What happened to MacThemes.net? - Page 2

Krafty · Jan 4, 2013, 02:42 PM

This sucks. I need help on trying to make a new theme and I'm not getting answers anywhere else.

emoopo · 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Krafty

This sucks. I need help on trying to make a new theme and I'm not getting answers anywhere else.

by theme for ML and Lion can i help, for to make a theme ML go here to https://github.com/alexzielenski and read the gifthub details also you download the tool to encoded the Artfile.bin and the Sartfile.bin.
I work at this time for a new Theme Aqua Inspiriat for ML 10.8.2
greetings from germany

or look here one or two things on my sites.
http://emoopo.deviantart.com/ and http://www.emoopo.com/emoopo/Home.html

Krafty · Jan 4, 2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by emoopo

by theme for ML and Lion can i help

Thanks, but I meant for the iPhone 4. I'm still on SL.

I've been on 4.1 since last Oct, I think, and every since themeing iOS5 has been a nightmare.

einsteinbqat · Jan 5, 2013, 04:47 PM

This is what I get

Jessica Lares · Jan 5, 2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by einsteinbqat

This is what I get

That was their old website.

Giant Speck · Jan 6, 2013, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Giant Speck

June 2010. Macthemes has been up since then. What I'm saying is that we don't know how long the administrator message on Macthemes was put up.

According to this comment on Reddit, that message has been seen at least five months ago, even when the forums were back up. So, that message is probably old and completely irrelevant to the current situation with MacThemes.

Surely, they had to have had some sort of presence outside of their own forum (e.g. Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.), which would allow us to contact the administrator?

MrStone · Jan 6, 2013, 07:58 PM

I just regged here to share what I have on MacThemes

the admin is called Barry White and lives in Japan

On MT his name was Ji

He has a Flikr account here
flickr.com/photos/cfeuer/

and his AOL IM:
cfeuer@mac.com

I was once a regular there for quite some time and about 2 month bfor it went down I was'nt in the loop so don't know what happened.

MrStone · Jan 6, 2013, 08:29 PM

maybe theming days are gone

another inactive place is
galaxygui2.com/t2749p180-official-png-thread-current

FBeye · Jan 15, 2013, 08:15 AM

I can confirm that Macthemes is officially over and done. Sad news but since you can barely theme a Mac now, there was no point in maintaining the site for wallpapers and iOS icons...

bhtwo · Jan 15, 2013, 08:28 AM

Yes... As I thought.. sad news indeed.

Thanks for the heads-up FB.

Krafty · Jan 17, 2013, 05:54 AM

Could have at least given us a warning, so we could grab what we wanted instead of watching all those themes & tweaks go down the drain.

Oh well.

fiddlestyx · Jan 17, 2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Krafty

Could have at least given us a warning, so we could grab what we wanted instead of watching all those themes & tweaks go down the drain.

Oh well.

Agreed. There was some good material that just went poof.

highfiveface · Jan 18, 2013, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FBeye

I can confirm that Macthemes is officially over and done. Sad news but since you can barely theme a Mac now, there was no point in maintaining the site for wallpapers and iOS icons...

Don't mean to be rude, but where did you get this from? Just seems a bit weird that macthemes was still active then it just disappears.

Giant Speck · Jan 19, 2013, 02:59 AM

iOS themes and icons were the only reasons I ever even went to MacThemes.

FBeye · 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by highfiveface

Don't mean to be rude, but where did you get this from? Just seems a bit weird that macthemes was still active then it just disappears.

I got the confirmation from one of the main admins. I was a beta tester when the new forum was in the works, so I had access to inside information.

In a nutshell, community dried up, single-digit posting per day, admins too busy with work and family and none of the newer/younger members willing to step up and help out.

For more info, you should ping Phil Ryu - the owner of the site.

Shark · Jan 21, 2013, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FBeye

I got the confirmation from one of the main admins. I was a beta tester when the new forum was in the works, so I had access to inside information.

In a nutshell, community dried up, single-digit posting per day, admins too busy with work and family and none of the newer/younger members willing to step up and help out.

For more info, you should ping Phil Ruy - the owner of the site.

That's a shame, i'm definitely going to miss that place.

bhtwo · Jan 21, 2013, 01:42 AM

Me too... I used to spend a lot of time there.

Vesperia · Jan 23, 2013, 03:14 PM

It looks like the gui customization aspect on the Mac is soon to be over completely. I read a post on iconfactory.com last month that they will not be updating Candybar because Apple will soon be locking down even the icon customization end as well. It's a sad day. Back in 1995 I was immersed in icon and theme creation. But like everyone else I guess, I just haven't been interested in it.

bhtwo · Jan 24, 2013, 01:47 AM

Yes... I'm limited to SL because of my first gen mini.

So I can still get by with ThemePark.

I still use CrystalClear for my themeing addiction though...

http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalclear/

It's the only viable solution left at the moment.

I think they were early pulling the plug on MacThemes... there was a lot more to that place, and it did have a community spirit I thought.

egon1984 · 05:25 AM

You can also try iCondubber

Badagri · Jan 25, 2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bhtwo

I think they were early pulling the plug on MacThemes... there was a lot more to that place, and it did have a community spirit I thought.

Used to be, then the community changed when registrations stopped or before that. The place slaughtered new members and any new work if you weren't a well known recognised creator. Quite a few well known creators left because the place was so critical. Hardly anything was said back then without ridicule on work.

There was a terrible, terrible elite status brewing on the forum. So to speak it was like watching terrible spoiled rich kids that looked down on everyone. Even though a lot were adults.

Killa Aaron · Jan 25, 2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Badagri

Used to be, then the community changed when registrations stopped or before that. The place slaughtered new members and any new work if you weren't a well known recognised creator. Quite a few well known creators left because the place was so critical. Hardly anything was said back then without ridicule on work.

There was a terrible, terrible elite status brewing on the forum. So to speak it was like watching terrible spoiled rich kids that looked down on everyone. Even though a lot were adults.

All of the things you just said were true, i use to port font's there, help people out in the request forum and post my desktop screenshots, Iconpaper is also dead.

Lycanthroat · Jan 29, 2013, 07:42 AM

There was a certain elitism brewing on Mac Themes, that can be sure. I'm really sad over it, I used to pop into the Jaku thread and made quite a few icons

I'm annoyed the site was just shut down with absolutely no warning, so all that hard work - and the work of others - is just gone. There was no message or warning as fair as I know, it just went down, but something went wrong with the site when they just stopped all new registrations IMO.

Seems a shame now the 6.1 JB is going to be out.

Badagri · Jan 29, 2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Lycanthroat

There was no message or warning as fair as I know, it just went down, but something went wrong with the site when they just stopped all new registrations IMO.

Yeah, you're right. It was here today, gone tomorrow. But new registrations were closed for at least a few years before it disappeared completely.

truteki · Feb 6, 2013, 02:00 AM

Is everyone unable to access it, or did you guys just not try to go to the site by typing in the url?

I was able to acces the site just fine today:

http://macthemes.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=24&start=50

Jan 4, 2013, 02:42 PM	#26
Krafty macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La La Land	This sucks. I need help on trying to make a new theme and I'm not getting answers anywhere else. __________________ I accept women of all descent. But I'm a hell of a lot creepier around asians. [ twitter : deviant : portfolio : last.fm ]
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Jan 5, 2013, 04:47 PM	#29
einsteinbqat macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal	This is what I get Attached Thumbnails __________________ iMac mid 2011 : 27 in • 3,4 GHz Core i7 • 32 GB RAM • AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB VRAM
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Jan 17, 2013, 05:54 AM	#36
Krafty macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La La Land	Could have at least given us a warning, so we could grab what we wanted instead of watching all those themes & tweaks go down the drain. Oh well. __________________ I accept women of all descent. But I'm a hell of a lot creepier around asians. [ twitter : deviant : portfolio : last.fm ]
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Jan 23, 2013, 03:14 PM	#43
Vesperia macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	The end of an era It looks like the gui customization aspect on the Mac is soon to be over completely. I read a post on iconfactory.com last month that they will not be updating Candybar because Apple will soon be locking down even the icon customization end as well. It's a sad day. Back in 1995 I was immersed in icon and theme creation. But like everyone else I guess, I just haven't been interested in it.
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Jan 25, 2013, 04:54 AM	#45
egon1984 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2010	You can also try iCondubber Last edited by egon1984; Jan 25, 2013 at 05:25 AM.
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Jan 6, 2013, 07:58 PM	#32
MrStone macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I just regged here to share what I have on MacThemes the admin is called Barry White and lives in Japan On MT his name was Ji He has a Flikr account here flickr.com/photos/cfeuer/ and his AOL IM: cfeuer@mac.com I was once a regular there for quite some time and about 2 month bfor it went down I was'nt in the loop so don't know what happened.
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Jan 6, 2013, 08:29 PM	#33
MrStone macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	maybe theming days are gone another inactive place is galaxygui2.com/t2749p180-official-png-thread-current
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:15 AM	#34
FBeye macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I can confirm that Macthemes is officially over and done. Sad news but since you can barely theme a Mac now, there was no point in maintaining the site for wallpapers and iOS icons...
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:28 AM	#35
bhtwo macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Oxford UK	Yes... As I thought.. sad news indeed. Thanks for the heads-up FB.
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Jan 19, 2013, 02:59 AM	#39
Giant Speck macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	iOS themes and icons were the only reasons I ever even went to MacThemes.
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Jan 21, 2013, 01:42 AM	#42
bhtwo macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Oxford UK	Me too... I used to spend a lot of time there.
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Jan 24, 2013, 01:47 AM	#44
bhtwo macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Oxford UK	Yes... I'm limited to SL because of my first gen mini. So I can still get by with ThemePark. I still use CrystalClear for my themeing addiction though... http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalclear/ It's the only viable solution left at the moment. I think they were early pulling the plug on MacThemes... there was a lot more to that place, and it did have a community spirit I thought.
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Jan 29, 2013, 07:42 AM	#48
Lycanthroat macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK	There was a certain elitism brewing on Mac Themes, that can be sure. I'm really sad over it, I used to pop into the Jaku thread and made quite a few icons I'm annoyed the site was just shut down with absolutely no warning, so all that hard work - and the work of others - is just gone. There was no message or warning as fair as I know, it just went down, but something went wrong with the site when they just stopped all new registrations IMO. Seems a shame now the 6.1 JB is going to be out.
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Feb 6, 2013, 02:00 AM	#50
truteki macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Is everyone unable to access it, or did you guys just not try to go to the site by typing in the url? I was able to acces the site just fine today: http://macthemes.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=24&start=50
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