Beware of Ravio.com & Corey Wojen AKA c-pr0mpt

[FlyBoy73]

But he just came out with the new "Dungeon Skin" for vB3 while all these people who have paid all that money are being ignored.. Pretty lame..

[FlyBoy73]

If you have had a problem and would like to submit it, please visit:
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[Odil]

I bought the Dungeon skin on Wednesday and noticed it had some bugs in it. Corey and I had several exchanges back and forth through the support system till everything was worked out. I had also got my skin after payment instantly. I have never had a problem with Corey and support in the year that I have been buying skins. Corey has always been there to help.

P.S. I had to reply to this message under this old name because my other name wouldn't accept my new email address as licensed.

[Dalius]

I have a story to share about my experiances with Corey.
About two years ago, when I first bought vBulletin, Corey and I agreed that he would make me a skin, and install it for vB2 for $50 dollars. I know this is cheap and he usually charges more, but we both agreed to this price.

This was back in September 2001.

I would send him an AIM msg about every week asking him how progress is, and he would ignore me most of the time, or say it's fine.

November 2001, I get an email. It's a .jpg of the forumhome skinned, and it looked pretty snazzy. I asked him when he was going to install it, and he told me he was too busy and I should slice the image and install it myself.

The problem with this:

a) I only had the forumhome skinned
b) I had no buttons
c) I didn't pay 50 bucks for a .jpg, I paid 50 bucks for a skin

So basically, I got ripped off.
I am not trying to flame anyone in this. I am just sharing my experiance with Corey.

[xQuEeNzNaZcHox]

I have been overseeing this thread. Complaints of Corey and my own small little problems have persuaded me to go with the team of Dameon and Matt from Inside The Pixel. I am happy that Corey has come out to this thread and responded to the clients that have been left in the dark amidst this recently decline in Mr. Wojen's business ethics.

I am happy that Corey admitted that his ethic has declined. It is a bold move to come out and tell us that. We deserve to know, clients and potential clients alike. It seems as if Wojen has a "new life" as I like to call it. Let's hope it turns out well.

I guess I might as well input my little Wojen story. I have contacted him numerous times over different potential projects. I guess it got annoying that he would reply and not get the job. I still feel that I should get replies. My friend is going with him for a big forum project. He replied an hour or two after my friend sent a request for a quote, asking him to elaborate on what he wants. My friend has confidence in Corey, and that can be a good thing.

The InsideThePixel team seems well fit for taking on what Corey does. It is a good setup. Dameon designs, Matt codes. My project is fairly large. It is a top-notch forum design, numerous hacks (some of which require more images), and installation. It has been about 1 and a half month since Dameon first confirmed the beginning of my project. My experience has been 99% good, 1% bad. I think the bad just came from my anticipation. In my opinion, Dameon and Xelation can do anything Corey and his team can do. They even have a custom PHP programmer that works exclusively for them. I see potential, and they will suceed. Trust me. His name is known all over, and he has been designing for only 3 months.

Who would I go with? Right now, I see Dameon being my choice. Corey is excellent, but I would first have to see an improvement in how he runs his business.

[Boomerang]

I have been in contact with Corey for well over one year for a QUOTE a simple quote on a site that I needed designs for. I was more than willing to shell out thousands for the many skins I needed. Everytime it was like well we need this for design inspirations and this and that and the other thing. Now I am on the hunt again for some serious designer who wants to make some loot. Corey just got too me way too much and I am sorry to see that I really am. The guy does some great work but if you cannot be consistent with your clients then you will not be around for very long.

[SmEdD]

08-23-03 at 04:47 AM Odil said this in Post #33
I bought the Dungeon skin on Wednesday and noticed it had some bugs in it. Corey and I had several exchanges back and forth through the support system till everything was worked out. I had also got my skin after payment instantly. I have never had a problem with Corey and support in the year that I have been buying skins. Corey has always been there to help.

People are talking about cutom templates not premade. Cutom templates he supports a bit better and also the get right away isn't him activating it its a script.

[groovesalad]

I got a few skins from Corey, but I don't remember my username/password to login to download them again. I accidentally deleted the photoshop images and now I need them again.

He won't respond to my emails that I've sent. Any ideas on how I can get the photoshop images?

[SmEdD]

ya at memebers login say forgot your password

[groovesalad]

I don't even remember what my username was or the email I subscribed with....it was a long time ago.

You can check out the site, www.groove-salad.com , I'm not trying to mislead anyone.