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[illyria]

yeah, i'm just wondering when createblog.com became stuck-up. or rather, controlled and administrated by such stuck-up people.

StanleyThePanda Skin Submission Rejected, Sep 22 2005, 10:41 AM

Group: Myspace Staff
Posts: 2,299
Joined: Jul 2004

Hi,
I'm sorry, but your skin submission has been rejected. By all means, this does not mean we hate you, or you're not welcome here, we just feel that the skin doesn't meet our minimum quality standards at this time. Don't be discouraged by this - everyone has to start somewhere. Keep on creating and submitting new skins - all the while refining your skills - and one day, with perseverance, I'm sure we'll see your skins in the database soon enough! 

excuse me but i've been a member since april 2004. and, i don't need to be treated like a child being given "advice" about "one day, with perserverance... [my] skins [will be] in the database." i already have 5 skins in the database. and, the two i submitted were damn good. what? is createblog.com simply an anime skin site now?? you know, some people don't like anime. you would think since the forums are now overflowing with anime layouts, you'd mix it up a bit so other people would have different choices.



okay, granted, this one is a bit plain but, some people like that!! instead of all the cluttered things on some skins, some people just like it simple. you would think that createblog.com would be trying to appeal to EVERYONE not just anime fans.



and this one, maybe it wasn't accepted because it is about gay people and maybe you're a little prejudice towards gay people but, straight, gay, lesbian and bisexual people like queer as folk. it's not necessarily geared towards gay people. it's a really good show with a very big fanbase and again, it should've been approved to try and appeal to everyone's interests.

and that last one is anything but plain. so please do not insult my skins. and do not treat people like children. i used to love this site because everyone was welcome and accepted but, now it's changed. everyone used to be able to submit a skin. if ppl didn't like it... then they didn't have to use it. it's not that difficult of a complex to understand. i strongly suggest that you broaden the horizon of the types of skins you accept. because a skin that you might hate, someone else might absolutely love.

[Spirited Away]

Hi,
I'm sorry, but your skin submission has been rejected. By all means, this does not mean we hate you, or you're not welcome here, we just feel that the skin doesn't meet our minimum quality standards at this time. Don't be discouraged by this - everyone has to start somewhere. Keep on creating and submitting new skins - all the while refining your skills - and one day, with perseverance, I'm sure we'll see your skins in the database soon enough! 

that is the standardized reply for all rejected skins. it's as polite, without sugar coating, as it gets, in my opinion.

i also don't think that it's fair for you to accuse the moderator of not accepting your second skin because it's about gay people. though you said you wanted the opinions of other members, you accused a moderator of discrimination without evidence. no, rejecting your skin alone isn't evidence, not credible evidence.

i like your the image title of your first skin and if you blended the "queer as folk" skin—good job, but the overall look of the layouts are lacking in that they're too plain. I understand that there are people who'd prefer plain, but moderators have the right to be choosy when it comes to accepting skins. after all, it's their job to accept quality skins for the cB public. what "quality" is varies from person to person, moderator to moderator. some mods just don't think "plain" is "quality".

about personalized rejection PMs. that's not a bad idea and if i were submitting a skin—which i've done before—i'd appreciate one, too. But though you may appreciate it, others may not. a lot of people just can't take constructive criticism and will be offended as you are now or even more so. feelings may be hurt. i think all that needs to be done is if someone wants to request a constructive or personalize answer as to why his/her skin was rejected, he/she should pm the moderator who rejected it and wait for an answer.

[illyria]

that is the standardized reply for all rejected skins. it's as polite, without sugar coating, as it gets, in my opinion.

i also don't think that it's fair for you to accuse the moderator of not accepting your second skin because it's about gay people. though you said you wanted the opinions of other members, you accused a moderator of discrimination without evidence. no, rejecting your skin alone isn't evidence, not credible evidence.

i like your the image title of your first skin and if you blended the "queer as folk" skin—good job, but the overall look of the layouts are lacking in that they're too plain. I understand that there are people who'd prefer plain, but moderators have the right to be choosy when it comes to accepting skins. after all, it's their job to accept quality skins for the cB public. what "quality" is varies from person to person, moderator to moderator. some mods just don't think "plain" is "quality".

about personalized rejection PMs. that's not a bad idea and if i were submitting a skin—which i've done before—i'd appreciate one, too. But though you may appreciate it, others may not. a lot of people just can't take constructive criticism and will be offended as you are now or even more so. feelings may be hurt. i think all that needs to be done is if someone wants to request a constructive or personalize answer as to why his/her skin was rejected, he/she should pm the moderator who rejected it and wait for an answer.

you just gave me constructive criticism and i appreciate it. thanks. and i don't think both of my skins are plain but i respect that you think they are. and, even if they were, they're are plently of plain skins that have been accepted and will continue to be accepted. furthermore, about the accusation that my skin wasn't excepted because it's about a gay show, i put "maybe". i didn't say that was the reason. i said that might've been the reason and then gave my reply if that was indeed why it was rejected.

thanx for the feedback

[Spirited Away]

you just gave me constructive criticism and i appreciate it. thanks. and i don't think both of my skins are plain but i respect that you think they are. and, even if they were, they're are plently of plain skins that have been accepted and will continue to be accepted. furthermore, about the accusation that my skin wasn't excepted because it's about a gay show, i put "maybe". i didn't say that was the reason. i said that might've been the reason and then gave my reply if that was indeed why it was rejected.
thanx for the feedback

to address the problem of plain skins. if you'll notice, a lot of the more plain skins that were accepted in our database are old ones. they probably date all the way to when you're first joined. i think cB's tastes have become somewhat more refined.

by the way, saying "maybe" doesn't mean the accusation wasn't laid out loud and clear. it was, and that's why i called it an "accusation".

digital.fragrance, i like the first layout a lot though it did take a while to load even with my dsl pro (supposedly same speed as cable). hmm, i wonder why that one's rejected.