skillful

i never liked ecchi to begin with; always thought it was too crass. i believe that sex sells, and sometimes when done well visual art can be scintillating and high-quality at the same time, but as always there is a always a line after which it becomes distasteful.maybe it's because usually its the objectifying of females that's defined as ecchi, and considering how i'm a girl, i don't like it.

so naturally i'm inclined to skillful wallpapers, because when there is an image that isn't too controversial, for it to look good you need skill.simply put, a skilled artist can make anything look good, but ecchi can't save every wallpaper (quite the opposite in fact).

there's always the tedious but more fulfilling way of vectoring. but of course the time taken would be significantly longer than using the clone tool

Photoshop Tutorial Sites

the links in that thread should be sufficient, and if not, there's always google if you want something more specific (:

there's dot.tk it's quite good

for various resources there's

http://www.rotasplash.com
http://www.greycobra.com
http://www.thewhitewhisper.com
http://www.toastsnatcher.com

well there is no sure way of learning how to make a wallpaper.insetad of learning how to make a wallpaper, why not learn how to use and manipulate the tools available then figure out how to fill space with your skill yourself (: that's basically what making a wallpaper is about.

weeell.i think i'm straight, bi if you want to push it, and i don't mind yuri.i dont think there's a wrong or right, just its not as common to find female fans or yuri because of the sexual orientation thing

sure.i always get this really detailed and gory dream just before i fall sick.and sometimes my dreams reoccur for no reason.all i know is that so far, the reoccuring ones are nightmares, never sweet dreams

i'm chinese.i'm more comfortable with malays than with my fellow chinese.one of my very close friend is malay.in every society there will always be black sheep.just remember to not use those people to tarnish the stellar reputation oof the remaining few.the chinese have a saying that one shouldn't harm a whole herd of horses for the sake of one rogue horse.

isn't whoever who discriminates against whole groups of people based on skin colour or religion also an extremist in his/her perspective of others?

i think the question is whether you want a totally stiff community with quality discussion and mature members - or a place where the community is huge, but the maturity level is low and the discussions are flippant and insensitive.

then again, people change.immature people can become mature after undergoing exposure to mature things.so the loss of members if mt turns serious might not be as bad as predicted.i second the opinion that the general forum is not necessary.the threads there are only easy to answer but are not very informative or intellegent(at times)

WARNING:my post is extremely disorganised.so if you cannot stand people going a little out of point, don't read it. oh and i tend to have a weird mentality so if you find it unbearable to read stuff like that, don't read.

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i think it is only natural that the community disintegrated at some point in time. this kind of thing has happened many times - communities brought down by, ironically, their success. take venice for example. they had an incredible history from being just a marshland to a flourishing city-state. but because they got so rich, they got overconfident, self-centred and conceited.

i belive minitokyo started off humbly, as did all and every forum. but unlike other forums, who seem to prefer to stick to the default settings given to them by their hosts, minitokyo's admin and moderators improved her to such an extent that it has evolved to a much more user-friendly and complex system to accomodate the members. it is only logical that it attracted more members. but it is impossible to screen every member for people who will contribute effectively in the long term so there would inevitably be more people who merely spam and do nothing else. unfortunately, online and with a different name, it is easy for people to put up a facade and act in any way they want, which leads to them being bolder so long as they're hiding behind their computer's screen.they think that by being rough all, they are behaving in a macho manner, and is supposedly strong. this eventually leads to the uncouth behaviour that you refer to with such disdain.it is because there will always be people who think that way that there will always be inconsiderate actions, like flamings, double posting, leeching and such. also, people want attention. so they try to do so in all sorts of ways. some make wallpaper/submit scans with what appears to be the latest fad when it comes to favourites. others post sob stories and tell tales of broken relationships.

so what i'm saying is that, for a community like minitokyo, the introduction of that new generation of members cannot be prevented. and the way that these members behave are also only human. in society, you can see quite a few of the same characters, only it is less rampant because in real life, you can go to jail while here, you simply get banned at the most.

i think the posts like "my bf/gf did _____" are all very similiar and if the authors bothered to check out the other threads, she or he could have a very comprehensive summary of what to do in his or her situation.thing is, most people don't bother.they get too emotional to think straight.i myself have posted in such threads a few times but i got bored of repeating myself.and i think that is the problem with such threads. it is not because they are "lame" and useless, but because they repeat each other continuously. so i'd like to challenge your point that such threads are a waste of server space. everyone needs an avenue to ask for advice, and if they are comfotable asking people online so be it. but its the fact that they copy each other that i think if someone were to compile all the numerous threads of breakups/failed relationships, we'd have a pretty thin book. thin because the scenarios reoccur. maybe having a "what would you do in a case of a breakup" thread would be better, where everyone pour in their opinions and the people who seek those opinions actually read through the posts and sensibly sort out the ones relevant to their case. that way that little thorn in my flesh could just drop out.

it feels so good to actually be able to type so much for a thread.shin, you hold the honour of being the first person in my life to have more than 3 words in one post that i consider bombastic.nice vocab so yea...

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i agree with you that more and more members are getting intolerant and rowdy.but there really isn't anything anyone can do about it, other than themselves, especially because this is all just a virtual world. so don't get too irritated by it.instead, entertain yourself!i read stupid posts, and from there, form new ideas of how a human thinks(unless of course it is too short) however i disagree with your statement that all relationship threads are irrelevant to our society.people need advice and if they want to get it from people whose reliability is questionable, thats their purogative.just read other posts first in case what you are asking has alreay been covered, albeit under a different title. rules are a must in every community, and relaxing them would only lead to utter disorder.not very nice.so rules are here to stay(or they should be).but i must second your opinion that many of our members have very superficial outlook to life and minitokyo. friendwhoring isn't new, and i think its scary that people just ask out of the blue "wanna be my fwend?lets be friends!" and add you to their friendlist.makes you wonder what they're up to.

oh and i'm a self proclaimed lazy person and i got to the end of your lengthy post shin and i'm a regular poster in the "what do you think of the av above you" thread.cos its interesting to see how others think of what you decided to be the face/thing to represent you.

lol nobody looks at things like i do it seems just like you jasai, nobody sees things the way you do too

yo buddy cool down.the world is at its best already.imagine a world without emotions, it'll be so boring, and we'll all be like robots, like the living dead.life's crap, but along the way, there are nice things to do and to go through, so stop dwelling in bad stuff and look at the things that make you happy.the only person that can only cheer you up is yourself.no matter how hard others try to cheer you up, if you keep a closed mind to it, nobody can help ya

welcome to mt!^^you have an interesting way of phrasing your words

->well first, there's always the mt bible.its just teaching people on how to have basic courtesy, and also the policies on submitting art.if you think you're considerate a person, then you can just skip the first part and still do relatively fine here ^^' (truth be told i never read it 'cept for accpetable sizes for submitting art )
->and about the credit system which is basically mt's form of money, theres always this thread

so thats about all that you need to know about mt to get through your first month (or week) unscathed(unless you're unlucky and someone flames you, which is highly unlikely).so i hope that you'll enjoy your time here and contribute effectively to the community.

jaa ne~
PAche

and he says "yo"

ichigo's evil twin

riderrrr!

woah~

-btw orph thats rider from fate/stay night without her blindfold?shes such a pretty lady -

anyone called me?-snigger-

-pout-

go for it

evil ichigo

irritating pink chibi lacus/meer/whoeverthatis

well...technically i haven't had any online relationships so i can't say for sure if they can work out.as far as i know, one won't know till he/she tries, so go ahead and tell me if it can work backed up with proof ^^

but even if i want to pursue an online relationship, my mother won't allow it, since she believes its dangerous for a female to get too close to anyone that she hasn't met face to face before