I have always known that the skinning community is male-dominated, and statements like the one above only serves to prove my point. It's like, if you are female, just don''t skin like one...make skins that appeal to men only if you want to get promoted! That's a bunch of BS! Then people wonder why there are not more female skinners around...it possibly could be because of the thinking in the above statement.
Unfortunately the female population at WC has taken a severe downward spiral in the past year or so. I too use to only make ' girly' items. I liked making stuff that was just for women and I knew right from the start that it would only get about 100 downloads. You have a lot of members that like what you do Jazzy so just keep doing it.
Making skins that are not your style just isn't much fun at all.
If anything being a woman would get you promoted faster,especially one that dosnt even skin in a feminine fashion.
Maybe you should clarify that statement because you make it sound like being a woman would make you get promotions faster and that isn't the case at all. I have been here 4 years. I felt my promotions were handed out because I have tried to be an active member here daily - not just a once a week member that comes to see what there is to download - grab a few skins and see ya next week/month kinda member. I take the time to look at others skins and I always comment as much as possible. My skinner ability is limited - I have no aspirations to be anything more than the
" Master " Of My Own Destiny.
Master Skinner status
should take years to achieve and for someone to even hint they should be promoted to that status quicker than the usual 'climbing up the ranks' and earning it is going to cause problems. I think people are losing sight of just what
a " Master " is supposed to be. Its a high position given to a select few that have earned it by contributing free skins and help and active membership for years.
Perhaps the only problem here at WC is they might need to promote more ' female ' type content to bring back the women that once came to this site daily or to attract new female membership.
We are a minority and we know it, but it has nothing to do with wincustomize treating us differently. I have had isolated incidences that I felt I was penalized by a few for being female - but that is to be expected when dealing with a site this big full of men. But once again - the male administrators and moderators do not treat us differently.
