On Nov. 15th 2002 when I opened this place to the public I had no idea that I would be making a 5 year anniversary post. Yet, here it is, 5 years later and we're still around. We had our problems in the beginning, trolls from other sites and people not use to a site that demanded respect and courtesy to other users. There's too much disrespect out there and I knew people were tired of it. The work involved in keeping this site civil was a huge undertaking and could not have been possible without our wonderful staff of moderators. This was why the site, gfxOasis / Design Technika˛, was born. It was one of the main reasons, if not the sole reason, this site was created.
I'm pleased to say other sites have started to use our policies and format over the years and I couldn't be happier. We were the first graphic/skinning site to use the "Daily Graphic Releases" format. It was much work to come here everyday and round up the releases. However it was worth, as our format was adopted by many other sites. Now it seems to be fashionable with other sites over the years, well at least until they find out how much work it is.
So what's next? With skinning in a slump since the release of Vista, not to mention how low of a priority it has become in my life, I'm planning on doing something different with the site. As most know by now, registrations have been closed and the forum is only viewable by registered members. Over the next few months things will change but slowly. What type of changes? It's too early to speculate but time will tell. Meanwhile the forums are open and always will be open to members. To those of you who have asked, gfxOasis isn't going anywhere.
On Nov. 15th 2002 when I opened this place to the public I had no idea that I would be making a 5 year anniversary post. Yet, here it is, 5 years later and we're still around. We had our problems in the beginning, trolls from other sites and people not use to a site that demanded respect and courtesy to other users. There's too much disrespect out there and I knew people were tired of it. The work involved in keeping this site civil was a huge undertaking and could not have been possible without our wonderful staff of moderators. This was why the site, gfxOasis / Design Technika˛, was born. It was one of the main reasons, if not the sole reason, this site was created.
