NeoRequest

[JMann Veteran]

Neowin,

Over the past few months, myself (JMann) and Chorpeac have been working on a new graphics request system for Neowin, called Neorequest. This system has been designed to provide a lot more organised and simplier system to request graphics. My job on Neorequest was to provide the skins and to make the graphics on Neorequest look very good and also to make the system simple so users dont get confused or stuck when using it. Chorpeac was the guy who codes the whole thing together and makes all work together and has done a brilliant job bringing it all together and it has worked perfectly, so without further talk, myself and Chorpeac present Neorequest Graphics Request System. Enjoy the system and drop us a comment or question in the Neorequest Official Neowin Forum, all linked below.

Neorequest Graphics Request System

Neorequest Official Neowin Forum

Enjoy it, as it was made for all of you and Neowin.

Best Regards,

JMann and Chorpeac.

Neorequest Creators

Edited September 10, 2008 by JMann

[JMann Veteran]

Ok, just simply refresh that page or redo the action and see if you get it again. If you don't ok, but if you do get it again, Clear Cookies and Cache from your computer then do it all again then and then shouldnt appear, if it does though, logout and login again. If you still get it after that, post back here and we will see what's happened. It was probably Chorpeac changing and moving some files around.

JMann

[JMann Veteran]

Well, i think i know why this is happening to me...

I asked some time ago to Neobond to change my nick, and he did...

So i was Inspire and if i use that nick it does enter in Neorequest, it's not right but i hope someone could fix this...  :rolleyes:

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Just read through this twice, look now whats the problem here? Neobond changed your name, ok right, and then if I re-write your sentence to make sense, I think it would go like:

So I was inspired, and went to see if I could use my new name on NeoRequest and see if it works correctly.

And then you said it enters NeoRequest fine from this bit:

it does enter in Neorequest

But then you say it's not right? So your saying everything works, but your just making a fuss over nothing? Am I right? Clarify this please. :rolleyes:

[this is closed]

can anyone help me design my logo for my school hockey team? the team is called Roosevelt Condors... and yea if u want a basic idea of this please look at the post i made on the board... on graphics design.. etc etc//... im sorry for the double post but i just forgot we had the request thread :p sorry for the inconvenience mods

[takahashi]

why don't you let someone who at that time already log on in neowin go through to neowin request. just my suggestion

[Rodrigo]

Just read through this twice, look now whats the problem here? Neobond changed your name, ok right, and then if I re-write your sentence to make sense, I think it would go like:

And then you said it enters NeoRequest fine from this bit:

But then you say it's not right? So your saying everything works, but your just making a fuss over nothing? Am I right? Clarify this please.  :rolleyes:

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I think he's trying to say that he used his old nickname (Before he got it changed by Neobond) to log in on NeoRequest.net and it worked :D

[JMann Veteran]

why don't you let someone who at that time already log on in neowin go through to neowin request. just my suggestion

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Could be an idea, but there could be some security flaws, and some errors would come into the picture I think. But it's always an idea, we will see about it when the new Visual Theme enters NeoRequest. It's a possibility. Thanks Roy for the clearity on that, but at least everyone is logging on fine now, damn Databases. :)

JMann

[vincent]

can someone make a 1600x1200 wallpaper out of this image?

[JMann Veteran]

Post it on NeoRequest: http://www.neorequest.net

[Tech085]

can someone design my signature with a black hummer with my system saq here radeon 9800 pro,audigy 2 ZS,amd athlon 64 bit 3400+@241 ghz,& avatar with the black hummer.

[ZZOOzzoo]

can someone design my signature with a black hummer with my system saq here radeon 9800 pro,audigy 2 ZS,amd athlon 64 bit 3400+@241 ghz,& avatar with the black hummer.

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can anyone help me design my logo for my school hockey team? the team is called Roosevelt Condors... and yea if u want a basic idea of this please look at the post i made on the board... on graphics design.. etc etc//... im sorry for the double post but i just forgot we had the request thread :p sorry for the inconvenience mods

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can someone make a 1600x1200 wallpaper out of this image?

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What do you think NeoRequest exist for?

Go there and request them!!! :devil: :laugh:

[JMann Veteran]

I think they have got the idea thanks Joseph. ;)

[easternBrain]

good job really good job by you two, this is one of the reasons why its not possible for other forums to come close to neowin's standards.

btw, I applied for a sig and akin, lets c how long it takes....

[JMann Veteran]

Thanks. :)

[se7en.hu]

Anyone make me a sig and avatar? :(

[galoosh33]

Why does it say 'Transferring to NeoRequest Login... ' forever or just never loads, when I try to enter NeoRequest? :(

[insanekiwi]

Anyone make me a sig and avatar? :(

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just make a request :D

Why does it say 'Transferring to NeoRequest Login... ' forever or just never loads, when I try to enter NeoRequest? :(

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try clearing your cookies/cache.

[galoosh33]

I have no problems with other sites though... ^

[JMann Veteran]

Have you tried cleaning your cookies or cache though, that would be the problem. I am almost 90% sure on that one, if not try another browser, for example Opera or Firefox, either things should fix the problem, get back to me on that one. ;)

JMann

[cybadelic]

First of all: Thanks JMann for this great request system. I really like it, keeps me occupied and is a good way to improve my godlike skills.

"Having said that, I do have some thoughts"?b>i>

- Most Requesters don't seem to check the site regularly. They just seem to shoot and forget. They want a logo, banner, a signature, an avatar or whatever (sometimes quite important stuff in my opinion) and sometimes either don't reply at all to submissions or only days later. I don't get that. If you get stuff for free (which is the case most of the time), at least have the decency to thank the designer for the effort, even if you don't like their designs. You have to remember that there actually was someone (and by someone I mean good to very good designers) who sat down, thought about your request and designed something, knowing that the reward for it is going to be nothing at all.

- Some requesters are not able to specify clear criteria for the job they need. I don't get that either. It's cool to specify colours and wording, but for chrissakes, give us, the designers, as many infos as possible! If it just says "blue, white, red lol", there isn't much I can do wrong, but the possibilities are just infinite. You're obviously not going to be happy with the results if you don't specify what you want. Take a few minutes, think about the logo you need, and bspecificb>. The less specific you are, the longer it'll take the designer, and the more errors can be made, which result in bad ratings, even though all requirements are met.

- I personnally accept requests I can relate to straight away. I don't submit for the sake of it, I submit work I think is worth showing, and of course work I assume usable. I think mass-accepting/submitting just to be present is not the way to go. If there is no connection between the request and the designer, the request shouldn't be accepted. For instance, I do not relate to screwdrivers, and I'm not going to accept a request of a screwdriver-company (unless it's the drink).

- Requestors: You just have to assume that all the people on neorequest have jobs, or at least better things to do than modifying accepted requests for hours and hours. Details can always be changed of course, but I personnally can't afford to spend so much time modifying my logos. You like the logo, you get the source file, you want a couple of slight changes, done. We work for free, don't take advantage of that, or offer something in return.

I know I keep moaning, but I really love the neorequest-system and I'll keep submitting.

Cheers,

cybadelic

[galoosh33]

I've tried it now and it loads. Thanks :)

[amitsaraf32]

Most Requesters don't seem to check the site regularly. They just seem to shoot and forget.

If you get stuff for free (which is the case most of the time), at least have the decency to thank the designer for the effort, even if you don't like their designs. You have to remember that there actually was someone (and by someone I mean good to very good designers) who sat down, thought about your request and designed something, knowing that the reward for it is going to be nothing at all.

Some requesters are not able to specify clear criteria for the job they need. Take a few minutes, think about the logo you need, and be specific.

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Initially when I joined the Neorequest system, I had feelings quite similar to what are expressed above. I don't mean to hijack this thread off-topic since it is specifically for addressing bugs at Neorequest and not abuse/misuse of the system as a whole, but I agree with what is being said above by Cybadelic, a trusted member and really good artist working here for free.

A designer has to work hard for maybe an hour or two - especially a slowpoke like me - at the very least to achieve the final result which he presents to the requestor; so at the very least, one would expect at least a "Thank you" !

Personally, I always send an email to the requestor to inform him/her that their request has been filled and to email me back in case they want changes, but in 9 cases out of 10, I don't even receive a simple "thank you, cheers m8 !" reply :( Forget ratings, that's miles away !

That being said, I think Neorequest allows us upcoming artists some freedom to apply our techniques in real world situations and helps us to grow and refine our methods, so don't count on me leaving too soon :)

[galoosh33]

I now get this error when entering

ERROR [HY000] [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Too many connections ERROR [HY000] [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Too many connections

btw it's great

[JMann Veteran]

I now get this error when entering

ERROR [HY000] [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Too many connections ERROR [HY000] [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Too many connections

btw it's great

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Ok, I want to do this in sections. Galoosh, thats weird. But upon reading it, it just looks like to many connections where getting on to NeoRequest at once, if you still get that error shoot me a screenshot here or in the NeoRequest subforum and I will look into it futher. ;) Hope its okay now though,

JMann

[JMann Veteran]

-- Cybadelic's Post --

First of all: Thanks JMann for this great request system. I really like it, keeps me occupied and is a good way to improve my godlike skills.

Thats ok, but it wasn't just myself who made it, Chorpeac did as well. :)

"Having said that, I do have some thoughts"?b>i>

Great!

Most Requesters don't seem to check the site regularly. They just seem to shoot and forget. They want a logo, banner, a signature, an avatar or whatever (sometimes quite important stuff in my opinion) and sometimes either don't reply at all to submissions or only days later. I don't get that. If you get stuff for free (which is the case most of the time), at least have the decency to thank the designer for the effort, even if you don't like their designs. You have to remember that there actually was someone (and by someone I mean good to very good designers) who sat down, thought about your request and designed something, knowing that the reward for it is going to be nothing at all.

Damn, yeah doing loads of Graphics work for people I know how hard it is to have people not even say thanks for doing the work. It doesn't make it feel as if you are appreciated. Regarding the ammount of times people dont come back, I know about this, and its a shame, at the moment I have seen a slight increase (now decreasing though) of people &quotestingi>" out NeoRequest making requests and then not coming back, its such a shame, and we had the same problem on Neowins Graphic Request thread, and people got angry on Neowin, which resulted in warnings/restrictions in the end, which was a shame. Unfortunately there isn't much we can do by getting people to come back onto NeoRequest and say thanks, we have the rating system, and maybe with the help of Redmak and Neowin we might be able to incorporate something like a PM system that PM's someone on Neowin when the request is done and then the users can add there little messages on the end, and then they can continue the chat via PM on neowin, hopefully ending in a Thank you. We will see.:happy:y: But I suggest PM'ing the user on Neowin, that might help them to get back on. We all appreciate your work, as I stated in NeoRequest news a while back. And you can tell you like it, and you can tell I appreciate your thoughts as I wouldnt right back such a reply. Think of it like that, thats what I do, and sometimes, just sometimes it makes it worthwhile:):)

- Some requesters are not able to specify clear criteria for the job they need. I don't get that either. It's cool to specify colours and wording, but for chrissakes, give us, the designers, as many infos as possible! If it just says "blue, white, red lol", there isn't much I can do wrong, but the possibilities are just infinite. You're obviously not going to be happy with the results if you don't specify what you want. Take a few minutes, think about the logo you need, and bspecificb>. The less specific you are, the longer it'll take the designer, and the more errors can be made, which result in bad ratings, even though all requirements are met.

Hmm, this has made me think. I think I might start writing a little Artists Advice section for NeoRequest so users can see what they find usefull. As I for one know, there is nothing worst than people not clearly stating what you want, and then you get told its rubbish, anthenb> they say what they want and you find yourself doing it all again.:rolleyes:s: I will get back to everyone on this, it might be an idea if you could give me your ideas or if we worked on a little article explaining the right and wrong ways to do things. Add me to MSN if you like, click me MSN button;);)

- I personnally accept requests I can relate to straight away. I don't submit for the sake of it, I submit work I think is worth showing, and of course work I assume usable. I think mass-accepting/submitting just to be present is not the way to go. If there is no connection between the request and the designer, the request shouldn't be accepted. For instance, I do not relate to screwdrivers, and I'm not going to accept a request of a screwdriver-company (unless it's the drink).

Yeah, I personally think you have to put time and effort in to work, and if you dont like it improve it or redo it, depending on your thoughts or the requestors. But you have to think people have different ranges of skills in graphics, so you have to give them time to get practice, and NeoRequest is a good place for this, as long as the aren't too terrible.

My advice to first time artists, practice makes perfect, but save them on your own computer, not to people's requests when you know they arent very good. Be proud!:yes:s:

- Requestors: You just have to assume that all the people on neorequest have jobs, or at least better things to do than modifying accepted requests for hours and hours. Details can always be changed of course, but I personnally can't afford to spend so much time modifying my logos. You like the logo, you get the source file, you want a couple of slight changes, done. We work for free, don't take advantage of that, or offer something in return.

This is another problem, and people have to understand this, and most do, but there are the one or two. We do have lives, and personally I sometimes hate sitting at a screen all day, it bores me, so I go out walking, go to the pub and be with my friends, and what the heck, I even go wall climbing up in the hillsides, its me. People have to appreciate with what they get, as long as the are happy with it. Which they should be:):)

I know I keep moaning, but I really love the neorequest-system and I'll keep submitting.

Thats fine, and thank you!:D:D

Cheers,

cybadelic

-- Amitsaraf32's Comments. --

Initially when I joined the Neorequest system, I had feelings quite similar to what are expressed above. I don't mean to hijack this thread off-topic since it is specifically for addressing bugs at Neorequest and not abuse/misuse of the system as a whole, but I agree with what is being said above by cybadelic, a trusted member and really good artist working here for free.

This thread isn't just for bugs, it for everything, although it would be better to here this from the NeoRequest forum. We are working for free (most of the time) but we choose to, and I myself when I have time like to help and I enjoy it! The same as you all I would of thought. We all appreciate it, some people don't reply, but thats the world we live in, its not nice but we can't personally do anything about it.

A designer has to work hard for maybe an hour or two - especially a slowpoke like me - at the very least to achieve the final result which he presents to the requestor; so at the very least, one would expect at least a "Thank you" !

Im sure your not that slow, but slower the better I think;);) As I said in Cyberdelics replies, it might be nice to get this PM system working, but yes, its very disheartending but 90% of us appreciate everyones hard work:D:D

Personally, I always send an email to the requestor to inform him/her that their request has been filled and to email me back in case they want changes, but in 9 cases out of 10, I don't even receive a simple "thank you, cheers m8 !" repl:(:( Forget ratings, that's miles away !

Thats a shame, its hard I know, and its tough to keep you motivated, but keep at it, little things can all add upto one big thing in the end.

That being said, I think Neorequest allows us upcoming artists some freedom to apply our techniques in real world situations and helps us to grow and refine our methods, so don't count on me leaving too soo:):)

Good I am glad, and thanks for the comments, I appreciate and read them all;);)

Thank you,

JMann

Edit: Errors fixed;);) Quote wouldn't work, so every quote is in red, sorry about that.:laugh:h:

Edited February 27, 2005 by JMann

[williamhook]

I need a logo like the round Dell one, but with 'iBox' in it, and white on blue(like the blue on the very left of this page). The text MUST be as rounded as possible, with NO SQUARE CORNERS.

Thanks in advance.

(The logo will be used on my new PC, and maybe my website)

I posted this here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=291547