Michael pollard

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PocketPC Addict should add these things too: PlainSong: "In what dreamworld are you in, to think that there is an understanding that any graphics posted on the web is ok to copy and redistribute without the author's permission." Then this nice graphic: http://www.ppx3k.net/anyquestions.jpg Then they should add that in no way did anyone associated with PPXSkins.com ever call Juni "scum" and there was never any personal attacks on Snoopsoft or Dashboard, too bad the

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Please make note these "discussions" do not exist at PPX3k.com. So whatever you read is strictly ouside agitants.

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"I think all would have been well for PPX if the developer had simply told anyone contacting him to direct their complaints to the website hosting the offending skins. He chose to get involved and chose to make silly suggestions like don't rock the boat! Apparently in an email I received he says he will involve MS and Snoopsoft. Ok your making ms skins and skinning an ms os with elements that parody ms... I don't think they will be concerned and snoopsoft should stay out of it just as PPX should

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"What is NOT ok is a second person making use of those same images in the same creative way as the first person. The first person's creative input/originality is being plagiarised by the second person....and that is deemed 'ripping'." Yes but only by a "thieves code". I rip or borrow nothing so the second skinner that "borrows" is just as guilty to me as the first. In the real world, if someone rapes a person, then gets raped again by someone else, the first raper is no less g

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"And so it is with you defending the behavior of PPXSKins and Lonnie. It also suggests you don't comprehend what this whole skinning idea is all about. It's not playing to the LOWEST common denominator. You want the best. Why you would ever let your affiliate host skins that cheapen your company image is beyond me." I am defending all of you, believe it or not. Remember, I am not a skinner so I do not live by the same hypocrisies. There is no middle ground for me. Like I said, all my sk

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"Your so called original work after they pulled the first set of skins is simply manipulation. I agree with Jafo that ppxskins by their actions or lack there of will slowly fade away... this situation will also harm the program ppx (which I might add appeared to be promising at first look) by scaring off potential skinners. I or any other skinner that is aware of how a respected skinner was treated will never take part in the ppx community. The precident has been set. Michael good luck and I wou

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I defended them, Juni, because as you know, PPX3k and PPXSkins was losely interchanged on many comments that dealt with this situation but if that is no longer the case....good luck.

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"We have left you alone. In fact, we never bothered you at all, keeping all comments to Juni's site." The comments shouldn't even have been there but fair enough. His site is gone, so I no longer have a business interest in this situation at all. Good luck and I hope you find an amicable solution to your problems.

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"No intellectual debate you bring here is going to convince me that you're right." I didn't expect otherwise. This has always been irrational and emotional. It isn't about winning anything, it is about compromise. For me to win and me alone that would mean PPXSkins.com removes all skins that Juni has a problem with and Juni s off the face of the earth but I am realistic and I am willing to compromise. I can say all the same things, live with the skins being there or leave me al

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I didn't come here to get emotional with you. I completely understand how something like this can stir emotions but it doesn't solve anything. No one ever asked how I was able to remove the one UI. Frankly it was no one's business but if you must know I pitched a bitch. I got down irrate about it and made threats but I can't do that every time. That was a one shot deal. "In what dreamworld are you in, to think that there is an understanding that any graphics posted on the web i

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I have very little authority on what ppxksins.com does but I am the developer of PPX. I have tried very hard to just stay out of it and quietly reach an agreement with all parties. As someone else mentioned earlier most of this is the hypocrisy of skinning. Where do you draw the line at fairness? If a skin is a rip of a rip do you just punish the 2nd ripper or go all the way and make everyone suffer in the name of fairness. Before you know it 99% of all skins in existence would need to be remove