davad...[you're in the correct thread, now]...
The problem with the posting/creation of this thread was/is that it is both a public forum, ]NOT related directly to Pixtudio], and it is not being communicated [privately] directly with Pixtudio.
Once it is in open forum, good or bad, it MUST expect responses of varying direction and/or tact.
Personally, my interpretation of the tone of the original post was somewhat sardonic at best and perhaps sarcastic at worst. Either end of that scale would have many people jumping to treetog's defense, and it's nothing to do with 'disagreeing with Stardock or Pixtudio', but perhaps a prominent respect for a popular and valued contributor to this [and many others] site and its community.
I'm not going to disect the semantics of argumentative interpretation but to say I didn't discern a great deal of 'tact' in either the method of communication or its wording.
And it doesn't curry any favours to say that you really admire someone's work...he's a great skinner...'but' he also has poor judgement doing what he has done....not when, to tell the truth, even IF [big 'if'] this person was actually the crappiest skinner on earth, I still know him as a polite, kind and generous human being who has done nothing to warrant this public 'diatribe'.
Last time I recall a similarly directed thread it was on Customize.org, culminating in many 'veteran' skinners departing there in disgust.
Since this IS a public forum, I'll PUBLICLY suggest that neophil78 could do worse than to PRIVATELY chat with Renato and mend any bridges/relations if 'damaged', and keep further 'discussion' personal and private, where it belongs...
