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Object Dock new 'skins' (Rant)

December 13, 2003 1:33:43 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I think it is about time to do the same as with walls, speak to take new submissions to the OD section out of the Newest Additions box... It becomes annoying... People, please do packs and don't upload every single icon as a seperate task. My rant for the weekend.
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c242
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Reply #1 December 13, 2003 1:38:23 PM
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Yeah, It's a bit frustrating to see 60hrs of WB skinning work knocked off the list in seconds by a few 5 minute OD icons.
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Reply #2 December 13, 2003 1:39:26 PM
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agreed, at the time of posting there are 17 OD 'skins' out of 20 newest additions, the vast majority of which are single icons...
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Reply #3 December 13, 2003 1:43:03 PM
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Even tho I am An OD icon maker,I have to agree...BUT I think they are planning to add some newest additions list soon.I would love that.

.Me,I would put walls ,logons,bootscreens in one list.
.WB,DX,media players in another
.Icon Packages,cursors and OD icons in another


something like that

.I uploaded a WMP skin that took at least 30 hrs and there were so many additions(primarily OD icons and bootscreens)that it hit the list near the bottom and disappeared within hours.
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Reply #4 December 13, 2003 1:46:52 PM
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you still get the problem of icon packages (many hours of work) competing with single OD icon uploads...or spam as it is otherwise known

edit: out of my last 5 or 6 uploads I haven't seen any of them in the newest additions list due to having to go shopping, walking the dog, making a cup of tea, etc
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Reply #5 December 13, 2003 1:51:20 PM
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True...but with split list,things would stay up muchlonger.IP could always go in a different list.Even 2 list would be a huge improvement...Major works in 1 and 'fluff' in another.(not knocking the fluff,some of my OD icons took a long time to make...especially the animated ones and a soon to be uploaded calendar)
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Reply #6 December 13, 2003 1:53:22 PM
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I agree with this too
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Reply #7 December 13, 2003 1:54:52 PM
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I've had at least 5 submissions miss the list completely...some not even showing in the newest 50.Its due mostly to this sites popularity,they get lots of submissions.Sometimes things just sit in the Q so long that the upload date is old,so they post lower in the list.
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Reply #8 December 13, 2003 1:57:58 PM
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yeah, IconPackager should go in with WindowBlinds, being reasonably equivalent timewise...

it will be a tricky issue to resolve to everyone's satisfaction, if not impossible
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Reply #9 December 13, 2003 1:59:28 PM
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I also agree with this RANT,
to many rubic cubes over there------------>
They should really be packaged up
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Reply #10 December 13, 2003 2:00:25 PM
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[Start of rant]
I was about to make a post about it.
People have taken upon the annoying habit of uploading individual images instead of packing them.
Seriously, what is the need of uploading 20 individual images of various PC games and flood not only the Newest Addition list, but the entire OD library as well. Some really good sets get pushed so far down that you have to browse thru 4-5 pages before you get them. This is not to mention some Icons that for the life of me have no clue of to what they are or what application they are used for.
I think admins should look into this before they approve these images.
I’m connected thru cable modem and its a hustle to browse thru a lot of these (somewhat ugly) images to get to something worth downloading, so I can imagine how frustrating it might be for someone connecting thru dial-up. >
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Reply #11 December 13, 2003 2:03:44 PM
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Nah...not tricky at all...just more work for T-Man...hehe
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Reply #12 December 13, 2003 3:12:13 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, it was requested at one time for authors to upload OD themes or packs rather than individual icons. There was the suggestion that individual icons may not be accepted. Packs would definitely be a lot more 'list' friendly.
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Reply #13 December 13, 2003 3:21:21 PM
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That is exactly how it should be Stephen. Also QUALITY over QUANTITY is the way to go.
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Reply #14 December 13, 2003 3:22:01 PM
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I’m connected thru cable modem and its a hustle to browse thru a lot of these (somewhat ugly) images to get to something worth downloading, so I can imagine how frustrating it might be for someone connecting thru dial-up.


One mans trash is anothers treasure.

ANYWAYS, If you all notice, all my OD icon ARE packs with the exception of one. I did this on purpose.

I guess others are not doing packs.
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Reply #15 December 13, 2003 3:24:14 PM
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Hmmm..... I agree with much of what has been said here.... I will make sure we discuss it on the admin board.
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Reply #16 December 13, 2003 3:28:41 PM
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That is exactly how it should be Stephen. Also QUALITY over QUANTITY is the way to go.


Hmmm..... I agree with much of what has been said here.... I will make sure we discuss it on the admin board.


Couldn't agree more A

Thanks, BoXXi
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Reply #17 December 13, 2003 3:34:39 PM
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O.K..... I have posted these thoughts on the admin board. We will let you know the results of our deliberations in due course.....
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Reply #18 December 13, 2003 3:39:38 PM
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Thankx Boxxi
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Reply #19 December 13, 2003 3:41:10 PM
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I agree completly, but find it kinda funny that no one complained when a certain popular author was doing this a while back..........  Flooding the section with single uploads instead of packs is a sneaky way for some people to garner more downloads.





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Reply #20 December 13, 2003 3:41:58 PM
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Thanks, BoXXi.



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Reply #21 December 13, 2003 3:46:00 PM
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Koasati : If we mean the same person, he does it for weeks now again and I said something in the past also. I even took him out of deviantwatch on DA to not have all this stuff in my in my notes every day. That is a pity because I fear I will miss if he does something different one day...



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Reply #22 December 13, 2003 3:47:19 PM
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I admit I hadn't really considered it until I uploaded my own OD pack, then within a day it had diasappeared a few pages back...
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Reply #23 December 13, 2003 3:48:50 PM
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I'd also like to point out that the deluge of individual objectdock icons impacts the wincustomize system tray notifier which pops up with great regularity whenever there's a bunch of objectdock icons that have been uploaded.

Though this may be a bug because I have the wincustomize system tray set to NOT notify me of objectdock icons, but nonetheless it still does
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Reply #24 December 13, 2003 4:39:07 PM
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BoXXi......Thanks, Bryan this needs sorting.

If i am not mistaken this was raised also several weeks ago by IR who made some good suggestions.

Good to see that C242 has taken up the cause as well. BTW Calle, we don't see enough of you these days. Please pop by more often.
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Reply #25 December 13, 2003 4:56:11 PM
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IRB....if something is in the queue for days it's public posting date is reset so it's visible against the current day's releases, not the day of submission.....however sometimes an updated skin may miss out, but not often....

I've never bothered with the relatively simple works such as an individual icon, or perhaps a beatnik skin, preferring the more 'complicated' proggy skins and can sympathize with the frustration of seeing a flood of individual icons displacing works that may take days or weeks.

My opinion is that this will change...one way or another...

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