ooohhhhh! This is a real 'rip MASTER' (the lonely ripper strikes again)

Carlitus...I assume these are the ones submitted by 'tomtyl'....could you name a few specific ones that are yours?

I'll contact Greg at ThemeXP.org for you....he is VERY good at looking after our concerns.
There won't be any problem, just list all that you can...

Ok. My skins ripped are:
NEW- WINDOWS XP 8 (Wallpaper) http://www.themexp.org/view_info.php?id=8754
and
NEW- WINDOWS XP 5 (Wallpaper) http://www.themexp.org/view_info.php?id=8750
The both made by 'tomtyl'
And these are my original wallpapers:
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=3796
and
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=3791
I'm not satisfied when i made these wallpapers, but the rips can't be allowed! Thanks, Jafo

Carlitus what surprised me is that they didn't even try to change them a little, they just uploaded them as is!!

...and these are mine:

WinXP-New Login (Login)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 3 (Wallpaper)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 2 (Wallpaper)

and these are from other WinCustomize authors:

NEW AMD XP (Login)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 7 (Wallpaper)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 6 (Wallpaper)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 5 (Wallpaper)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 4 (Wallpaper)
NEW- WINDOWS XP 1 (Wallpaper)

all ripped by tomtyl !!!

In this link: http://www.themexp.org/search.php?txt=tomty&op=auth

It looks like most of his walls are ripped. He ripped Carlitus and adni to death.

Also, these are rips from Adni:
http://www.themexp.org/view_info.php?id=8943
http://www.themexp.org/view_info.php?id=8712
http://www.themexp.org/view_info.php?id=8748

There probably is more rips from other people, but I spotted these from Adni.

Message sent, guys...

Thanks Jafo and KW88 for the alert

I guess it will take some time to remove them.

Boy I didn't realize there were so many.

Look, this guy is like... maybe he doesn't know. I didn't in the beginning. Maybe he thinks its on the internet so he can use it an put it somewhere else.

Put it somewhere else under your own name? Take the credit for something that you didn't do! I think everyone knows thats stealing.

XP New 4 is a Rip too. i can't put my finger on whomw it belongs too but i used it with Russ's Ice Theme.

I Don't like Rippers >

XP New 4 is by luniz (AKA) linus.

Pitchforks and Torches >

Oh and i think it is called Intor

joetheblow: he knows enough to put his "copy right" (he made it two words) on a wall I checked out ("free 2a xp"?) so he probably knows that posting someone else's work, without permission, under his name and with another title is not really kosher.

Hi all,

I'm a Mod on ThemeXP and Doomgaze put me onto this, and another RIP thread. I have checked on the submissions posted here and have to agree with you guys: this tomtyl has definitely ripped off big time. To this end, I have removed the ones referenced here, and judging by the rest of his submissions, I'd bet that they were ripped too. I'll check these out over the next few days and probably end up deleting everything of his and killfile his account. >

The one thing I want to get across to the members here (apart from putting down sharp farming equipment ), is that we don't know everything. I, neonwizard and Greg do all the approvals, and whilst we watch a few sites that are commonly ripped, we don't know them all. So we rely on you and other members to post in our forums about rips. All we need is the link to the rip and to the original. You'll find that the rips tend to disappear damn quick after that.

So please, if you think you've been ripped, or know someone who has been, then post at ThemeXP or PM myself or neonwizard at ThemeXP. Greg tries to do a lot, but either I or neonwizard tend to be around more often and therefore can action this much quicker.

Thanks for your work on this and your understanding.

GazmanAus.

GazmanAus....thanks muchly for your response. I'd emailed Greg with the links, etc, as I've been in contact with him in the past, but if Greg's not around as frequently, perhaps I can annoy you or neonwizard instead...

Of course, remember this is a two-way street....anyone on ThemeXP finding 'problems' with works posted on Wincustomize, feel free to let me know..

[email protected]

Thanks again from all of us for the prompt response....

Way to go

Yes, the communication makes the civilization