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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Griffinme
Reply #82 Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:55 PM
Reply #82 Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:55 PM
I might be wrong about this...
If you purchase a Stardock product you get unlimited downloads. So this freeloader can't even take the trouble to purchase some of the software he is using. >
If you purchase a Stardock product you get unlimited downloads. So this freeloader can't even take the trouble to purchase some of the software he is using. >
SelfExiled
Reply #85 Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:03 PM
Reply #85 Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:03 PM
Why are we feeding this thread? Please let it die. It is useless and serves no good purpose.
Essencay
Reply #87 Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:13 PM
Aw shoot, now I've gone'n dunnit.
Reply #87 Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:13 PM
| BOYCOTT THIS THREAD!!! |
Aw shoot, now I've gone'n dunnit.
Jafo
Reply #89 Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:13 PM
Reply #89 Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:13 PM
Unfortunately we are stuck between a rock and a hard place....we can't lock the thread to make it die a natural death cos Mister Scrutineer will go rushing of to the United Nations to plead a Civil Rights issue...and leaving it unlocked means our 'free speech' tenets attract derisive commentary from all and sundry.
10 dollars to the guy who evinces a response from him....
Either way it's as irrelevant as he is.....just another in a long line of 'disgruntled' cap-hitters [wonder what he was like before his gruntle was removed]....
Who let that troll out
neophil78
Reply #91 Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:58 PM
Reply #91 Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:58 PM
neophil78 thinks it's enough of speaking of BOYCOTT !!! now let's speak about GIRLCOTT 
HG_Eliminator
Reply #94 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:10 PM
Reply #94 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:10 PM
no. if i tried ta girlcot, my misses would have me sleepin on the cot in garage ...
neophil78
Reply #95 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:12 PM
Reply #95 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:12 PM
well, that's nearlly what i said .............. 
sig101
Reply #97 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:47 PM
Reply #97 Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:47 PM
Ah, well since the UN missed that little bit of unpleasantness in Rwanda a few years back, I rather doubt the closure of a internet chat board thread would warrant much regard. I'd warrant not even Amnesty International or the ACLU would give a toss, so to speak.
Meanwhile, I wonder what happens when one goes over to the "dork side." (HG had one of the best lines in the thread so far IMO, even if inadvertent.) 
Meanwhile, I wonder what happens when one goes over to the "dork side."
(HG had one of the best lines in the thread so far IMO, even if inadvertent.) 
Apocalypse_67
Reply #99 Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:22 PM
Reply #99 Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:22 PM
Post #100 and no sign of the troll,.... can someone say L O O S E R !!!!
Apocalypse_67
Reply #100 Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:26 PM
Jafo, I seriously doubt that when they wrote the constitution they had in mind a dum-dum crying about how upset he is that he cant free-load anymore
Reply #100 Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:26 PM
| Mister Scrutineer will go rushing of to the United Nations to plead a Civil Rights issue |
Jafo, I seriously doubt that when they wrote the constitution they had in mind a dum-dum crying about how upset he is that he cant free-load anymore
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Reply #81 Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:52 PM