Eons Skin Gallery

posted 19 days ago, updated 7 days later

The Girl With the Pearl Earring

Probably the best thing Eons has done for its members so far is the creation of the skin gallery. Not only does it make things easy for members to "snag" a skin for their profile page, but for those of us who like to be a little creative, it gives us a chance to give a little back.

Lately, I've been seeing new contributors to the gallery and I think this is incredible. What I don't like is someone using your skin and then resubmitting it to the gallery.

When you spend a lot of time finding an image, securing permission to use an image (particularly if it is a photo from someone on eons), and take the time to find just the right font colors to make it legible, the last thing you really want to see is your contribution duplicated in the gallery. Yesterday, I ended up PMing another member and requesting that they remove their copy. I went into detail explaining why, and she was very understanding and removed her copy. Unfortunately, eons has not found a way to prevent duplications, yet. If you don't know what I mean, take a look at the gallery and sort it by "Name".

One of my friends contributed several skins to the gallery only to remove them after multiple copies of her skins started showing up "in the gallery". We want you to use our skins, and we want you to contribute new skins too, but please, if you haven't changed the background image of a skin, don't resubmit it to the gallery.

Thank you.

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1. 19 days ago briansbabe wrote:

Very well said! Making a skin can be very time consuming. I hope Eons comes up with a "fix" soon!

2. 19 days ago PapaB wrote:

I can't believe someone would be so bold as to do something like that anyway!! It really takes time to build a skin that really fits together right. This is a problem they were having in some of the art groups here on eons too. Is it that important to some people to be recognized that they feel a need to steal someone else's creation?

3. 19 days ago TestofF8th wrote:

PapaB...I don't think they realize that. Perhaps they are believing that when they snag a skin that it's gone from the gallery and they need to return it there. Or else, they may have modified it in some way, but really, font or border modifications they should just keep for themselves. I now understand why all the photography groups are up in arms over copyright issues. I have asked permission to use every photo from an eons member that I have used in the background group. It's only common courtesy.

4. 19 days ago tallbob wrote:

So far, the people I've contacted who have submitted duplicates are beginners. They probably didn't understand what "Submit to Eons Gallery" does. Maybe they're just clicking links to see what will happen? I suspect we'll get rid of most of these accidental copycats by rejecting exact duplicates and by having a better "are you sure?" step after clicking the "Submit to Gallery" button.

5. 19 days ago Daydreamin wrote:

I have been leary to submit any backgrounds to the Gallery... and you KNOW I got a carload of 'em, since I change my theme weekly! This blog ain't changed my mind any. But I freely share with anyone that PM's me, asking for something.

6. 18 days ago MissPepr wrote:

You know the Skins Gallery is all well and good, but I can remember choosing my own backgrounds, not one that has been chosen for me. You say it takes hours to create the skins. It sounds like EONS didn't want anyone to have a choice of their own by giving them limited choices. The skin changing ability was supposed to make changing your profile easier but it has not.

Sorry about the complaint, but somebody had to say it. I have been checking out new member profiles and their profiles are remaining the generic profile EONS offers when becoming a new member. The skin changing ability could have been programed to be a lot user friendly and it was not.
EONS could have done a better job of programming.

7. 18 days ago maerin wrote:

Well I am glad you guys contributed to the gallery.
I for one could not get my own beach scene to create my skin so I was glad to snag one from the gallery. It is not mine personally but is better than the generic. I appreciate the work it takes having tried with no success to create my own.
Thank you to all the contributors of the sking gallery.!

8. 18 days ago bamagran wrote:

I am fairly computer illiterate but I found the "skins" gallery easy to navigate and easy to choose and install a "skin". The directions seemed easy enough and I have had compliments on my profile.

9. 18 days ago DebinAZ wrote:

The skins gallery is great and everyone who contributes has done a fab job of things. Remember, you can always ask for assistance and gee folks, let's keep some perspective - a bargain at twice the price what all we can do here for free!

lol

deb