I'd just like to make something clear here, that alot of people seem to miss...

.ico files can be used with ObjectDock.

It is EASY to convert a png file to an ico. There are MANY free programs out there to do this, and even Stardock has one... its called IconDeveloper and works very well. There is NO reason at all that there needs to be png files uploaded into the ObjectDock gallery, when they can easily be made into ico files and put in the Misc. Icons gallery, as they should be. This would prevent a huge proportion of the 'flooding' in the ObjectDock gallery.

This only leaves one final problem... what to do with all the existing png's in the ObjectDock gallery? Should they just be purged? Should a comparison with the Misc. Icons section be made? We *could* just remove all the duplicates from the ObjectDock library that are in the Misc. Icons as well... I think that would be a good start.

Its rather unfortunate that we've allowed this to continue as long as it has, since we've created our own mess to deal with now, with the huge amount of duplicate entries. Hopefully something can be resolved that will satisfy everyone concerned, and make both sections easier to work in.

(I wonder if Stardock would consider a stripped-down IconDeveloper so that users could more easily convert from png to ico in bulk...)

Once y'all get it all worked out....

.ico files and .png files can be used with DesktopX too. To make super icons.

made into ico files and put in the Misc. Icons gallery, as they should be

So.  

stripped-down IconDeveloper

I'd BUY it! ($!)

super icons

        

  @Justin   

one of my complaints about the misc icons and od libraries has been the duplication of submissions. how many submissions of photoshop cs icons/png's are needed? that's one example. there seems to be many submissions of ie and firefox icons/png's too. i can understand one or two different takes on the basic image but is there really a need for 5 pages of 25 images each of photoshop releated images? and yes, i realize some are not for the CS and are quite old but still ........ there's 3 pages of photoshop cs images! i'm sorry but enough is enough. very few have their own unique style. quite a few are copies of each other.

ive found that icon files work better with object dock...png's seem to use much more memory

and all too often...you see an icon submitted to misc. icons and shortly thereafter the same image in png will be posted in objectdock. i am even guilty of this on occasion...

I know what you mean Snidely...it just doesn't make any sense...and wastes space.

Cerebro...all good ideas...just PLEASE stay away from that word purged...you're talking 'bout me icons there

ok...ok snidley! I can take a hint...you don't have to beat me over the head with it (bad bandit...bad, bad bandit...no more CS icons *slap*)

Truthfully...I don't mind what is done here, just so everyone is happy again...purge, delete, liquify, puree, doesn't bother me a bit...isn't gonna cause any physical harm to my person, and most definately isn't gonna tick me off at this site or it's administrators. I'm afraid you guys are stuck with me...(HEY! I HEARD THAT GROAN!)
I like the site and the way it is run...and I like the fellowship, yeah, that's the word, fellowship...now...CARRY ON SKINNIN' PEOPLE!

Still no comments from the powers that be.