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[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Mikey:
My mistake, i was under the impression judges have a week THEN donors get them the following week.

My appologies.

Hope all donors got the link.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JLine05:
Thanks. I received Manups and hope the other creators send us theirs. I look forward to judging these things pretty hard, may the best theme win!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
It doesnt state that they will recieve them at the same time, just that after the contest ends they will be provided links. I am in the process of doing that. It also states that once they have both had them for a week they will be available for public download. Not that a week after the competition they will be released.

i.e The judges get them today, the donators tomorrow, then 8 days from the end of the contest they would be released. I am on person trying to handle my job, a baby on the way, trying to have a life, on top of all this.

As of right now this is the last theme contest I will be running. I planned on doing this for a wonderful gift and experience for the community, however it has turned sour the last few weeks. Too many people think they know how it should be done and have let me know. This was a learning experience for me and it appears I have failed. I assumed that people would have patience and understanding with the process...and in general most were. It wasn't the smoothest run contest, and thank you to all who participated. If anyone would like to help take over any future contests please contact brandenk.

I am sending out links to donors now...please do not send links to others. I understand that I cant stop you, but and others have but up a lot of money in a tough economic time...lets atleast try to keep to the rules and let this play out.

Thank you
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] hackmania:
i dont post a lot but these was a great contest but for the next time organization must be a priority

thanks for all themers

ps. i dont have any link sent to me pls send me one:D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] hackmania:
we have to thank you for making these happen:D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
I really think they shouldn't have to wait,and the communication was never there we or me as a theme designer in the comp should have some input and also be posted on whats going on. doooshty there is no beef but its a forum and people will always debate and share there own thoughts on matters. I think i speak for the whole community when i say we really appreciate what you have brought to the community,does it really matter if the people who donated got the links today or tommarow we made them wait long enough and we owe them some what.

Well this is how i feel. :cool:
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Saved me some time.

ALL DONORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PMed WITH LINK

please do not share.

If you donated and did not receive a link please PM me and I will double check. Thank you. Happy testing
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] hackmania:
let it out my friend
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] andrews240:
I don't blame you for your reaction doooshty. I was reading through today's posts and thinking to myself how impatient some people were being. I mean, it's only been hours since the contest ended and people are already making demands. I can't say that it surprises me, but I am very disappointed in the reactions of some here today. What would have been the harm in giving them another day or two, or several days for that matter, to get themselves organized?

I think that this competition was a great idea. It has spurred lots of creativity and the community will benefit immensely with great new themes. I hope that there are other competitions like it in the future.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
It wasnt my intention to make them wait until the next day, just until I had some spare time to myself. Judges were my first priority, and since there were much fewer of them that was a quicker job to do.

I agree this wasnt well organized. I never in a million years thought it would be this big. I thought that this would have been like my $100 dollars and maybe like 4 other donors lol. I never thought we would have almost 50 donations, with some people donating twice....thats just insane and blows my mind

EDIT: P.S I love this community and will still donate money to a future comp...but the planning needs to be done by someone who doesnt have two jobs and a new baby on the way lol. Again if you're interested let me know. I'm sure brandenk will help again with the money as well, but i know hos life is crazy as well=)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Don't worry we cant take this to serious because at the end of the day we should be having fun with this because everyday life is stressful enough. :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] hackmania:
thanks for the PM to all donors pls help these contest to finish good and dont post links to themes
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JLine05:
Thats why I think you have done such a great job. The prize is huge, and a lot of people have invested their time into seeing how everything turns out.

I think we should have a team of people in the future that handle it so there isnt such a burden on one person. Just a thought.

now for the judging...uh oh...hahahaha
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] All~G1:
I was just wondering where the screenshots were for the ADP1.1 themes... I would like to check them out, but I would have to change builds...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] rickyteddyb:
Dooshty, thank You for the Themes. You didn't have to so fast but thank you. Now It's time to break these sucka's down, russian judge style.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Shindokie:
Dooshty, yeah i just checked my mail and i was like who wants to talk to me. I'm about to check the theme and I really appreciate the hard work all the devs put on them. Sucks everyone can't get all that money haha then that wouldn't be fair. :(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] djlucklu:
Donater

check the theme:eek:? i didnt get anything???:(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Shindokie:
I think since they just added you (to donations) recently you might be getting it soon. :) No worries
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] djlucklu:
was hoping tonight but all well. will see tomorrow morning
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
Sent. Sorry I missed you. I dont know what happened:(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jjcd51590:
hey

i just donated 20 dollars but i didnt see a place to put my information
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Shindokie:
There should have been a little box that said something about your information on the left hand side. Email the guy you sent the money to and just tell him if you couldn't over paypal.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] beagz:
I hope they got my info. I really want to see these themes!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] realwx:
I just donated too, a little late though.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jordanjay29:
It's never too late to support the great designers of G1 themes.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Skellytrix:
I just donated also.... Thanks to everyone involved for ALL of your hard work. Now I can't wait for the links. These themes look sick!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] rickyteddyb:
Doooshty, i got the themes and i've been testing them out all night long. I wanted to know, when do you want me to send in my vote?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
He told me he will notify me when its time to vote
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] lpfan076:
Just donated as well as just rooted for the first time. I can't wait to see some of those sexy themes :). Big thank you to all the developers out there. You guys are great!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] scottbob:
Okay, stupid question here, but I just donated. Should I be expecting an email with links to download all of the competition themes? Thanks!!! I can't wait for a few of these, well worth the money.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] nastikincubus:
wishing waiting watching

when do i get mine :(... take your time man know u'r bg..
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mariod1269:
had a busy weekend, but i'll be testing these tonite when i get home from work.

good luck to all competitors.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] oDeACoNo:
Great job to all the theme developers ... I just dropped a donatation as well can't wait to see who the winner is!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jroid:
I know a website that hass all the themes from the competition available for download :)

I downloaded the glossy theme from stericson man its awesome :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] santaninja:
can you link?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sangeet.003:
As a normal member u ll have to wait for judges to get themes then Donors & then members
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] oDeACoNo:
I can't wait for the theme's to be issued out to the donors! They all look very good all the dev's have put in alot of time of these.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] scottbob:
Does anyone know when the themes will be issued to the donors?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
Soon enough, its a lot of work but we should have the links soon. doooshty is arranging everything now and then I will probably host the files on my 4shared with a password I will give out to the donors. :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
:::Bump:::

I have been using the themes now..i already have a favorite! and its not mine =(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] TheDudeOfLife:
I have a favorite too. I keep going back to it.

With dxtop it looks so so sexy.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] andrews240:
Why the mystery brothers? Share your opinions!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] shaneaus:
Hey! I'm not in the list of donors. I donated $20.00.

Shaneaus - xda-dev
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sangeet.003:
be patient ur name will come there and u ll get themes to test

keep in mind they have got a lot of work distributing themes and keepind donors list is not an easy task... u ll soon see ur name there and receive themes download link...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] nabzilla1990:
i donated today
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
if you've donated an are not on the list please PM brandenk and ask him to add you to the list. He is handling donations and I need to hear from him you donated in order to send you the link. sorry:(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] nabzilla1990:
okay i sent both of you the reciept info from paypal thanks
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Proxin:
This should be stickied... as well as the locked thread telling which themes are in the competition.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] dandaninc:
Total Donations: $780.00!!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
An executive decision has been made to use all donations after the close of the contest to roll over for the next contest. If any donors have a problem with that let me know, and if you are a donor and have not received the links yet I should have them to you by the end of the day so if you dont have the link yet send me a PM saying, "I donated and I need a link!" in the subject.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
I don't think its that good of an idea to have the contests back to back. I would say use all the donations for this contest...give the theme creators a few weeks to a month at least to relax before starting another one. That is just a good way of getting a lot of garbage themes, no?

Not only are the 12 themes that entered going to be released but i'm sure the creators had multiple ideas and will release those after this contest. Not to mention the noobs that have been asking me and every other theme creator how to create themes, this will give them more time to get comfortable with making themes and allow them to enter the next contest.

/Rant

Just my opinion.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] derfolo:
I agree. This contest was a success, and there should be some time to recuperate (current theme creators) and learn (newbie creators) before we launch yet another competition.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
brandenk or doooshty

Was wondering when competition is all said and done, can you guys post the download totals for the themes? Just curious to see if people were trying out all the themes or not. :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Mikey:
Since you asked so nicely.....NO!!!:p
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] DeadBody79:
Why don´t start the next comp. after the next firmware update ?

i think this will be anytime soon and we need new themes for this anyway,....
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
Haha hey that's not nice :eek:
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] rickyteddyb:
And the winner is, Gloss Suite. Now for celebration and the next comp.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
next comp? I need to catch up on some sleep lol :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doooshty:
Don't worry...we're gonna give you guys a little vacation. Play around a little, rest a little=) Congrats by the way=)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] shaneaus:
I think it is awesome that 65 people donated! Great turnout for a first competition!

Hopefully, when others see the great themes that were produced this will generate more donors/interest/theme developing for the future contest!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
Thats what I like to hear! :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] birkholze:
i dont really feel like waiting a month for the new great themes. but itll be worth it. thanks everyone for making my phone kickass!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] All~G1:
My CC is at a bar downtown... Once I pick it up I will be donating. Thanks to all that are included/participating in such a great way to help move us a step forward. :D

Edit: Donated... buddy grabbed it :D lucky me!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
OP has been updated :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] fivestar0234:
this should be interesting
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] benmyers2941:
I think this is a great idea it

should

push a lot of innovation. The only think that worries me are all the posts I've seen lateley about people figuring things out but want to keep it their secret. While any artwork or tools created should certainly be at the discresion of their owners, I'd like to see a caveat in the rules for sharing techniques at least after the contest is over. Otherwise someone could whip up some whiz-bang-holy-poop-on-a-stick quality theme and then sit on the secret like some sort of fruit themed electronics compay.

Just my 2¢

At any rate this should be interesting. I'll probably be adding to the pot when I get home tonight.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JackD3ath:
The knowledge seems to flow through one another on here, so I dont think it will be a problem, especially when the winner is declared.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] benmyers2941:
Generally I agree, but I've seen people get trouchy over some rather trivial stuff lateley. That and there's a "the answer's already out there somewhere" attitude that tends to show up when people ask questions. I just like to put out a call for civility every now and then.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] topdnbass:
Agreed.

I am officially taking part in this competition :).
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
Its over $300 now! :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] rickyteddyb:
Push it to the limit

Donated. I hope to see some amazing things guys. The month gives you time to think and tweak your themes. Try to leave as little of the original theme as possible. Good Luck.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] derfolo:
We have to keep this on the front page to keep the donations coming. Stickie perhaps?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
I have been working on my theme and thought that the fans should really be judge,would have been nice and the top judges get the final word with polls to see who is winning and how many people voted for each theme it would have made the comp a little more fun for everyone meaning the other members.

Just my opinion. :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] All~G1:
I think devs and donaters should get the first go on the themes :D. Also the popular vote should be done with active members with "X" amount of post to stop spamming of the competition.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] oreoOozZz:
Great Idea and good look to the competitors.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Stericson:
Donators will get the first go on themes.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
Just added to the pot a bit, thanks to all the theme makers for all the extraordinary work you have done to make all our G1's shine!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
How many people in the comp? I just want to know who's in it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] blehman:
While I see the need to keep the spammers out, and with the prize loot rising daily, maybe voting rights should be determined by when you started you account. I"m on here daily looking at themes and reading everything that has been discovered and improved, but I rarely post.

All in all, we do need to find a consensus on how the voting is going to take place, ie, how long we can vote, who can vote, one vote thread or each thread contains their own voting information. Does anyone have the ability to create a password protected website that would contain a voting page allowing for one vote and easy vote counting?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
Judging Update

When the contest ends we will get screenshots posted of all the themes so everyone can see the entrants and then we will provide download links to all the judges and donors. After the judges and donors have a week the themes will be posted for you guys to vote on and then after giving you guys a week to vote we will declare 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Note: We are not a big company or something doing this. I have 2 full time jobs and a new puppy so I dont want to make any promises on how long this part will take but I assure you it will be done ASAP, just bare with me.

Most of the judging will be done by carefully selected judges that have shown expertise or above average knowledge of themes and the Android operating system. These chosen judges will be responsible for 50% of the total vote. This is to ensure nothing is overlooked and fine details are noticed.

The remaining 50% will be split into 25% vote for donors (to encourage people to vote) and 25% to the general populous. This means that the donors will get 2 votes, one in the donors 25 percentile and one vote in the general percentile so donors votes will count for double a non-donors vote. Again, this is to encourage you guys to get involved.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Should i send my theme to you? Because i will be loading it up tonight and should have a link for you or who ever will start testing the theme.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
The judging rules have been posed on the second post.

I would say hang on to it for now. Soon we will provide you with a list of screenshots to provide with your entry. Those will be used as reference so people can start picking their favorites before the themes are released to everyone. So these screenshots are what you should rely on the most to show off your work and any custom little things you want to show off. I would hope everyone will use each theme they vote for but I am sure im many cases someone would know if they love the theme or not just based on the screenshots.

Off the top of my head you should probably include: home screen (port/land), pull screen up (port/land), homescreen settings popup, dialer, lock screen, status bar down (port/land), and any other screens you want to show off your work on.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] All~G1:
Wow I am amazed with this community and how 1 idea has become a way to propel, at least the look of our phone :D, to new levels. I cant wait... Im pretty excited to see what we have coming.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
bump for a stickie since 10% of the donations are coming back to XDA?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] tubaking182:
i'm loving this idea, hopfully my computer gets up and running in the next few days so i can finish my theme. good luck to everyone
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] tubaking182:
Edit; double post that bandenk made fun of. Oops :P
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
Wow, he loves it so much he posted it twice! lol
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] rickyteddyb:
This might end up being a 400 dollar 1st place. Wow. Talk about a community.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
bump for wednesday
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] ultra spikey:
It's not against the rules to post screen shots of our work in progress is it? I noticed "Gloss Suite" screen shots were removed. That may have been his decision though.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
There is nothing wrong with showing off your work early but if it were me I would probably keep it a secret until the end or else you might give someone else some ideas. It wouldnt be a big deal if we were talking $20 but there is going to be some serious cash for the winner.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
I am getting excited about this competition! but i am having writers block haha damnit..its a good thing its a month long contest. Anyone who has followed FadetoBlue knows how much i like to change things =)

P.S. Ill be donating tonight...does that mean i get a chance to see the competition before hand >=P
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
No, but you will know when the donors do which will be before the public. ;)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JackD3ath:
I like the donation list, can we also get a competitors list? I am just curious as to how many and who is competing.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
I dont have the list, I have the donors and one list of possible judges, he has the other list of judges and the entrants. I will try to get a list from him or if any of your competitors are reading this send me a pm so I can create my own list.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JackD3ath:
This contest is gonna rock! I would think about entering but all the files to edit is just enormous, at least for me. All themers do an incredible amount of work!

Thank You to all that theme.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
You have plenty of time. Hell you could even make a couple themes in a few weeks. I know I have! lol :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] tubaking182:
if you have an idea you should give it a try, i planned on creating a theme before this was brought up, but this contest gave me the motivation to do it. it's not as hard as you might think, i have only been working a few hours a day every few days and i have a decent theme made up and i've been putting it on my phone to test every day looking for new things to change. yes there are a lot of images to edit but it goes pretty fast once you get in a groove. now that i have started this theme i have two more that i wanna do before i am satisfied with my work.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] All~G1:
How much earlier will the people who donated get the releases. I'm just worrying that a theme will get leaked before actual judging. I know a lot of the theme devs are putting in enormous amounts of time on there themes and I just want to make sure this competition is as pure as possible.

Anyone have anything to add or suggest?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Well i think i am the first one done and i would never post the theme until the comp is over,but i am going start on my next theme and i will be posting that one for testing. Don't worry if some one leaks it or posted there out of the comp and i don't think they would want that.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
Manup...you're lucky...i am still stuck on what to do.

Made a donation =) got to win my money back now hehe.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
I just wish i could edit a few .9.png icons still having problems with that. :( Other than that the theme is really looking good and not just cause i made it. ;)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
If you want some help with that. let me know.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Dave RL:
Friday "why no sticky?" bump
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] afoulke:
Is it against the rules for us to maybe get screenshots of the work in progress themes that everyone is doing if they wish to post, I know a few are up on xda already...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
No, but you also dont want to give any ideas to your competitors. ;)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sangeet.003:
yeah man thats the problem here its myvfirst theme so want to know what more improvements are needed + i am eager to show it off to the members though its incomplete but even dont wana show my ideas to my competitors... :(