Ok it's seems that most of the complains are gathered around the shadings which I agree at the moment is bit confusing. The rules (drafted when we started the first forum) states something and some of us (me including) draws those shades little bit differently nowadays. The style has envolved and it's neccerical that we need to think about the shading rules again. We will start working on it among the adm/mod crew.
Once that is Done, I will personally update (or post my "private") equipment chart wich will feature few simple tips on these matters (eq. properly shaded hull and so on and so on...)
And for clearance, those who are administrators here are those who started up this whole thing, or more what is left of them. Asking them to step down is like demanding us to give up what has have been our hobby and enthustiasm for many years now.
As for TimothyC, I thank you for being honest, I always appriciate true face-to-face discussion instead of backlashing and talking BS behind peoples backs. However you forgot very important factor. I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to trying to managing this great bucket which after this opening it to the public has been like trying to build a levee to a floding river. I try to keep the quality and integrity of the shipbucket and it has forced me to be harsh on time to time. But I'm just. I may be harsh, but I'm harsh on everyone, even to those I think I could call as friends in here when it comes to shipbucket quality. I expect everyone to honour it like I do. You don't have to like me, you just need to know that when I'm tamed and at ease, then your work is up to the standarts
Also, Psilander's work has been mentioned here, so I would like to re:clarify what I said few weeks ago.
Psilander is one of the leading Alternative Universe Naval creators, who's Imperial Sweden with highly thougth and designed ships have been source of marvel inside the whole naval-freak's community cross the boards.
He used to drawn in his own scale, but once appeared on our old forum and declared that he was now drawing in Shipbucket scale.
Yet he retained his rather akvarellish coloring ideas. Me and MConrads tried to put him straigth, without effort (or even without any conflict)
So we decided to honour his own work and unique style and yet add his work onto the bucket (which was the Photobucket account back then)
Some say that he is give "priviledges", But I say that we also include his work, done in our scale but in his style to be included into the mainsite, But I wouldn't call them Shipbucket drawings as such.
But again, this "opening up" is a good wind up for the whole thing. I just hope you would in the future contact me or Colo way sooner if something is bugging you and not build it up inside you. ´
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