the boy who cried "rip"

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No, I swear, this one is real!

I just left a comment on the new "Exerus_Maq" skin for Dashboard ... I'd e-mail the guy too, but he has no address. He says in his readme file that he just modified my Mac skin. This was done without permission.

Honestly, I'm not really that concerned about this; what I am concerned about is he left half my original readme file, including my (old) e-mail address! Sheesh!
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
what site is this on? I'm not seeing that skin using SB

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Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am sorry and thank you for the feedback, the skin is gone now
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is a little on the cheesy side...

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=4417
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I agree Bill. That is undoubtedly a recolor ofvthe Crystal wallpaper that comes with Windows XP.

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Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for the heads up Bill. Smooth Crystal is now gone.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't think the question is really why this stuff gets done. The question is why it gets posted. It's easier to just alter someone else's stuff than create your own, but you should just be keeping it to yourself.

I'm actually a lot more lenient with this than I was before (amazing what a month of ignoring it all will do). Only reason I brought up the rip that started this thread is because the guy used my e-mail address!
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Glen....always feel free to 'bring it up'....we need as much help as we can get to keep on top of issues such as this....we can't know every wall and/or skin personally to recognize a rip when it's presented.
What we DO get from an active community of fellow skinners is a far greater chance of spotting the bad egg when it appears...