I would like to post my distaste to recent comments on my master skin Saboteur. Calling my work "not master skin quality" is below the belt. Especially when it is a drive by comment and the skin has not even been downloaded.
I think if you are going to comment on any skin, it should be at least downloaded and tested before inacurate comments and assumptions are made.
I personally believe that if you have nothing constructive to say about a skin, then please say nothing at all.
I spend many weeks and hours on every skin I do. I pour passion, talent, and knowledge into them. They are tested in every possible way that a skin can be tested, and only then is it submitted. The same goes for cursors, icons, and any matching accessory I make.
I can handle criticism, but only if it is constructive, and accurate based on the downloading of the skin itself.
agreed, needing to support a specific OS is a lame requirement. As for XP, hell even Microsoft stopped primary support for that thing, although extended support ends 2014...
having the compatnability of the OS'es in the description should be sufficient.
Is multiple legacy compatibilty a requirement of which masters are formally advised?
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp
Windows XP is the most popular operating system. The Windows family counts for about 90%:
Just sayin'
You know, I'm sick of all this bickering. Great way to divide a community.
What's the matter with you people? What are you all, infants?
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This debate is one that has been ongoing since i first joined the skinning communities. It's funny how the times change but topics stay the same.
I try not to post comments that are generic if i don't like something. Most of the time i just don't say anything. But if you're going to post your work on a site that allows comments then you need to grow a thicker skin. You should read some of the posts on the PlayStation blog... talk about hateful and ugly.
There was nothing wrong with the comment "this isn't master quality" because its simply one person's opinion. Honestly I agree. I don't think its good enough to sell. The icons are extremely weak. You can't see anything of the theme. And the wallpapers are just blah. Now you can call that constructive or destructive but the bottom line is... it's just my opinion. Doesn't mean i'm right.
I think you should take the criticism and use it to drive you to get better as an artist. You will never please everybody so if you're shooting for that you'll be disappointed. But you definitely need to grow a thicker skin if you're going to stay in the "game".
For those people saying XP is a dying OS. You're so wrong. It's still dominant and will stay dominant for a few more years. Not supporting an OS with the marketshare XP has is just bad business.
PS. Insect Music isn't bad. I'd say keep it up. Practice doesn't make perfect but it does make better
PPS. I forgot the wallpapers aren't part of it. You should have credited the original artist and told him. Even though it's not being sold with the theme you are using his art to promote a commercial theme. It's just the right way to do it.
PPPS. And there's no rule that someone has to give constructive criticism. They can simply say they don't like it. It's just nicer when they aren't rude about it. Someone saying "this sucks" is being rude. Someone saying "i don't think this is quality" is not.
Is it PPS or PSS?
It's not "lame" considering over 60% of WINCUSTOMIZE users are still on XP. If the majority uses the OS, it needs to be supported.
Why did I say what I did on here? Because we are discussing a skin that people pay for. This is not a free skin. It is a Master skin. It should be as artistically and technically perfect as possible. Style has nothing to do with it- people's tastes are all different. But love or hate a design, a Master skin needs to exude quality.
Now, for the "mean" remarks in general- if you put yourself in the spotlight to call out people that you think are being "mean" to you, then you are putting yourself in the spotlight for all the comments that will follow. If you want to be private about your issues, keep them to PM, otherwise, it's assumed that you want the issue public.
It's "PPS" (post-post-script).
PS is latin "Post Scriptum": in english "After the written"
so is right PPS: "After after the written"
A funny off topic
@warreni: you arrive first
Ok thanks Warren I thought maybe it was Post Script Script. But it makes sense since you're posting more than once.
Actually I like the After the Written Written better
I'd love or (NOT) to be part of this conversation, the problem is I'M SPEECHLESS
I said it before and I'll say it again, "_______"
I'm going to spend some quality time with Lady gaga paparazzi
How come it passed moderation then? Apparently it wasn't such a big deal a few days ago.
Or PMS, seems like a lot of us are getting overly cranky.
I guess the "in the future: preface to what I said was lost.
We try to give everyone a few "get out of jail free" cards. That's why we say "in the future" when saying what the "future" work should include.
WOW ,
Is this is how all master skinners at wincustomize are treated?, Or everyone else who try,s?, because if you do,
NOT sure I want to purchase, support or pour money into a site or community where (what I can see) more than half the comments are unprofessional,destructive,unsupportive and generaly distasteful for anyone to have to put up with.
She will come back from this stonger ,better and greater than ever .
If my opinion count,s ,and it probably does,nt ,move on.
Kitty,
To me you are a wonderful artist, always making very original and great skins, what, in my opinion, makes you defenetly a MASTER.
Keep up the great work
How do you know her so well, BTW? I've seen a couple comments from you that make it sound like you are sitting next to her typing how she is reacting, which I find odd since you've only been on the site for a couple days. How can you know what she will know or how she will react? How do you know her so well?
I agree. But as you know well, the technical side ends up playing a huge roll when you are making skins to sell.
How do you know of her ?
a lot of artist have a fan base ,with their unique style and as a newie,I admire kitty and alot of others as they are great at what they do! and if I can get even close to learning half of others talents from the masters on wincustomize and all skinners,in general why not
I don,t know any skinners just been interested in the electronic arts and what a better way to create electronicly ?
WINDOWBLINDS
Yes,it is.
It comes with the title...anytime you charge money for any service or product you are inviting the hypercritical.(deserved or not)
I've seen some doozies on my work...they made me laugh.
I have to disagree with my old friend WOM...I think its not only easy but appropriate to judge a skin from a screenshot.90% of the time,using a skin only exposes flaws that are not evident in the shot.(even masterskins)
KG,you rule!
Kitty,you have a talent for polarizing a forum.Welcome to the club...now bring on your A-game.
CHEERS MATE thats all I need to know muchly appreciated thank you all
The sad and funny thing is...there are so many skins on this site it's just not worth the time spent commenting on a skin you don't like.
I have NEVER posted in a thread here b4, but i have a strong opinion (yes, its an opinion) so am gonna give u my take on this.
Firstly to all the skinners here .. after playing around with skin studio i have nothing but the highest respect for u all, and i have downloaded and used some of Vampothika's previous WB's in the past ... however
I have seen way worse criticism on other skins that have been added on WC, and i just feel that this (as i call it) online drama, was completely unnecessary. So a couple ppl thought it wasnt great, so what? doesnt matter how they word it, were not all as articulate as we'd like to be.
If ur gonna create art of any kind and make it available to the public, what exactly makes u think that everyones gonna be appreciative and sing ur praises (this is not a direct question, its a comment to ALL skinners etc) Go check out some movie reviews, hell, ive written a few lol
I, personally, would rather see this comment ... "man this sux dude" than this "oh its wonderful darling *golf clap*"
C'mon, seriously, im not slapping anyone around here, i meant it when i stated that i highly respect ALL skinners here, i really do but take a look around ... last i looked we werent living in a perfect world and not everything an artist creates is gold.
I honestly see this as an over sensitivity issue and it kinda bothers me that something so trivial could cause such a ruckus.
So to sum up, if filmmakers can recover from making batman with george clooney, to making batman with christian bale? it was worth the criticism lolol
P.S I use xp and most ppl i know still do so yeah ... go xp w00t!
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