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Reply to The state of the community in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Shoggot - I didn't say anyone should leave. I said that these kinds of conflicts will end when the people who start them stop creating them. But I do agree with ya about the undercurrent of conflict between the freeware advocates and the non-freeware advocates. I use whatever is the best that I can afford. I don't care if it's "free" or not. There is nothing noble about freeware over commercial. Freeware doesn't create jobs or put food on people's tables.

Reply to Brad Wardell is a nazi and deleted my news post after I gave good reason! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Paxx - l0c ain't a bad guy. I don't know the guy. But he was wrong. Very wrong. That is all they are saying. Even good guys are wrong sometimes. I would think we should be more worried for the community if someone could create a post calling someone a Nazi and that people didn't object.

Reply to Brad Wardell, a good guy! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

He didn't say Brad is always kind. I've seen him not be kind. Everyone has days where they're not being very kind. But to use Shoggot's words, has Brad ever created a post calling someone a "fuckhead" (or Nazi)? Even as frustrated as he got with you (I must have missed that post) did he actall you a profane name or a Nazi? I doubt it. That's the problem some of us, particular some of us at Stardock, have with some of what's been happening. The moral equivicating of it all. "Sure, l0c cr

Reply to Warez d00dz in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Talk about melodrama. Asking a site to takes down links to warez is declaring war. Get a life, kid. Shouldn't you be in school?

Reply to Brad Wardell is a nazi and deleted my news post after I gave good reason! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

How many topics have been created on this message board that existed only to make a personal attack? l0c's is the first I know of. When Brad calls someone a nazi or a "f*ckhead" or whatever, let me know.

Reply to The state of the community in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

l0c shows his class (or in this case lack there of) to the end. And given Brad wrote an article on the various methods XP is skinnable, it would seem you remain out of touch. Truly sad.

Reply to The state of the community in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I agree too. But I also don't think the community should take the easy path of playing moral equivalence. Evil wins when only a few good people stand by and do nothing. The dissent we see isn't a case of one side did somethings and the other side did some things. The jier/l0c combo, aka 545 is the direct cause of the current problems. They are the ones who flamed Brad up and down DA. They are the ones who created the 545 vs Stardock thread. They are the ones who created the "Brad Wardel

Reply to WC Skin Portal in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Brad's discussed this several times at length in his own long winded way. Putting it quickly, what Brad wanted to see was Stardock put up the bandwidth and machines and let selected members of the community run the site. But Shoggot got too busy and l0c had, let's just say his own vision on what a skin site should be like not having an ICQPlus section, and quit. This left Stardock kind of holding the bag.... Since all the coding of the site was thrown into Stardock's lap, the

Reply to Alright the products are just getting really lame! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

/me thnks Buzz should patent his idea! Skinned condoms!

Reply to Brad Wardell is a nazi and deleted my news post after I gave good reason! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Crumbut, you only saw part of it then. Did you read Jier's post to Brad after Brad wrote the skinning primer? Here's a quote: " Deviant: ~jier (65.170.14.*) Date: 2001-10-19 13:24:59 what the fuck is this shit? not saying a thing about 545, LDI, soft ini?, i cant wait till 545 is back up, im making it my mission to make a FREE app for every ting stardock makes.. not just me but all te other freeware developers i can find.. your worthless brad.. and stardock is wo

Reply to Brad Wardell is a nazi and deleted my news post after I gave good reason! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Am I the only one getting a bit fed up with the Brad bashing? l0c writes an inflammatory post and we're supposed to cut him slack? Crumbut, I really enjoy your skins but where were you on DeviantArt this weekend when Brad could have used some support? Brad has done a lot for the community too. l0c calls Brad a Nazi and we are supposed to cut him slack. But Jier writes a post reaming Brad and where were you in defending Brad? You know, Brad has feelings too. And he gets blasted for little to no

Reply to RE: Deskmod? ! %$#*@!!!!! whoa! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Oh god I hope so! Brad says every day at work how he wishes another big skin site would go up to relieve the bandwidth.

Reply to Worst mistake of 2001! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

. Mistake: Waiting until October to go to the Dentist. Why: Should have done it in January like I had said in my NY resolutions. It hurt like a bastard!

Reply to Why was News item deleted? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Isn't WinCustomize located in Afganastan? In fact, I hear something now outside...is it a plane...hold on. /me goes outside to check Hmm. There seems to be a light coming. Closer.. Closer.. BAM!

PC Game Industry in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

Stardock's Brad Wardell has an article about the game industry and what it takes to find a publisher in it. Check it out!

Reply to Skin Primer 2002 (rough draft) in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Maybe you should add a section comparing donwload counts now that DA has better bandwidth.

Reply to Life in hell doesn't sound that great in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for the notice, just discovered the onion. luvin it

DeviantART gets faster! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Upon reading jark's post about the new server being in place i checked it out. Its much better than before. way to go jark!

Reply to If the mountain don't go to Carlitus, then Carlitus go to the mountain in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

That woudl be a shame, i love his stuff.

Reply to Bandwidth limits reached IMPORTANT in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I think its good to talk about such things. Theres a lot of smart folks around here. Often times one of them comes up with a good idea. Lots of sites use the term 'community' quickly. But this site really delivers.

Reply to Successful marraiges in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Pornography and lots of it. /me isn't married and has no clue.

Reply to Windows XP and what it will mean to the skin community in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

They'll hunt us down! There's no hiding!! Arrgh!

Reply to Bye bye WinCustomize in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Brad mentioned in another thread that the problem is mainly people who come here with their cable modem and then proceed to download 50 plus megs of stuff in a sitting. So the system that is gonna be put in place will initially target that. I think the 5 megs per month limit is more of a worst case scenario. I really don't think this site has much impact either way on Stardock's app sales. If they weren't downloading the skins from here, they'd just get them at customize or los

Reply to Bandwidth limits reached IMPORTANT in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

spawnchild, are you suggesting that WC downgrade from its DS3 to a 1.5MB DSL? I checked out your website, blech. You support anti-USA propaganda.

The Corporate Machine reviewed in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

So what does Frogboy do during the day? He was the lead designer, lead developer of a business strategy game called The Corporate Machine. It's at a store near you but check out this great Avault review. The home page for The Corporate Machine is: http://www.corporatemachine.com