Ramble on...
Published on November 11, 2006 By navigatsio In WinCustomize Site Issues
Hello,

Just wondering if you guys ever considered creating a "fast track" through moderation whereby established authors who consistantly play by the rules, being careful to avoid copyright violations, ripping, objectionable material, etc., have their submissions posted to their appropriate galleries automatically? Seems it would make the authors happy by having their work available more quickly, the customers happy by having possibly more (and better) skins available to them in less time and the moderators happy by cutting back significantly on their workload. I know Wincustomize isn't Deviantart, Skinbase, etc. and probably doesn't want to be like any other skinning site but I know Skinbase (for example), without the benefit of moderation, has very few questionable items filter in and when they are discovered, they're removed as quickly as possible. Deviantart is another matter but most of the copyright violations, rips, etc. aren't found in the Skins and Themes section but rather in the art sections. And yes, the idea isn't simply a random musing, I've been waiting a couple of days for my Cosmo_WB with updates to be posted again and the dozen emails I've gotten about "where is it", "when will it be available again", etc. encouraged this post to ask, "why not?"

Thanks in advance for any feedback and everyone have a great day (or night)!
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on Nov 11, 2006
Just wondering if you guys ever considered creating a "fast track" through moderation whereby established authors who consistantly play by the rules, being careful to avoid copyright violations, ripping, objectionable material, etc., have their submissions posted to their appropriate galleries automatically?


They do have that Rick...but a member must be promoted from a visitor to an Apprentice, Master Apprentice, then Journeyman. A Journeyman doesn't have to wait for their new uploads to pass moderation.
on Nov 11, 2006
I wasn't aware of that so never mind then...guess it's a moot point. Thanks for the info though, Karen, I really appreciate it, my friend...
on Nov 11, 2006
I for one (not the one that counts) believe your body of work should qualify for Journeyman status. Thanks for what you do. Keep it coming.....
on Nov 11, 2006
I for too, agree with Lantec.
on Nov 11, 2006

All updates go through moderation, even Journeyman status cannot bypass that

on Nov 11, 2006

Deviantart is another matter but most of the copyright violations, rips, etc. aren't found in the Skins and Themes section but rather in the art sections.
  

That's rather debatable....considering the plethora of 'unapproved' ports uploaded there...

Regarding updates, no-one's bypass the moderation system, even the mods' own uploads go through the same way...

 

on Nov 11, 2006
Thanks for the kind words, Lantec & Bichur. I consider myself a true freshman, just a mere babe in the woods when it comes to skinning though, my friends. By the time I have all this figured out, here will come Vista and then it's back to the ole drawing board!

On second thought, I believe you're correct, Jafo. Think I'll rescind my comment related to the extent of DA violations...I guess I've finally just gotten so used to them in their various forms and flavors, they've somehow become just another part of the section's overall atmosphere.
on Nov 12, 2006
All updates go through moderation, even Journeyman status cannot bypass that


I should have been more specific about updates. I knew that updates had to go through mod queue to prevent that " update number 103 " to bring that added pixel back to the frontline.

That's rather debatable....considering the plethora of 'unapproved' ports uploaded there


Port ? A fancy name for " rip "

Thanks for the kind words, Lantec & Bichur. I consider myself a true freshman, just a mere babe in the woods when it comes to skinning though, my friends. By the time I have all this figured out, here will come Vista and then it's back to the ole drawing board


I have little reason to go to DA these days. Most of my visits were to see what you had uploaded. I'm glad you decided to share your work with WC...stick around
on Nov 12, 2006
Port ? A fancy name for " rip "

Hmm, I wouldnt say that. A rip implies that permission hasnt been granted, while a port DOES have permission to be distributed.
on Nov 12, 2006
Thanks for clarifying that CerebroJD.
When I used to skin I ported several fantastic DesktopX and WB skins to NextStart.
I asked permission to release naturally, but predominantly ported them for my own use then wondered if other NS users would use them.
on Nov 12, 2006
Hmm, I wouldnt say that. A rip implies that permission hasnt been granted, while a port DOES have permission to be distributed


Sorry...I was just talking out loud.....I tend to do that when I'm pissed off.

Seems there are some here at WC that do not understand that " porting " without permission is Ripping off others work.

We'll just save that for another day...
on Nov 12, 2006
I consider myself a true freshman, just a mere babe in the woods


Navigatsio, your work is exemplary. I consider you a true professional and accomplished artist, code writer and all that it takes to produce dynamic art. That you share with us, at no small expense of time and energy, really goes the extra mile. Thanks.