Ok, so I thought I shall throw in my opinion too
So as far as I see this, some people made some comments which sounded harsher than intended and therefore the creator took down the skin?
As someone who didn't even get a chance to see screenshots, let alone try this, I have to say, it's a pity that anyone would say something along the lines of there being too many skins of a certain type.
I think there was a time when we had like 5 actively maintained versions of Aeon and since they all were different in some way, nobody really cared.
Also, if a skinner had some great ideas in regards of UI-Design, it should, or better has to be acceptable to implement them in other skins. (Again, haven't seen the skin so I'm not sure how similar they actually were)
That's one of the great benefits of FOSS-Software, one can fork and create works inspired by other stuff without getting sued into oblivion.
And as the creators of both skins yours has been compared to, said they are fine with it, there really should be no reason for you to take your skin down.
So dgm1960, put it up again, I want to test
Edit: Holy hell, that
smiley looks creepy