I've been hanging around here for three plus years, and in that time several questions have come to mind. A couple of them have even made it into posts to get general responses.

This is another of those questions that I have been wondering about.

If you're looking to change your desktop what kind of decisions tools do you use to make your choice in whether or not you download a patricular WB, WP etc. Do you only stick with proven or longtime skinners, does the rating of the skin matter, is it important how many times it has been downloaded, is there a small group of friends that are skinners that you only download? Or do you just donwload what you think is a good skin, not being concerned about anything in the previous sentence.

I would like to see nonskinners and skinners respond. If you are a skinner, do you think you are more critical when you look at others work?

There's no special reason for this question, and no I'm not a skinner. I do submit screenshots. I download a skin because I have seen other skins that I feel they will work with and make a good, useable (very important) desktop.

Thanks for responding.