It's been a while since I've logged in to bebo (many months). For those of you that are new to this group~ hello! I am the only moderator and skinner for this group, and since the founding of this group, have been very busy.

I am currently still at university and as I have mentioned earlier (if you've been a member long enough to remember), my workload from study and working means I don't have much time for things such as bebo.

Additionally, I have since started playing WoW again. >.>

So just to let you know~ I am still alive, and I hope that over Christmas I will have some time to add more skins. It's really flattering that you're all still here, and that over 600 profiles are currently using Dare Defy skins.

Due to the start of the university year, I will no longer be accepting requests as I will be unable to complete all the requests posted. I will however, continue to put up new skins when I have the time to, and will aim for 1 new skin a day.

You are welcome to continue to post requests/suggestions, however, do not expect them all to be completed (and that doesn't mean to spam requests either...) due to time and workload constraints.

I will post an announcement when I am taking requests again (members should receive the notification on their Home page under Changes when it happens).

If you have requested something, it is luck of the draw whether it is completed. I am using it mainly as a reference point. Skins that have been in pending for a long time are likely due to one of the following:

- I've never heard of the series/character
- Not many pictures available for them

As I currently do not have the time to go through 20-30 pages of google to try and find a picture/identify a character, these skins are less likely to be completed.

At this point you are welcome to search and provide your own pictures, but, as per the guidelines, these pictures need to be large (in dimensions - bebo skins are 760x375) and of a decent quality (i.e. not blurry/pixellated). If you do take this option, please post the direct link to the image (and check the link works please) and NOT upload it to bebo.

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SKIN REQUESTS
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** Can I request? **
Yes - within limits as these skins are for everyone to use. I am happy to do a character from a series (as long as I can find the pictures for it). If you're requesting a character for a non-mainstream anime i.e. Bleach, Naruto, attaching a picture of the character to your comment helps me identify the character when picture hunting~

I won't:
~Put your name or other personalised text on it
~Do cross series
~Do weird relationships. I.e. Naru x Hina is ok, Naru x Ino is not.
~Do specific colour schemes.
~Do filler characters because there's no pictures of them and really, no one cares about them...
~Do Avatar, or other series I deem as non-anime.
~Do requests for Kingdom Hearts, Dragonball Z, Pokemon, Digimon etc. where there are a ridiculous number of potential characters and no good pictures of them.

Where do I request?
Post on the group profile comments (do not request on the blogs/photo gallery etc. they aren't checked very often), and do not post on my personal profile or mail me as these requests will be ignored.

** Can you use this picture? **
I will do skins based on images from www.animepaper.net but I'd prefer not to do them based on anything else. This is because AP does large, high-quality images whereas the images you find generally on the internet are small or low quality and generally not good to work with.

** Why haven't you made my skin? **
- Requests are closed
- You've made too many requests in a short period
- Can't find pictures for the request you made
- Your request was of a series I deem as non-anime

** But I really really want a personal skin! **
Sorry, but unless I know you well i.e. in real life, I'm not doing any personal skins.

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GROUP QUESTIONS
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** Why become a member? **
~To put a handy link to us on your profile
~To get a notification in your changes when we make a new skin
~To show your support

** Which skins are on the skins module? **
The most recent 10 skins made are in the skins module, the top one is the newest.

**There's more than 10 skins! How do I look/use the other ones**
Go to Photos section, pick the series you want, then the skin you want and follow the link posted in the first comment. The number of photos in an album is the number of skins available. Thumbnails are available to the right of the main image so you can easily find the skin you want.

** Have you got any skins of _____ **
Please click View All at the top of the photo gallery as there are many series that don't show up on the main page.

** Can I be a mod/skinner? **
Currently no.

** How many mods/skinners are there? **
1.

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GENERAL QUESTIONS
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** How long does it take to make a skin? **
This can vary depending on how many images I'm working with, quality and size of images, and what design and effects I'm adding to the skin and if I have to touch up the images. Using a single image can be done in less than an hour. Using multiple images can take up to 3 hours depending on how satisfied I am with the product.

** Why does it take you so long?! **
~Sometimes a good skin may not save well for bebo and needs adjustments.
~Sometimes I make parts of the skin from scratch (mainly module images) or try different effects and designs out.
~Cutting an image out neatly takes a long time.
~I like quality over quantity. Hacking up a few pictures without editing them AT ALL and slapping them on bebo is not my idea of a skin. Skins should be pretty or cool a