stabbing one upmanship crap that brought the eventual downfall of more GUI Olympics.
joetheblow
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:41 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:41 PM
who cares about prizes????
Judges score and boom there you have it.
I guess cost would be a problem... bandwidth maybe... can't think now. Brain tired.
Judges score and boom there you have it.
I guess cost would be a problem... bandwidth maybe... can't think now. Brain tired.
Jafo
Reply #17 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:46 PM
Reply #17 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:46 PM
'Cost' isn't/wasn't a problem....lack of appreciation of/for the expense was...
feline
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:46 PM
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:46 PM
i believe once Frogboy said that Stardock would consider funding another GUI Olympics, but someone outside of the company would have to do all of the running / organising.
given the pain and grief he seemed to go through last time, that was quite an amazing offer, presuming i am remembering it correctly. however, i don't recall anyone offering to take up the offer.
given the pain and grief he seemed to go through last time, that was quite an amazing offer, presuming i am remembering it correctly. however, i don't recall anyone offering to take up the offer.
Aqua.
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:05 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:05 PM
From my point of view, the problem with the GUI Olympics was that the majority of winning themes were lame. I see much better stuff fairly often.
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Reply #1 Monday, March 24, 2003 12:19 PM