weaponzero>> Just to clarify, did you say that you have a copy of the Gilla skin from 2001?

Ruined Inc>> So Gilla was created for the GUI Olympics then?

This is one of those times I'm glad I am not a judge. BTW, to the person who implied that the petition to get DA skins to win, that would only work if only DA skins made it into the finalists which isn't the case. Let's face it, there are a LOT of really great skins out there. I'm currently using Seti Green and it is a very very powerful skin with tons of features. But I do know that a lot of effort was put into judging the fastest skin. I twasn't a matter of some guy donwloading the skin and waving it around.

The category is "Power User skin" not "Power skin", big difference imo. A power skin would indeed refer to powerful skins, possibly bright colours, have strong feeling about it, etc. But a Power User skin is quite different. To me, a power user skin is a skin that makes you use your computer with more efficiency. Therefore, if I weer a judge, power user skins would need to: - have friendly colours so it doesn't affect my mood negatively, or annoy me after a while - have clearly identified button, not those "guess what I do!" buttons - big enough buttons so you can quickly point and click without hesitating - fast skin that doesn't slow your computer down - possibly a good use of plugins, as long as it doesn't slow the skin down much. The clock plugin is useless, and so is the Winamp plugin IMO. A useful plugin that increases my productivity is the WBmenu one. - Of course everything has to be 100% clear, no time wasted hesitating wether as checkbox is a radio button, or wondering where the scrollbar is. Personnally I would never consider Gilla a Power User skin, sorry. A cool skin, sure; an original skin, definetly; and probably a winner for the strangest skin.

Ruined, yes, your buttons are clear. The criteria I listed for a power skin are not aimed at Gilla, they are just criterias I thought described a power user skin. The main reason why I would not consider a power user skin would pretty much be the color. I was just answering your question, that's all: "someone explain 'power user' skin to me". Now I don't know why you feel offended. All the skins can't apply to all the events. As I said, I'm sure you have good chances for the "most original skin" event and the "strangest skin" event.

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