what WAS i thinking of??!!

*sigh.........

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We've all done it........ well, if you are a skinner you've done it. You design a skin, spend ages getting to a point where it's almost finished, and then you think..... O.K. stop fooling yourself, this is a piece of C**P!! And shortly afterwards you consign it to the depths of your hard drive, never to be seen again.

Well here's a chance to show those mistakes, prove that you are human and maybe give hope to the newer skinners....hehehe.

I'm prepared to go first, and show you one of MY rejects. I made this skin about 4 years ago, I thought it was cool for a few weeks, with it's "innovative" titlebar buttons that used the ATI logo. Fortunately, I realised this was never going to run, especially with that "out there" titlebar!

O.K....... No laughing.

And..... we want to see YOUR rejects, so get posting and don't leave me out here all alone!!!
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've got way too many 'rejects' in the past and to post'em here would hog up too much space

That skin there of yours Bryan though..... looks mighty interesting!

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Really Brian...it doesn't look all that bad...I've seen a hell of a lot worse! Just needs a little spit and polish.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
   You guys need glasses, or a slap, or both!!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
slap me with the glasses.... looks good bro
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sheesh! I think you're being swayed by the cool wallpaper!!

BoXXi slaps HG really hard!
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

BoXXi slaps HG really hard!



Tease !!!

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just needs a little spit and polish.

round the corners and maybe raise the top up ala SkinX


I kinda like it, but reserving judgment until I see the start panel

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
you can spank me now Boxxi.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Slap. I meant slap.


Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is no start panel...!!! It's a reject!! Now show us YOUR rejects guys, that's the whole point of this thread.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You can use my reject with your reject and voila!...some mighty fine wb(for crap)(mine being the way crappier)    

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Phew!! I'm glad someone else has rejects besides me!!

Thanks I.R.


(By the way, if you took the pattern off the red bits, and reduced the opacity of the pattern on the grey bits, that ain't so bad!!)
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Must be the red. This was a collaboration betwen Bones 2112 and myself that has been on the shelf for a couple years now. Could never get up the balls to release it.   

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here's a wall to go with all that red.

Hey, IR, I like the overall shape of that. I agree with Boxxi about the pattern but I think it's pretty good!

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
what WAS i thinking


Don't have to be a skinner to feel that....was looking at some wedding photos from 30 years ago....and it's not just cos of the ex ....had on shoes, flares and a shirt that I wouldn't be seen dead in now.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top



 ..... no comment.....

This isn't actually a true 'reject'. It's an almost completed skin but won't ever be released because no one knows/remembers who the original artist is.   
It's based on a site-skin from the old LOS (LotsOfSkins.com).

A blast from the past..... the convo between me and Hippy in #SD is describtion enough
(please note how few there's in the chan.....)   

So there, Bryan.... your "reject" ain't rejection-material compared to these

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Phew!! I'm glad someone else has rejects besides me!!

Thanks I.R.


Translation: Mine sucks, but not as bad as yours.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not at all SleepyDawg, I don't think any of I.R's stuff sucks, even his reject! And I still think mine is the suckiest of all the ones posted here so far. (even Snowmans! hehe)

Actually, just looking through my stuff, I could easily post another 10 skins in here! I often start stuff and give it up shortly afterwards when I realise it's unworkable.
I'm sure I can find some more crap to post in here, let me go look........
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here's one I worked on for a while.... finally deleted it in disgust! Exists now only as a screenshot on my PC



Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BoXXi, ur top theme rocks!

i got plenty of themes i started. i'm still new at this "skinning" business, so im not the best, but i got 2 complete "good" themes so far.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BUMP!! Come on guys, surely you have some old tat you can show us??
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You have/had a good color scheme going there 2of3. Looking pretty good to me.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Am I the only one that noticed BoXXi had a Nvidia video card in his system while creating an ATI skin?
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Am I the only one that noticed BoXXi had a Nvidia video card in his system while creating an ATI skin?
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Well now that you mention it....er... NO!!! Thing is (and I am being picky ), how 'd ya know that BoXXi didn't deliberately plant than Nvidia icon in the sys tray to see if people would start gossiping and start another conspiracy theory??? Huh??
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well now that you mention it....er... NO!!! Thing is (and I am being picky ), how 'd ya know that BoXXi didn't deliberately plant than Nvidia icon in the sys tray to see if people would start gossiping and start another conspiracy theory??? Huh??
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Well...I don't know if he doctored the shot or if in fact the software was installed and running, but I do know the software won't load without the card being installed.