oh good grief JC I did not state you was stealing

now get your butt back here ... ok...

AWWW  no don't do it bud, stay here with us you are among friends here.  and like Po said

JC. I do not think DC,ment the way it was read by yourself and was taken out of  content, so show it was water of the ducks back, and  come back to your friends here. Have a beer and think about it please.

I remember when I was in my late teens. I was troubled. I don't even remember now what bothered me. I went to my Father and poured my heart out. He was silent. After a bit he looked at me and in a very serious voice said, "Don't worry Charlie, it's only going to get worse."

lol@Charlie.. good one.

Yeah...I read that comment and it seems it was taken the wrong way. I didn't think he was suggesting JC pirated anything...but it could have been worded better or not said at all...didn't really see the point of the comment...and to put it in red at that.

 I would suggest writing in notepad first before actually posting anything...once something is out there it's hard to take it back.

OK, I suspect this will not go over well but I will say it anyway. I have read your comments and I agree that I need a thicker skin but more then that I need to learn to not make decissions when i am pissed off. I acted to quickly when I should have cooled off first and realized it was just one comment from one person. As far as I am concerned its over with and I hold no hard feelings towards DC. I am sure I just took his comment out of context.

This is where its going to get ugly. Many of you are telling me that I need to get a thicker skin which I already stated that I agree.Yes it will sound like I am trying to justify my actions but sometimes there is more to the story and there are reasons why someone might display a thin skin. Have you not heard the saying "do not judge a man until you walked a mile in his shoes."

The last thing I will say is I don't quite get why me removing my gallery is ruining anyone's life. Quite frankly my skins were not all that great and I seriously doubt many people use them on a continual basis. Furthermore some one made the comment (in a private message) that I am hurting my friends by removing them. Oh really, What friends? Are you really my friend? Though there are internet acquaintances on this site that I respect and appreciate I have no true friends here. Do I have a beer with you? no. Do we spend time together sharing intimate times of joy and sorrow? no. Your all Internet buddies and not real friends. Now you might disagree and be pissed at my statement and I am sure I will hear about it but that's how I see it.

So if my removing my skins offends you then I say you need to get a thicker skin too. They are only skins and your life is not going to be destroyed ( or even bettrer) because someone removes them.

When one removes his Gallery, it's taken by Admin as the sign he won't be back. Hence many folks who decide to 'leave' just leave their Gallery alone and give themselves a 'vacation' from something which has (for one reason or another) become a burden (or additional burden) until it, and/or the other things settle out. 

Some people who are cordial with each other and work together consider that friendship. Others classify that as an acquaintance and have a different definition of 'friend'. You would seem to be in the latter group.

Is your art of such incredible quality or quantity that it's absence would be detrimental to WC? Yes and no... Because those aren't the only considerations. They are only pixels.

You. You and your presence together with your contributions in screenshot threads, skinning Galleries, interactions with other members are entirely another matter. The more important? Your presence. So is everyone's. There are no 'extra' people.

WC is a Community of people. Like a body: Can you live without one part or another? Yes (with some exceptions). But do you want to? No. Certainly not.

I say WC wouldn't be exactly the same place without you. Whether you term them acquaintances, buddies or friends: They, would miss you, JC. That would be hurtful.

I hope he is(/was) skinning for himself, otherwise it's for the wrong reasons.

Skinning for others is more or less like standing up in a crowded room and screaming out loud, simple for the sake of getting attention.

I read that one...

Sorry but I finally have to interject my 2c on this subject, it's been bugging me for ages.

I think it's nonsense to think that everyone should only skin for themselves, they should skin for whatever reason they want to, this mantra of always coming back to skin for yourself is pure BS to me.

Please don't tell me that , if it is not 'just for myself' that my reasons are wrong. My reasons, our reasons are ours, and really none of anyone elses business, nor should they be judged so.

Sometimes I skin for myself, sometimes I skin because someone has requested something, sometimes I skin out of boredom, sometimes I skin because i have to, sometimes I skin because I like seeing the look on peoples faces \ words, sometimes I skin because I can't afford not to, sometimes I skin for therapy, sometimes I skin because someone else needs me to, sometimes I skin for all of the above at the same time , and sometimes for none at all. At the root of it all, Pride in accomplishment, and the enjoyment of others is the root of why I do almost everything I do, not just skinning.

I think its foolish to think that the majority of skinners, musicians, artists, do so, only for themselves.

People like other people appreciating their efforts, they like other folks taking notice, dropping their jaws, etc etc... to suggest otherwise goes against what we all know about human nature.

If your say you only skin for yourself, I say, don't bother sharing it, or at least admit u want people to look at what u have done and render their thoughts on it.

Damn right

..of course this veers off track a bit when one starts asking people to open their wallets.

Anyhoo, just felt like getting that out, no offense to anyone intended... naturally