Can this be fixed or is a nic change in order?

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A user recently let me know that my nic messes up the file... at first I did not understand what the heck he ment then I realized that all of my Dashboard skins have broken previews (thumb nail enlarged image)

as you can see the example here. my § is shown as %A7 and a dead preview image.
I don't want to change my nic to fix the images... I would have taken Static originally but even tho I was a fairly early Wincusto user it was already taken. *sigh*

skins.stardock.com/%A7tatic/dashboard/name of preview.jpg



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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My guess is a name change is in order...perhaps SStatic would be 'similar' [if available]...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Why not tack a lucky number onto the end of "Static"...?
Problem solved....

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think SStatic is available.
Strangely, 'static' is quite a bit later than your ID number...
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
UM... specialized characters have caused a lot of troubles in the communities that post links in the site I help moderate. They have actually crashed some communities... (MSN ones)

PS... how is that new little baby doing?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well.... I suppose I could do what I have done on some other sites.... citatS
Jafo do you know if this will correct and apply to skins that have already been uploaded?

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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
later... hmmmm I am certain it was taken at the time.

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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
st@tic?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nathan is doing wonderful... thank you for asking goodmorphing ... if I posted this thread as anyone other then §tatic would you have know?

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Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Static [with thingie]...I have never changed my nick so wouldn't know.
Others might...
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
@ is not a 'special character' and most people put the 'a' sound in, mentally.

I would not have known. three weeks?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes he will be 3 weeks on thursday. want some cute shots... a few raw ones to begin with but some cute ones after the first few. http://www3.sympatico.ca/william.leblanc/page1.html

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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In most communities a nic change changes everything, but I am not 'involved' with a lot of graphic communities. One time someone was experimenting with his nic, and I watched while he did it. I was looking at his skin at the time. But if you have really old skins, I don't know if that would be universal.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well I just would not want the nic change to be in vain. If it was not retroactive then there wouldn't be much point to it. I would like to stick with something as close to Static as possible.
I would continue to sign everything...
§tatic

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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah... what a little beauty! I am so glad for you!
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you changed it, and it didn't work, you could change it back.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
good point...

thank you very much, we both know what a precious gift we have been given...

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Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In my experience, nickname changes do not carry over to skins authored in the old nickname...
just ask ashu modi aka @shu...

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Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hmmmm... thank you JamMeister33 I'll give it the good ol' college try. then change back... maybe T-man can fix it up for me

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Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Maybe if you changed and had troubles, T-man could help. After all, you are changing for a really functional reason.
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
HEH... gmta!
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
St@tic still looks like you, anyway! I would know.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OOPS... didn't work?
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
well I tried it but it did not change the skins like jam said...

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Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah... T-man might be able to help then.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I happen to know that @shu tried repeatedly to have his prior skins attributed to his new nickname
and had no success....

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