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THIS SITE SUX NOW!

July 13, 2002 12:49:42 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
what the hell this site used to be free but now ur makin people pay for stuff that other people put on the site i could see if u were makin all the skins and stuff then makin people pay for them but the PEOPLE make these u dont have a right to charge people for this stuff cause it aint yours to charge for
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Reply #1 July 13, 2002 1:08:06 PM
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Do we need to discuss this again and again ?
Someone needs to pay the bandwidth, You know ?

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Reply #2 July 13, 2002 1:09:29 PM
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No one is making you pay anything.
1. You can download up 100 megs of stuff without doing anything (100 megs is a lot).
2. If you have contributed to this site in some way, the download restriction does not
apply to you. To contribute:
a. Participate in the message boards and help folks out (its free, its easy to do).
b. upload some stuff (again, its free)
c. Subscribe to the site
d. Register a product
3. The money for the subscription is not for charging for skins. Its to help offset the cost of the bandwidth of this site. This site uses ALOT of bandwidth. Bandwidth is not cheap, especially with the downturn in the the .COM economies. Despite the big net pipes this site uses, it still gets hammered. This does not come for free.
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Reply #3 July 13, 2002 1:14:54 PM
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Oh Spikey don't be negative now...!

You are not being charged for the content, just the delivery.

Can you spare 83 cents per month?
Can you contribute to in a significant way to this site?
Can you register your Stardock software?

It only takes a little effort to remove that 100M barrier. Give a little back OK!
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Reply #4 July 13, 2002 1:24:07 PM
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I'd just like add another option to Chris' list:

4.Shut the hell up, freak.

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Reply #5 July 13, 2002 2:13:35 PM
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At the end of the day Spike, if you don't like the site, just don't type the address in!
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Reply #6 July 13, 2002 2:19:01 PM
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oh boy......

see.... once again somebody posts subject matter like this but the guy never uploads anything to the site or does news or engages in the message board (except to put up a comment like this)

this guy just downloads.... I have to admit I did not know about bandwidth and most people probably don't either. So all they see is "I can't download for free?? What the f@#$!"

Then they leave a message like this and never come back to read the responces.

Giving back seems to be a problem. I guess the site looks too much like a community site instead of a company web site. So people think it should be a free for all.
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Reply #7 July 13, 2002 2:19:17 PM
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I pay because I want this site to be around when I log on. I don't have to, I own ODN, I post on the message board, and I'm a skinner, but I pay anyway. No one is forcing you.

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Reply #8 July 13, 2002 2:29:30 PM
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You know with ALL CAPS and "SUX" in the subject, you're going to have a real intellectual message inside.

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Reply #9 July 13, 2002 2:31:06 PM
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Or maybe people do not read the explaination for the cap on downloads.

It is really just frustrating sometimes to see someone post something like this and then for them to not even respond or say "I don't get it!!"

No comments???

BTW

This is funny I will probably be the only one to answer these guys from now on because others will be tired of explaining this subject over and over again. I have like super human abilities when it comes to patients.

So bring on the questions about downloading and caps!!

JUST BRING IT!!!
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Reply #10 July 13, 2002 2:38:47 PM
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It seems so stereotypical that these sorts of messages are usually in uppercase with some
aggressive subject line. Sort of the net equivalent of temper tantrum.

And the message usually contained within is inevitably semi-incoherent or lacking any cogent presentation of the poster's arguments. It amounts to running into a room, tossing a stink bomb, then running off.

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Reply #11 July 13, 2002 2:43:22 PM
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This does seem to come up over and over,I don't see anything wrong in giving somthing back even if it is money.(a small amount for what you get back)People need to find somthing else to complain about this is getting old.
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Reply #12 July 13, 2002 5:39:55 PM
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I personally find it kind of funny because odds are, to download 100 megs they're using either warez versions of the programs or abusing the shareware of it.

So the first question should really be, "I you've downloaded a 100 MEGABYTES of skins and themes, what's your excuse for not registering?"

When he was leeching people's work, he didn't seem to care much about skin authors. But now, suddenly it's not that he's just a leech, no, he's a defender of skinners rights. Not that he's ever submitted anything mind you. Not that he's commented on skins or the message board of course.

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Reply #13 July 13, 2002 5:44:05 PM
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while(true){
  board.user=leechlist[random(leechlist.length)]
  board.post("paying for this site sucks!")
  sleep(30*60*1000)
}

craeonics has major déjà vus here.
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Reply #14 July 13, 2002 6:39:29 PM
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Not only does he know nothing about giving back to the community, he also seems to have skipped the lesson on punctuation in his English class. ***Try using a comma or a period once in a while!!*** I mean, if you like free things...hey puntuation marks are free.
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Reply #15 July 13, 2002 6:47:42 PM
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C ben correct!!!
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Reply #16 July 13, 2002 9:22:33 PM
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JUST BRING IT!!!!
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Reply #17 July 13, 2002 9:24:39 PM
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ok, I do not know where that came from.... I guess it was just a random statement.

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Reply #18 July 13, 2002 9:30:52 PM
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did you people noticed that all the guys that create this kind of thread, just post the thread and never come back to reply to others comments?
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Reply #19 July 13, 2002 9:36:39 PM
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Hey Spikey, where are ya? Nevermind go away.
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Reply #20 July 13, 2002 9:39:03 PM
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With this kind of abuse would you walk back in...
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Reply #21 July 13, 2002 9:43:25 PM
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Did I miss the free beer again?
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Reply #22 July 13, 2002 9:46:30 PM
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Milwaukee's Best this time! You didn't miss much.
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Reply #23 July 13, 2002 9:52:14 PM
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OK, so there are 'some' who complain about DL limits and paying to offset band-width costs....but what is more 'important' is that there are obviously many who actually understand and embrace this policy/issue....
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Reply #24 July 14, 2002 1:41:39 AM
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i just think it's entertaining that if the title of this thread was up in the title of the site, wc would suddenly get even -more- popular..
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