We're not trying to make everyone happy with the change to wall moderation. We're just trying to cut out the extremes a bit. The problem ultimately comes in when someone submits what they consider to be their absolute artistic masterpiece, and it then gets rejected for some reason. Wallpapers are the only queue moderated in part based on quality (in addition to technical and legal requirements) so people sometimes get VERY upset over it.
We're trying to achieve two things going forward with WinCustomize:
- Make it easy for people to find high-quality content for their PCs
- Be more welcoming of new members and artists
We don't want it to be impossible for users to find high-quality wallpapers because they have to slog through dozens of one-button-terragen or MS Paint scribbles. However, I feel there is still some value to letting people host their art on the site and make it available through their personal pages. It gives them a public forum to post them, the opportunity for feedback, and the hope is that with some constructive criticism from the community, they'll eventually improve. Not everyone here started out making stellar work.
Additionally, this policy of "Personal Page Only" is a way to deal more evenly with users of all levels of experience and time-in-community. This is one step in making WC more welcoming, and hopefully start to debunk some of the more nasty nay-sayers out on other sites.
