[godpunk]

A month and a half after relaunching, we at ThemeDock have decided to close the site down. The reasons for this decision have been numerous:

1. Lots of negative feedback
2. No submissions received
3. Difficulty attaining permission from other artists to use their work
4. Personal time constraints

The basic premise of the site at relaunch was to sustain it with user submissions, with a few of my own creations thrown in, creating a useful database and a one-stop site for everything pertaining to the three Windows dock apps. Needless to say, that hasn't happened. So, as much as it saddens me, the site will close for good. It will remain open for one more week for anyone who wants to grab whatever themes and icons they want, then it will all be taken down. Thank you to those who supported us throughout our tenure.

EDIT:If anyone putting together a site compiling all the aqua mods (alang, The Deej), you have my permission to have and host the themes, if you like.

-godpunk

[SniperX]

Genuinely sorry to hear that. May not have been my cup-of-tea but I know what it's like to have a great idea subdued by a lack of enthusiasm.

Good luck with future ventures.

[Liron]

I am sorry to hear this. I was actually under the impression that now that judge has simplified the process for creating iCal docklet icons, there would be more submissions to themedock (some of us, myself included, are just too lazy to make 365 pngs!).

I was actually planning on waiting until the new iCal was ported to YZdock and then afterwards to make a bunch of docklet icons and submit it over to themedock.

The idea for themedock is great, it's a shame to see the site closing down.

Liron

PS: In this case, I'd also like to say thank you for your wonderful icons showcased on the site. I was so thrilled to find Sweet Cuppin' Cakes icons!

[MonkSD]

This is indeed a sad news, as I have similar emotional experiences regarding the development of my own site, so I can totally relate to what u are saying. It is very frustrating and disappointing seeing a brilliant site not getting enough enthusiastic feedback from the online community. My site has been opened for almost 3 months, and very little daily activity. Maybe the site lacks some points of attraction, but suggestions and criticisms are certainly welcomed. Well, going back to ThemeDock, it is a site built relying on interactions from users, if there is not enough input from the users, certainly the site cannot be dynamic enough to live on. Sigh ... just wanna say that godpunk I undestand ur feeling.

Well, I would like to host all the stuff of ThemeDock on my site, it is too sad to lose them all, I hope that is ok with u of course.

[alang]

Oh no......I just want to suggest that me, themedock and deej make a tag team. My site for all aqua applications, deej site for skin and your site for dock's stuff. It would be really great man....just wait for the next release of mobydock and I'm sure your site will be live again...

[contrasutra]

Its probably for the better. You seem very busy Godpunk.

Now what happened to you leaving Aqua-Soft? I don't think I would be here if you hadn't "left".

[dreamz]

so sorry to hear this. i know i personally have not contributed to theming docks or producing docklets and other additions, but that's because i don't really design.

it was a great resource, and it's a shame that it's closing down.

i wish you the best of luck.

[lostspyder]

hey sorry to hear that, i know allot of work was put into it. I think it was too much of a specilised site to make it, and wasnt meant to be.

[laydros]

wow, funny i missed this. i put up the announcement at axp 20 minutes after godpunk posted this. sorry to hear about it.

[michaelau32488]

pity..sigh >.< :cry:

[Seph]

Well Godpunk what can i say? as contra said its probably for the better.

However, its always sad to see close a site which ahs been started with such enthusiasm and which only purpose was help the skinnng community grow.

Be sure that your efforts did not go unnoticed (nor did anyone elses in Themedock)!

Cheers
Seph :rock: :bow:

[accipitervirgatus]

Negative feedback? Who did that? :rant:

[Enhanced]

godpunk,

Try advertising theme dock on another forum. There probably a lot of people interested.

I would not give up so soon. Try Spymac, Hardware Geeks, ect.


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