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Published on April 24, 2007 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

Time for another poll.  Recently I asked who all frequented our Internet Relay Chat server to pick the brains of fellow community members and Stardock employees in real-time.  Here's a quick run-down of the results:

While a handful of you are regulars in #stardock or #wincustomize, it seems the majority of you either rarely stop by, or simply aren't aware that the chat server exists period (the single most popular answer).  For those of you who weren't aware of it, and would like to join in on the fun, Island Dog wrote a nice little how-to earlier this year on how to use Stardock Central to get to our chat server.  You can check it out here.

If you're already familiar with IRC, just fire up your favorite client, point it to irc.stardock.com and join us in #stardock or #wincustomize.  There's almost always someone around if you're looking to chat, or maybe are in search of help with a pesky skinning or application problem.  The regulars don't bite (too hard) so don't be afraid to stop in and say hi!

Now, on to this week's question:

What sort of news do you most enjoy seeing on the front page of WinCustomize?  Every day I try and dig out relevant and interesting stories from the tech press to post and chat about here.  However sometimes it seems I miss the mark on what everyone finds interesting.  I'd like to ask your opinion on the type of news that is the most interesting and relevant to you, the sort of thing that you feel is the most likely to spur some kind of discussion.

Of course our most popular news is typically product-related, like when a new version of WindowBlinds or DesktopX is released, but those stories are few and far between sometimes, and we want to make the front page of WinCustomize a place you want to check on a regular basis.

So, to check the options and cast your vote, click on the poll up above the news section.  Your feedback helps shape what we put on this site.


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on Apr 25, 2007
Anything/everything skinning-related.
I just wish there was more going on 
on Apr 25, 2007

I wish I could have voted for more than one option.

I know people like multiple kinds of news stories, but I'm trying to get a feel for which is the most popular overall.  Basically, with this poll I'm getting a general ranking of news categories.  It'll help me in digging up the best news for the site I can.

The only news I really want to read here is Stardock related.

As I said in the main post, I understand that's probably our most popular news type, but unfortunately we can't have news to post every single day.  WinCustomize needs to have content that changes every day, to make the page new, fresh and a worthwhile spot for people to check out every day. 

The question is really "In addition to Stardock news items, what's your favorite?"

on Apr 25, 2007
WinCustomize needs to have content that changes every day, to make the page new, fresh and a worthwhile spot for people to check out every day.


Ahh, well. That's just the point, to me. I don't visit here every day, as there aren't enough Stardock-related news stories usually. I visit enough other sites for other computer-related news stories.
on Apr 26, 2007
If there isn't enough skinning news then Stardock should be manufacturing it and using WinCustomize to promote it, of course.
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