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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
You unpatient people... just wait! =)
He will update it as soon as he wants, no one can force him to do it.
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03-29-2009 07:12 PM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
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BTW I used this skin because it quite rightly won the Skinning contest of last year... doesn't this bring any responsibility to port it to 14/2009?
There's nothing which brings any kind of "responsibility" for updating this skin to the creator. Of course, it'd be great if he could keep this skin working on the latest version, but keep in mind that as far as I know, nobody's getting paid for releasing skins for free. Most of the people here have other projects/work/real life activities to do other than making skins. Skinning takes a long time to get it right, especially for major version increases (8.5 to 9.0 / 14.0 / 2009) so either you just wait or you do it yourself! :P

Yes, this skin has won a prize in the skinning competition, and then what? The winning project in the scripting competition was Screenshot Sender, and matty still hasn't been able to update it simply because he has many other things to do. It's not because you create something, that you're explicitly obligated to maintain it forever!

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Patchou... what do you think?
What has Patchou to do with this? :S
Patchou creates Messenger Plus! Live, he builds the skinning functionality but he doesn't create them. He organizes skinning contests but he's not the boss of the skinning creators (I hope? :P).

Seriously, even if you had a petition signed by millions of people to get this skin updated, Volv probably still has other things he has to do. The Windows Live Messenger team gets paid to develop Messenger, but Volv doesn't get paid for making this skin.
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03-29-2009 07:16 PM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
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Volv doesn't get paid for making this skin.
Sidenote: if someone wills to pay us (skinners and scripters), no problems at all =)
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03-29-2009 08:30 PM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
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Volv doesn't get paid for making this skin.
Sidenote: if someone wills to pay us (skinners and scripters), no problems at all =)
Lol that sure sounds like a pretty good incentive to get you guys work more, eh? XD

Anyways, nice skin you've got there Volv! Loved it! (L)
Too bad it's not compatible with WLM9.0 :(
Guess us suckers who dl'd the latest WLM will just have to wait or dl 8.5 again. XD
03-30-2009 04:37 AM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
Let's make a petition :D
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RE: RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
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Let's make a petition :D

A petition isn't going to force a skinner to do anything. Technically he doesn't have to do anything. Skinning is just a hobby so he has no obligation to do anything.

Yes we know people miss the skin, but having more and more people post asking for an update isn't exactly doing anything.

And for those wondering if he is going to update it, well I talked to him about it to see if he has any plans and he said that he just can't find the time at the moment. Which is fair enough considering the effort it takes to make a skin.

Going from 8.5 to 9 isn't a simple copy paste job like most people believe it to be. The skins have to be rethought out and recoded to fit to Messenger 9's new layout and restrictions.

Remember guys, skinning isn't our entire lives. We all have jobs, school and social lives to live. Skinning is at the bottom of our things to do list.
04-02-2009 12:26 AM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
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Remember guys, skinning isn't our entire lives. We all have jobs, school and social lives to live. Skinning is at the bottom of our things to do list.
Took the words out of my mouth, Willz!

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Yes we know people miss the skin, but having more and more people post asking for an update isn't exactly doing anything.
In fact, it gets annoying after some time...

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Let's make a petition :D
Make one. After some time you'll see it didn't help...

Just wait people... Wait... You were fine before skinning was so easy, so why can't you wait just a bit more? =)
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
Don't let Oil Slick die!
05-06-2009 01:39 AM
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
thanks alot
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RE: [Release] Oil Slick 1.02
The 2011 Messenger Plus! Skinning Contest an update would be awesome!
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