backstage
bLoOpErS
yep, i knew this site was gonna be a big mistake the minute i decided on the name ... now that it aint my fault, WHO DO I BLAME ?
its been a year since i made this site , and its been a funny journey all along... lemme introduce to u this site's greatest ups and downs !
flop number 1:
the counter
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this flop is still in progress... the minute i put that dumb counter on my site , i knew i was gonna face months of total embarassment. what with a counter that is stagnant most of the time, its a miracle this site has still remained on this host ! whenever i connect to the net, i visit my site to check out the counter and every time, the number on it is always very very familiar...... the reason ? it was the SAME NUMBER I SAW LAST TIME !
flop number 2 :
search engine results
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out of curiosity , i typed in 'shading' at altavista , and my site was nowhere to be seen. then i tried ' gallery ' and it was still the same. i continued for a few more tries until i came to a conclusion :
my site doesn't exist.
flop number 3 :
the guestbook
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yeah yeah so i'm in the
10th page of my guestbook, but i'd say a good number of the ppl who've signed
there have done it cuz i personally irritated their brains out !! hmmm.... not
a very nice thing of me pestering ppl to sign it huh....
naaaaaaaah. it was worth it. ;-)
flop number 4 :
shading section
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to tell you the truth, the first thing i did on this site was the shading section. it was one thing i used a lot of time on , painting examples, writing the tutorial, making a step-wise procedure and stuff. but u know what ? out of 800 odd hits i've got to the site today, only TWO ppl have given me feedback on the shading section ! talk about flopping bIG tImE .
flop number 5 :
categories of visitors
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ppl who came here via search engine : 0.5 %
ppl who came here by just
typing out aintmyfault to see if such a site existed : 0.5 %
( and i even know the guy's name )
ppl who came here by the webring : 0.5 %
ppl who came here by my friends' friends : 3 %
ppl who came here after my ' persistent personal pestering online ' : 95.5 %
biggest blooper - MY WHOLE
ART DIRECTORY DELETED !
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one fine morning, 2 weeks ago , i decided ' time to update' .... and searched for the art files to update , i had done two new drawings and guess what ?? the directory is missing ! conversation between me and bro goes like this :
me :
hey erwin, where is that directory i had all my art files in 'em .. seems to
be missing ... any idea ?
erw : i dunno.
me : ( search fervently through all the directories,
thrice, and then conduct file searches for the few names of files i remembered.......
no clue . heart starts pounding cuz i realise i may not have a single copy of
them anywhere else) hey WHERE IS THAT DIRECTORY MAN?
erw : where they *by any chance* in the directory
called 'windoze' ?
me : ( blink for 20 seconds realising my whole
collection is *gone* ) .... WHAT DID U @#$^%@ DO WITH IT ?
erw : it had a virus so i deleted it.
me : ( don't know whether to cry or laugh, shout
or scream, punch him or throw the keyboard on his head, bang the monitor or
shake the CPU till it gets the files back.... ................... )
AAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHH!
letter FROM the editor
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okay so thats my story... SO FAR . ( *cross my fingers* )
mail me now for feedback at aswins_site@email.com or sign my guestbook. , whichever is more convenient , but PLEASE let me know what u thought of the site before leaving. and yeah, do leave ur email-address in the guestbook so i can at least personally thank you for visiting. u don't have to be scared of spam. i have my own spam problems to take care of !
cya in the next update ( the lesser the bloopers , the sooner the next update... cya ! )
was, is , and will always
be,
ur host,
@swin.