Boycott WinCustomize - share truly FREE sites with others
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 by Fuerza | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
If you are one, like me, who was caught off guard by the "Now you have to pay" notice to continue 'trying out' customizations for your PC, you can now have a voice. Reply to this post with sites you have found that offer truly FREE downloads for customizing your PC's look.
http://skinz.org/desktop-themes.phtml - LOTS of links to other sites
I am doing this primarily for the principle of the matter. The issue, for me, isn't necessarily the money (although I could see it being an issue for people with tight budgets - $20 could keep one from going hungry in a two week period). The issue is that NOTHING...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING was mentioned about a 50 meg limit and/or a $20 fee to continue beyond that limit in ANY of the member registration screens or documents, including confirmation emails (I know because I printed them out). If I HAD known about this upfront, I would have left this site and I believe that is the fear of the organization maintaining this site - that if people know about this caveat, they will leave immediately and go elsewhere.
I will monitor my post closely for any type of tampering or censorship by the administrators as there was nothing stated in the registration that the forums are moderated and/or censored. Freedom of Speech laws insure that ALL opinions are heard.
http://skinz.org/desktop-themes.phtml - LOTS of links to other sites
I am doing this primarily for the principle of the matter. The issue, for me, isn't necessarily the money (although I could see it being an issue for people with tight budgets - $20 could keep one from going hungry in a two week period). The issue is that NOTHING...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING was mentioned about a 50 meg limit and/or a $20 fee to continue beyond that limit in ANY of the member registration screens or documents, including confirmation emails (I know because I printed them out). If I HAD known about this upfront, I would have left this site and I believe that is the fear of the organization maintaining this site - that if people know about this caveat, they will leave immediately and go elsewhere.
I will monitor my post closely for any type of tampering or censorship by the administrators as there was nothing stated in the registration that the forums are moderated and/or censored. Freedom of Speech laws insure that ALL opinions are heard.
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MadDeez
Reply #22 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:05 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:05 PM
I'm guessing he/she comes from a very shallow gene pool. The original post in this thread proves the old saying, 'there's one born every minute' to be very accurate. Also, where do you live? I want to know where I can feed myself for two weeks on $20. I thought the cost of living was pretty low here. You must be eating a lot of crackers.
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #23 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:11 PM
Well I suppose that one COULD feed themselves for 2 weeks for $20, but personally I would rather not.
Let's see....lots of Ramen, maybe some bread and peanut butter, some tofu/soy/whatever meat is cheap/kool-aid, pasta. Bleh
Reply #23 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:11 PM
| Also, where do you live? I want to know where I can feed myself for two weeks on $20. |
Well I suppose that one COULD feed themselves for 2 weeks for $20, but personally I would rather not.
Let's see....lots of Ramen, maybe some bread and peanut butter, some tofu/soy/whatever meat is cheap/kool-aid, pasta. Bleh
digital_trucker
Reply #24 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:13 PM
Reply #24 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:13 PM
LOOK OUT! HE'S GONNA SUE! 
btw...I'd rather have Craker Jacks than popcorn
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btw...I'd rather have Craker Jacks than popcorn
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Sugaree
Reply #25 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:14 PM
I remember those days
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Reply #25 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:14 PM
| Let's see....lots of Ramen |
I remember those days
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Rutabaga64
Reply #26 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:19 PM
Oh, gimme a break. The fact that this person is so dang serious about it makes it all the more laughable.
Nothing's keeping you here, Fuerza. And the other responses to this thread make it clear that the WC community just isn't very receptive at all to your stance.
I've been here about a year now, and I was very quick to pay my $20 to register for many of the reasons already mentioned here. I also purchsed Cursor XP and Object Desktop, and I've been very, very happy with what I've gotten in return for my monetary contributions. And if people were so turned off to WC because of the download limits and the $20 cost of a 2-year subscription, then I don't think we would have seen over 600 people subscribe during the subscription drive during December.
There are tons of great people here, very talented artists and fun people to post with on this messageboard. And sometimes you luck into finding out about things like EmotiPad, which I probably never would have heard of if it hadn't been for carolee and the posts about it.
And as for the "free speech" crap...well, that's already been addressed by many people already, so I'm not going to add any commentary to it.
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Reply #26 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:19 PM
Oh, gimme a break. The fact that this person is so dang serious about it makes it all the more laughable.
Nothing's keeping you here, Fuerza. And the other responses to this thread make it clear that the WC community just isn't very receptive at all to your stance.
I've been here about a year now, and I was very quick to pay my $20 to register for many of the reasons already mentioned here. I also purchsed Cursor XP and Object Desktop, and I've been very, very happy with what I've gotten in return for my monetary contributions. And if people were so turned off to WC because of the download limits and the $20 cost of a 2-year subscription, then I don't think we would have seen over 600 people subscribe during the subscription drive during December.
There are tons of great people here, very talented artists and fun people to post with on this messageboard. And sometimes you luck into finding out about things like EmotiPad, which I probably never would have heard of if it hadn't been for carolee and the posts about it.
And as for the "free speech" crap...well, that's already been addressed by many people already, so I'm not going to add any commentary to it.
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paxx
Reply #27 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:20 PM
Reply #27 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:20 PM
I would hope that somebody who survives on a $20 budget for food would not spend 25 MONTHS worth of food on a computer, plus 2 weeks worth of food every month for INternet access...
yrag
Reply #28 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:23 PM
Reply #28 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:23 PM
.....I don't know paxx...internet access can be pretty tasty 
Shameless Designs
Reply #31 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:52 PM
Reply #31 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:52 PM
Why am I picturing a pathetic little geek, sitting alone in the dark, watching "Dog Day Afternoon", and chanting along with Pacino...
"Attica! Attica!"
"Attica! Attica!"
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #32 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:56 PM
Reply #32 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:56 PM
I wonder why they have not come back yet. We are a real friendly bunch here. 
HG_Eliminator
Reply #34 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:13 AM
Reply #34 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:13 AM
well if hes boycoting hows he gunna know what weve posted ?
Jafo
Reply #37 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:16 AM
Reply #37 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:16 AM
He's waiting for me or another admin to lock the thread...or d e l e t e it, or add new words to his commentary to make him sound like a twit.....
[No....I haven't done that, either....it just looks like I have]....
DigitalCHET
Reply #38 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:18 AM
Reply #38 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:18 AM
Well, he really doesn't need anyone's help to sound like a twit, he's done a whizz-bang job of it all on his own.
Did I just state what was inherent in the last post??
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Did I just state what was inherent in the last post??
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bakerstreet
Reply #39 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:37 AM
Reply #39 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:37 AM
Amazing the lengths people will go to just because they are too damned lazy to upload something. Damn. 'Buy' isn't the only option, is it?
DigitalCHET
Reply #40 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:48 AM
Reply #40 Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:48 AM
That was a pleasant surprise for me. I had uploaded a couple of skins and used up my 50Mb limit and then whammo I'm suddenly able to download again thanks to Frogboy.
Some people only want to take and take and give nothing in return as if it was their right. Downloading from this site isn't a right, it's a privilige which has to be earned, either by monetary means or by contributing in some way to the expansion of the community and popularity of the software.
A nicer bunch of blokes (and sheilas, i'm sure) can't be found elsewhere on the net. 
Some people only want to take and take and give nothing in return as if it was their right. Downloading from this site isn't a right, it's a privilige which has to be earned, either by monetary means or by contributing in some way to the expansion of the community and popularity of the software.
A nicer bunch of blokes (and sheilas, i'm sure
) can't be found elsewhere on the net. 
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Reply #21 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:03 PM
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