EXTENDED NETOWRK BANNERS SHOULDNT BE REQUIRED Options

[Citra]

i am having a bit of a hard time as to why you suddenly require extended network banners. i have a layout series [NEBULA], and i usually get lots of requests to make new ones with different color schemes. i currently have 3 of them. and my 4th one was rejected because of this new guideline. i know that my layouts are high quality and adding a extended network banner isnt going to make them any better, it will actually make them look worse. cant the rule just be "extended network banners are encouraged but if your layout looks fine without it, we will accept it" WHY NOW, why is this rule necessary, extended netowrk abnners arent supposed to have a background image. ughh so stupid and ridiculous.

[schizo]

Well, I agree with you somewhat. Your Nebula layouts would look a bit stupid and busy with an extended network banner, in my opinion. I think they look perfectly acceptable the way they are. But if a layout was accepted before, it doesn't make sense that it wouldn't be accepted again. Different mods have different standards, I guess. Some let practically everything through while others are picky.

I do think the guideline is a good one, though. I feel that too many plain, boring, and just plain ugly layouts have been getting through. It's good to see some change happening with that. I think exceptions should be made if there's enough going on with the layout as it is. Not EVERY layout needs and extended network banner.

[tokyo-rose]

Different mods have different standards, I guess. Some let practically everything through while others are picky.

Actually, that's not true. It's true that different moderators have different tastes, but we do have a written set of layout standards that we all adhere to when going through the queue. Very recently we were all reminded that MySpace defaults without custom extended networks, contact tables, and backgrounds are not to be accepted. Layouts missing any of those three things that were accepted before the reminder will [most likely] not be rejected, but layouts submitted after the submission guidelines were updated (which I did within the last two or three days) will be.