Are they called 'modifications' or 'hacks' now?

[Gary King]

So, I suppose we are in the transition of calling these modifications now instead of hacks? Probably due to the fact that newbies consider hacks to be dangerous, and relate it to someone destroying personal data on a computer, etc. and we want to appear more user-friendly?

Just curious. I'm an old-timer around here, but haven't been around in a while (due to me being busy, life, and all.)

[mholtum]

I consider small template mods Mods & larger stuff hacks. Silly me. :)

[Paul M]

and soon we will have "plugins" .....

[Oblivion Knight]

I generally use the term "mods".

As you say, some newbies see the word "hack" and think that you're going to bugger up his/her computer.

[deathemperor]

the word hack has been used for a very long time here and I don't think it would be changed, newbies don't understand newbies ask and newbies will know.

I used 'mods' when I was with IB, I came to vb and I use 'hack'

[The Geek]

Why not just have macks?

[mholtum]

Why not just have macks?
Then the author of the Mack of the Month would get the title "Mac Daddy"

[The Geek]

From this moment forward - all my hacks/mods will only be refered to as Macks. That is until the plug in concept goes live. Then I guess I can do Mug-ins or Hug-ins.

Then we can have Hugins of the month where the winner gets a pair of nappies.

[Princeton]

I never did like 'hack' -- I do think it should be changed as 'hack' has a negative connotation.

[mholtum]

I never did like 'hack' -- I do think it should be changed as 'hack' has a negative connotation.
Yet you title them "Hacks" in your sig? :surprised:

[Princeton]

Yet you title them "Hacks" in your sig? :surprised:
it's the norm here -- why go against it?

[Gary King]

it's the norm here -- why go against it?
If you think it should be changed, and yet you use the way that you dislike it... then you are a hypocrite ;)

[Xenon]

actually, our official term is Modification.

but you know changing a term which has been used forever, is very hard ^^

[Adrian Schneider]

Hackification. :) Everybody wins - or loses, one of the two.

[Gary King]

actually, our official term is Modification.

but you know changing a term which has been used forever, is very hard ^^
Easier for me to tell people that I am installing a mod than a hack, though :p 'hack' scares the sh*t out of people, and they get suspicious of my profession soon

[kobescoresagain]

I also consider small stuff a mod and something large a hack. My basic rules is if it takes me less than 10 minutes it is a mod. Anything else is a hack. This is in newbie time though, so if it takes you 3 minutes. It takes me 20.