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How do you see our lovable mascot?
Published on October 9, 2007 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

Every day.  Day-in and day-out I see the same smiling lizard staring at me, giving me that thumbs up and leaning casually against something.  He's at the top of the page, he's in my news posts, he's everwhere!  He's driving me mad!

Here's what I want.  I need some more variations of Winky to use in news posts and articles here on WinCustomize.  You've seen a few variations here and there such as Winky Wearing Headphones, Winky Holding Court, or Winky Wins a Medal.  And while those are very nice, I want a little bit more variety to choose from.

So I turn to you, the community, for some new takes on our old friend.  Here are some ideas to start everyone off.  You're in no way limited to these, this is just to get your creative juices flowing

Halloween Winky Thanksgiving Winky Christmas Winky
Winky the Reporter Techno Winky Pirate Winky
Nerdy Winky Teacher Winky Angry Winky
 
Once you've put together your Winky Masterpiece, post a picture in the comment section of this post.  Depending on how many we get, I may run a poll or two to find the most popular to use on the site.
 
Make the Winkys such that they can be easily scaled to 128x128px without being distorted.
 
I'm looking forward to what everyone comes up with!

Comments (Page 4)
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on Oct 11, 2007
Saving the world from uneducated computer users, messiah1...it's Fall semester
on Oct 11, 2007
What about the ever elusive Stinky Winky - has a white stripe up his tail, or
The SBD Winky - has hands/paws over mouth
on Oct 11, 2007
Okay, I couldn't resist...




on Oct 11, 2007


Irish Winky
on Oct 11, 2007
on Oct 11, 2007
Sorry! This isn't working!
on Oct 11, 2007
I have to take a step back so I can take all this in. You folks are amazing.   

I repeat what I said in reply #10. We need all these and what ever else you folks come up in the gallery. Come on, someone could do it, please.    
on Oct 11, 2007
Ach, Mon... this be me effort.

on Oct 11, 2007
  and a bonnie effort it is too......  
on Oct 11, 2007
If anyone wants a png template without background, email me and I'll send.


on Oct 12, 2007
I know this is a stupid question, but can anybody give me a step-by-step guide for posting an an image? I've never posted my stuff before, but this thread seems like a good place to start...
on Oct 12, 2007
Ach, Mon... this be me effort.


Would look better with a nice Gordon tartan laddie   
on Oct 12, 2007
Hi Katrinakat - I'll provide a very simple introduction and if you need further help, others will add additional points.

Assuming you have the image of choice in a format you're happy with. You then need to select an image hosting service to upload the image to.

Classic examples available free include ImageShack & Photobucket:-

Click me for ImageShack

Click me for Photobucket

Uploading the image is normally a simple process. After which you will be provided with several different ways of linking to your uploaded image.

The thing about Wincustomize is to select the simple URL/address. Do not go for one including the image tags as it will fail. When you use the 'Insert Image' box available in the reply box menu - it will apply the necessary tags and see the image is rendered.

on Oct 12, 2007

Okay, I couldn't resist...







Awesome!



on Oct 12, 2007
Alternative Setting:

Windows Live Spaces won't work? That's what I've been trying to use.
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