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Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

It has been awhile since the last Community Skinning Project.

To start off, all community skinners are eligible and encouraged to submit a WindowBlinds entry for a contest.   Yes you read that correctly, a contest with the winner's WindowBlinds being used as the theme for the community project as the prize. 

A few rules, only one entry per skinner and it must meet the established guidelines for uploading of a WindowBlinds.  Since this is for a Community Project and we know the community still uses XP, Vista and now Windows 7 you know what we are looking for.  The entries on a minimum will be skinned for Windows 7.

Volunteers are needed to judge the entries.  One simple rule, if you volunteer to judge you can not submit a WB.  You can however sign up to make themed skins.  We need a minimum of five but no more than ten judges.  I'm expecting a lot of entries. :O

When does the contest end, Friday the 18th of March.  All entries for the contest will be uploaded to the WinCustomize WindowBlinds Gallery Library no earlier then Monday, 14 March (you really don't want to show your entry to the other skinners early now do you?) :-"   and no later than Friday, 18 March.  All entries should include 'For Community Skinning Project' in it's description.  Winner will be selected on Friday, 25 March.

Once a winning theme is selected community skinners will be able to sign up for skins they wish to make and get the graphics and start skinning. 

What can you make a themed skin for you ask, if it has a WinCustomize Library you can make a skin for it. 

Can there be multiple skins as in two or three Wallpapers or Logons, yes, but only one per skinner. 

Can a skinner sign up to do several different skins, yes. 

Only one rule for themed skins, they will use the theme graphics.  The only exceptions will be for Screensavers, Dreams and Wallpapers.  These will though have a tie in to the theme of the project.

Please leave a reply to this thread if you will be submitting an entry in the contest.

:sun:  

Ahhh, what are you waiting on, the contest starts............NOW!

UPDATE:

Skinners submitting a WindowBlinds Theme are:  Vampothika, k10w3, Xiandi, CountryYokel, Z71

Judges:  RedneckDude, gmc2, PCPrincess, navigatsio, WebGizmos, Zubaz, DrJBHL

 

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Reply #302 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Mine 3. The blinds are still the same and so is my vote...

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Reply #303 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Voted!

Reply #304 from WinCustomize Forums Top

ditto here

Reply #305 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Me too. (Unofficially)

Reply #306 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 303
Voted!

Ditto. :d

Reply #308 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting navigatsio, reply 302
Mine 3. The blinds are still the same and so is my vote...

But there are only two to choose from now. Did that make it harder for anyone? :grin:

Reply #310 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:beer: :rolleyes: :beer: *_*   :beer: :beer: :beer:

Reply #311 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 297
Well it ended in a tie and the judges are making their finally decision. The Winner will be announced on Monday. I apologize for the delay.

A final decision should be made now. All the judges have voted for the second time and it's still tie. I understand a lot of people only wanted 1 winner but after 2 votes there isn't one winner.

So why is everyone waiting till Monday after the voting was done twice and finished 3 hours ago. So if there isn't going to be a tie with two winners being announced than what is the plan as I think there are other community members besides myself that would like to know.

Reply #312 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've been trying to keep my mouth shut so as not to get into any trouble, but...yeah...this will be the last contest I ever enter.  The winner was suppose to be selected yesterday.  The deadline for entries was the 18th.  If there was going to be a need to re-vote due to a tie, it should have been done before the deadline for voting.  Deadlines should mean something, otherwise they're just coma lines, not deadlines.

Reply #313 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't see a problem with a tie. That just means that the two blinds are that good. It matters very little whether there is one winner or two.  Many contests have ended in a tie and both winners share the prize. If its a sub as a prize then two subs are awarded. The whole point was to get people involved in a community project. So now you have two winners, two suites to create and kudos to the artists. They should be congratulated for putting forth the effort and creating something others will be able to enjoy. That is what this is all about, right?

Reply #314 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Another thing is that this didn't/doesn't "feel" like a "community project"...so let's call it what it is...a "contest." A "Community Project" to me is a theme is picked and everyone that wants to offers their submission/s from their chosen area of skinning to match the main submission...which I would think would be the WindowBlind. So maybe next time...if there is a next time...we can get back on track and keep contests and community projects separate. And if I'm not mistaken these projects were actually done by skinners who understand you can't rush these things. ;)

The other thing is that...yes...this was a very hard "contest" to judge...and in my opinion for what it's worth...all the entries are more than deserving of being in a community project. And the skin I actually liked the most (except for one little glitch) didn't even get in the final running.

Reply #315 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I actually don't remember when the last real community project took place. There are some really nice themes made but the sub parts so to speak were already made.

What I do remember is really liking the GUI championships. I wasn't ever dgood enough to take part in any but really enjoyed seeing the great stuff that came from them.

Reply #316 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well said Uvah. Reply #313

Reply #317 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 314
And the skin I actually liked the most (except for one little glitch) didn't even get in the final running.


Interesting!

If everyone has re-voted, the results should be posted now. Not Monday.
Just keeps getting better and better. Welcome to the circus everyone...

Reply #318 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Philly, check your PM.

This thing reads to me like the second vote was still on all the skins, and it should only have included the two runner ups, or the tied skins.

 

I'm just a redneck, barely able to read, so if I read wrong, please forgive.

Reply #319 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 312
coma lines

Sorry, but that's just funny, right there...lol!!

Reply #320 from WinCustomize Forums Top

OK, I've been watching this, and all the comments along the way without saying anything.

This is a community project. The contest was to choose the best one to do the project with. Simple. I fail to see the big deal about a tie. Although I would have rather had a clear 'winner', if the judges cannot decide, then a tie it is. Everyone is getting upset over NOTHING.

It went past deadline ... so what? If the deadline is past, does the world end?

Have 2 community projects.

Community projects are supposed to be fun folks.

Reply #321 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Xiandi, reply 320

It went past deadline ... so what? If the deadline is past, does the world end?


Let me clarify my post.  I was not speaking for a group.  I was speaking for myself.  I'm not telling anybody how to run their projects.  I am simply stating that I will not volunteer for any more projects that are this loosely structured, as I find these conditions to be most annoying, and YES, this is SUPPOSE to be fun -- it's not fun for me if deadlines are meaningless and the rules are just made up along the way.

I'm not placing blame on anyone -- I'm just simply stating I will not put myself through this again. 

Reply #322 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My sincere apologies for how that has turned out, it was never my intention for this to happen.

Two entries out of the five receive all the votes in the original voting.  The vote to break the tie did not change that.

I will be doing another thread in a moment that identifies QED and Neptune as co-winners and open up two skinning projects.

At this time I would like to thank those folks that judged and those that entered WindowBlinds.  All entries in my mind are winners.

Reply #323 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Congratulations Vampothika and Xiandi.  :beer:

Reply #324 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Karen :grin:

Congrats Kitty! :grin:

Reply #325 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The new thread is up and the community project is now open to all skinners. 

https://forums.wincustomize.com/406933

Please leave any comments and questions on the new thread and let this one close out.  Thank you.