100,000 Downloads... finally :)

Is that a milestone?

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I am wondering if this would be considered a milestone... I finally got to 100,000 Downloads
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm not sure if it's considered a milestone, but for you, it can be. Congrats man.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hehe... i thought it was.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well Done wstaylor I was anonymous before
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hey thats really something.a big congratulations
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Now hurry up and get that second hundred thousand
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Congratulations on 100k!
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yell when ya hit a million.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I passed 100k, 200k, ... who cares? As long as you are happy with your stuff, numbers don't count for 'nuffin
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cool for you Taylor.
I would pat you on the back but you seem to be doing that yourself.......
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Congrats on your milestone Taylor. Hope to read you at your 200K mark
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice work! I just passed 150 grand myself, and I'm glad you're doing so well!
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Excellent work WS...

Closing in on 90k as I type this...
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would like WC to add another option in the awards and add 100,000 downloads. It's not easy to do and I think it should be there to seperate those skinners from those that release only 1 or 2 skins.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Steve Grenier, they already have the award for those that have over 1000 downloads. So just about everyone has that award. Are you saying to do away with that one and make it 100,000 instead? Or have both? Why not just have the million DL club and do away with the little stuff?
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
my question is "why care about downloads?". i'm glad shawn has reached the level he has. shawn's a good guy. why does stardock needs more awards for downloads? is this skinning bit a contest or have i missed out on something? if you're doing this skinning bit for the awards and accolades, you're doing it for the wrong reasons.
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
my question is "why care about downloads?".


Well the truth is that all authors care about downloads. After all, this site (as many others) is run by numbers.
Download counts determine a lot of things. One good example is the recent contest SD held, where download counts determined the top 10 authors to be awarded a percentage of the site's subscriptions revenue. They also show how popular an author or a skin is, not to mention that is one form of reward for those authors that don’t derive money profit from their time and work.

Now I will agree that if a person is skinning for the sole purpose of collecting downloads, then they are doing it for the wrong reasons. I also don’t think that there is any need for addition awards regarding download counts. But the awards and counts are there for a reason and whether every one agrees or not, they do mean a lot.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Good Job and congrats!
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Congrats! Hopefully one day I will celebrate this as well!
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#20 by Scribe Apocalypse_67
Well the truth is that all authors care about downloads.


They do? I'd rather care about quality Apoc.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah well, once the skin is out the downloads will determine that aspect of the work. So we do care about them.
Lets face it, would you download a skin with poor quality? NO you wont. So the downloads will show how good or appealing the skin is. Low downloads will tell the author that his/her work needs improvement. Think about that.

Anyways, that will be a different subject of discussion. This thread is about the goal achived by WSTaylor. Lets not deviate from it.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Good stuff Shawn.