Locked out!
Several people have asked why I haven't uploaded my templates to OpenWebDesign.org again, now that the new site owner has removed the hidden links from the templates. The answer is simple: I am not welcome on OWD anymore. I have been punished with a ban, in the form of a locked door. My user login is no longer functional, so I am not able to login and update my own templates or my user page. I have known this for more than a week, but waited to see if it was just a temporary ban given when the discussions were most active. But a week later, I am still locked out so I can only assume that it is permanent.
Now, don't get me wrong. I actually don't mind that ban, it is great humor. But it makes it impossible for me to support OWD, something I have done all the way from its launch until this point. Starting today, I will put my energy on distributing the templates through my own website and through the new OpenDesigns.org where I have my own user page. I have lots of new material coming out in a few days, and even if my templates would automagically reappear on OWD in the future, you will not find any of my new releases or updated versions there.
I will write more about that in a few days, but with this post I put an end on my part of the "OWD secret links" story, and sadly also on my participation on OpenWebDesign. Thanks to the OWD community for a great year, see you on OpenDesigns from now on!
Edit (December 11th): Ok, this did not end the story after all. Please read the following post as well, which definitely puts an end to the story.
Comment from Nitro
Time: December 10, 2006, 22:21
That's bad.
Quite honestly I think that's odd. huh.