Agreed. It's a shame folks can't have fun here.

And woe betide you if you upset the clique...

I remember7-8 years ago when we used to post crap just to have fun and liven up the place.  Now if ya try  your tying up resources.  The boards are so sterile now its not worth looking at unless ya get off on seeing all the WHIP threads.  Theres a place for a little of everything and the general forum is for the BS.

Talk about tying up resources. is it just me or has anybody else noticed that this post has 5 replies and the other 23 are because somebody decided to voice their un-solicited opinion? That's 25 posts, including this one, that wouldn't have been there wasting Stardock resources. Quit hijacking threads. it's when people do that threads get out of hand and grow out of control. I have to agree with the constant bumping to. Sure if it's been a few days and you need an answer. Otherwise any person who is probably qualified to answer and wants to answer will be browsing the forums anyway and will find the post.

Damn it skinning is supposed to be fun and I think this place for skinners should be to!

Weigh!

Sheesh. Just what's the big deal? Why can't lou post what she wants? If you reply, you reply. If not, move on or post a skinning/Ps/Graphics/Computer/Game post.

I just don't get the issue, here. Skinners are free to post what they want, and they do. Or they can come to any old sandbox here...the more the merrier. Pixel Pushers Wanted!

I always thought we all could mix freely and learn from each other more than pixel pushing and more than jokes or games.... please don't cause me to change my mind.

In Ed's words,

"I'm going to watch from the sidelines for awhile my friend. I don't want to miss too much and would like to learn some of W7 desktops using Windowblinds.

I just entered Hospice care a few weeks ago and have had a terrible adjustment. It is better care than I was getting on the outside only with a shorter outcome date. I LOVE you all and everything you do. Stay in agreement with each other as much as possible, and drink up every draft of life."

What's this bullshit about, "when threads were about skinners helping skinners"???   As i recall, and I've been here a few years now, there has always been inane, silly and pointless threads to help break the monotony and bring a little fun to the boards.... and quite a few skinners began and/or participated in them. 

What's more, there are defined areas devoted to skinning both in the 'General' and 'Customization' sections, where skinners can help skinners, so what's the dig diff if this is posted in a 'general topic' area??  If this were posted in one of those "skinning" or "customization" boards (along with dozens of others) and skinners had to wade through dozens of inane, pointless and silly threads to reach the important bits, I could understand the objection... but it's not... and I can't.

And John, lighten up.  You've participated in more than a dozen or six pointless, inane and silly threads over the years, so dig your feet into those stirrups and squeeze your knees together... otherwise you'll fall off that high horse of yours.  In other words, he who is without sin.... and you know what they say about people who live in glass houses, dontcha.

Whatever , said what I'm gonna about this, I have my opinion, your welcome to yours.

oh dear the code pigeons have gone crazy today

No one complained about other posts, I stepped away from here for about a year now and I come to see people getting their panties in wad over nothing.  Take a look at the screenshot below and tell me you didn't participate in these some of these post are over 2 years old and no one complained about them and those that complain now i can bet have participated in them.

I've been around WC since the beginning, I too have seen the changes and post like this do not interfere with the functionalism of this community. 

I wasn't gonna comment on this or the follow up thread. I was kinda waiting , expecting them both to die. Silly me.

I don't have an issue with the post. I DO have an issue with the drama. As someone who has engaged in some heated discussions in the forums, the one thing I always try to remember is that it is a FORUM. A public forum, if you will. Once you put yourself 'out there' as it were, you can't be thin-skinned about it, whether it's a serious post or just lighthearted. There is always bound to be someone who has an issue with it and will exorcise the same right you did when you created the thread and voice their opinion.

On the other hand, seeing longtime members bitch and moan over a post when there have been SO many (and some still active after years) similar posts is really discouraging and depressing. I don't see them posting in some of the older and still very active threads that the thread needs to die or go away. This is very inconsistent behavior and may be why some people are so quick to play the 'clique' card. When one person is singled out over all the others, it can make other folks suspicious.

On the third hand...I freaking hate cruising the entertainment sites or news sites or whatever and every other article is about Justin Bieber.  However, I have the option not to click on any of them, or comment, and move on to what does interest me. I'm not wasting my time. I am not going to change that sites particular policy on what they post or allow to post or consider worthy of posting (whether I am a long time member or just driving by)  and I don't have to suffer the backlash of 4 million Bieber fans.

And finally, on the fourth hand (I have to stop here because I need my fifth hand to primp my hair while I look in the mirror and admire how fucking awesome I really am) and this is the hardest thing to write because it I consider everyone here family (even skinhit...and you to John..though you are more like the cousin I have that I refuse to speak to because he's such an arrogant ass ) I do not understand why anyone would want to demean themselves with these 'Good-Bye Cruel Website' posts. Such drama. And that is exactly what it is. Why can't it be said in the original post. Hell, edit the original post and put it there. I have been forced to drag out, for my three year old, the old 'Pity Party' routine my grandmother used to use on me when my daughter throws one of her 'I don't want you.' 'You're mean' and my favorite 'I'm taking all my kisses and hugs back!'. I don't see these 'Adios' threads as much different. However, I don't comment if I can help it, because I would be the only one saying 'You know where the door is. And it will be there if you want to come back.' Sorry if that sounds harsh or cynical.

The old saying 'You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family' is very appropriate here. This is a family. Whether you like it or not. A 'virtual' family, perhaps, but still a family of folks that share some very unique and similar interests in skinning and desktop customization. If you can't support your family, at least tolerate it.  It's just a post. It's not like your sister ran off and married Glen Beck. (Yeah, that was for you, John. )

Who is Justin Bieber?

In my experience the "good bye, I'm leaving" posts are usually written in the hope that someone will try to talk them out of it.