Po if you want to single me out for what i wrote then that is fine with me but i am not going to apologize for what i wrote. Secondly there is no double standard on my part and you would know that if you had read all my comments. Also for your information I am not the only one that has voiced that they think the images are inappropriate. No doubt there are more who feel that way but are choosing to stay silent.

Now if anyone else wants to chastise me perhaps a pm is the way to go so we can get back on track with what this is supposed to be about, screenshots.

Po if I had seen it I would probably have commented, but I have not seen it here whether you believe that or not. Anything else?

Bravo PO. You must be proud now. I had asked to have this dealt with by pm but you in all your class wanted to have the last word or make a fool out of me I guess. Now are you able to move on. I hope so.

There IS NO 'double standard' on this site.  There is simply 'THE standard' which applies to 'wallpaper' images used in screenshots, and that is ANY wallpaper image is REQUIRED to be partially obscured to prevent 'easy' image extraction and thus re-use as a wall image.

This is a distribution/copyright issue that applies to ALL content, be it scantily clad women, men, or your family pet.

IF the screenshot upload includes an explanation as to the SOURCE of the image being your own, and therefore you OWN the rights to its duplication or distribution then the ONLY issue is whether the content of the image violates Site policy, IE. is racist, sexually EXPLICIT, or defamatory to others.

The image in question fails on the issue of 'obscuring' and is thus removed.

Its subject matter is not in itself objectionable and if obscured 'more' would be OK.

It's important to note that the monthly desktop screenshot thread is intended to demonstrate use of skins, or skinning-in-progress, and is NOT intended to be a billboard for contentious subject matter of ANY sort.

As for the image being more 'appropriate' for Deviantart it would be HOPED that even there someone would question the rights of distribution....at least.

Just as an example.

The wallpaper is an image I found on the net....[of Julia Sawalha - one of my fave actresses].  It's been altered [cleaned up per-pixel] by me but is NOT my photograph to distribute - here, or anywhere else.

It is SIMPLY my [current] background - which has been partially obscured by, amongst other things....PSP6 in an open window [as well as Fences, icons, etc] so would not be 'easy' to extract by a third person and thus see my complicity in unauthorized distribution.

The image in PSP, on the other hand IS my graphic, but even so it's reduced in size rendering it next to useless.

And...

If you look closely there's even 'nose art' on the aircraft of a 'naked lady' [it happens].

As far as 'skinning' goes....yes, the GUI is relatively 'stock', but the aircraft IS 'the skin' on display.

John...one of the icons in the bar is FSX .... it's running, which means Aero is disabled.  I also think the REX Weather Engine doesn't like Aero either.

REX is 'fun'.  If I want to check what the weather is in Melbourne I just fly a plane out of Melbourne airport....and look around - the weather is real.

....or I can look out the window...

Fair enough.. dunno how u deal with losing transparency over any app tho.. drives me nuts when an app steals it from me.

I have one.. Master Writer, a song writing app that I use, does the same thing, disables transparency...

hate that.

That's a bit mesmerizing Frankief. Love the combination.

A beautiful castle in Germany. I want one.  

Nice Frankief!

I think that's Karen's "Made in the Shade", recolored, Lorenzo.

BTW, here's my Agenda (for today).

So what, just recolored a bit a few things of Aero Exec and i'm now waiting for my yacht to pick me and go for a little cruise to have a good rest

Details for used elements will be given in the Screenshot Gallery as soon as uploadesd 

N.B: if you look closer and zoom a lot the desktop you'll be able to see a completly naked beauty lying sensually on a deckchair near the end of the pontoon (is this OK to be displayed over here ? )