TheMusicMan, if you do get this coded (and it turns out to be a well-featured and non-buggy hack), sign me up for one copy, please - I'd pay up to 15$ for such a mod :)

I imagine it could have the following basic features:

The main feature would of course be the ability to set up a selceted forum so that users have to pay to start a new thread. This should be group based so that admins and mods (or other selected groups) could be exempt from paying.

An additional feature could be the option of users having to pay to reply to their own posts and/or threads (bumping the thread). That could be set at a lower price than starting a new thread.

You could of course turn off the ability to reply to your own thread or posts, but it would be nice to have it on sometimes. However, if people didn't have to pay for replying to themselfs, they could just pay for one thread and them bump it indefinately or until stopped by a mod/admin.

Finally it would be nice if the hack was mainly product/plugin based if possible.

What do you think?

I don't see any problem in selling software you pay to have made... why would anyone expect you to give away for free what you paid to have made? That's just silly.

I'd pay $15 (that would be getting off cheap) for this mod.

Even better, a mod that had a "credits" type system so that users could buy credits and then spend them to post in different forums (that way you could have multiple classifieds-type sections, some costing more than others--i.e., listing big ticket items might cost more than smaller ones--and not have to lock people into specific forums).

I believe Noppid is working on this hack for someone already. You might want to contact him here: Noppid

Has anyone started working on this for sure?

I'm a php coder, www.himerus.com, and have tons of vb exp...

I posted earlier, needing something like this for a site I was working on, but haven't had time to develop it yet... or really even layout a functionality structure on how it would all be put together....

I'm ready to tackle it for personal reasons, and once finished, I would probably imagine releasing both a free (LITE) version, and a paid version that had tons more features for advanced and large forums...

I am also working currently on a vbulletin hacks site, and vbulletin content generation, etc.

I need this feature on several boards I have built, and that I have managed/helped upgrade....

But without reading through the entire post again yet, I'd be interested in starting it this weekend if things turned out right....

I'm experienced enough to compile a vB extension similar to vbadvanced, or the geek products with respects to code functionality, and ease of setup/use....

it will definitely be a fair project to get completed, and bug free, but I'm looking for some unique hacks to expand the new site on, and again my own purposes make this a must have as well....

I will read back through this, but would like some direct feedback in 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. etc... form stating features/options that are CRITICAL, WANTED, or OPTIONAL...

I'd be happy to take any suggestions from the community before firming up my ideas on getting started...

I just realized I forgot to mention another reason why a "credits" system would be even better: you could charge lower amounts.

With PayPal/merchant account fees it's not feasible to charge, say, $1 per thread. But with a credits system you could sell them in lots of 5 or 10, for example. (I.e., $5 = 5 credits, and 1 thread = 1 credit... so $5 = 5 threads).

Nice idea. It would also mean that the end user would most likely buy more credits than they actually needed for one forum listing:)

Well any word on dev? How did that coder work out mastersite? I don't see any feedback for him? I guess you guys are still working on it?

I've PM'ed the guy who said he was doing it, because if he isn't going to do it I would see that something like this is developed

b34ch3r from SitePoint, right? ;)

Anyway, yeah, I'd really like for something like this to be developed, and would definitely be willing to pay for the end result. :) (Provided it, you know, worked properly ;)).

Who is this "b34ch3r" you speak of? :p

Yup (so I guess you have seen the little ad then?)

I'm still waiting for a message back from himerus - I want to get moving on something like this as there's obviosuly the demand.

Still no word concerning this hack huh? Weird.

Should there be...? from whom...? and why is this weird...?

lol a lot of people i see are waiting for this mod :P

Well, yeah - himerus said he was going to do it, I PM'ed him asking him if he was doing it as I'd like to see this mod getting done but as of yet no response back. It's not weird, but there's obvious demand for a script like this and people want to implement it as soon as they can.

yeah this is a great idea.

Love the idea, hope you make it public!

I need this code. I'll start the bidding at $500. If interested, send me your bid along with a resume of your past coding experience. I'll have the bidding end on May 12.

jwparker1@verizon.net

Thanks,
Jed

It is done. I am in the final stages of getting it packaged up and launched on one of my sites. It looks as though I will be offering this with some support from a developer who coded it from my specification - for $20 a shot...

Hang fire... we're nearly there.

Great, I was looking for this hack too! Glad someone stepped up to the plate. I'll be waiting... :D

WOW! Great to see this Idea Taking off!

Looking forward to seeing a finished end product.

Webs

I have been a tad busy in work during the last few weeks and haven't managed to fully work out the details with the developer - we're getting there though. I will be asking anyone interested in purchasing this to register their interest on my business site (none of those in my current sig) when it's all set up.

I'll probably make an announcement about this on the weekend.

I'll register my interst here. ;) (and wherever--I'm definitely interested, though)

I wanna know when this is ready! I'd drop $20 on it!

I would like this mod. I would also be able to pay the developer some extra money to add some extra features. If not then I am still interested in the final product.

I want to charge my users by the day for their threads. It will cost 2.50 to create a thread and a dollar a day after that. They need to be able to set a start date and an end date for their thread. Once the time is up, the thread will be closed. They will need to pay for the entire length of the thread on submission. Also a pay-by-mail option which would post the thread in moderation until payment was approved.

/m

i have been wanting somehting similar to this, but more like google answers.

I asked a few devs and was willing to pay, but no one ever was really interested.

Hey this is just what I was looking for! I think Webs007 nailed it!

Hey, MusicMan, How about posting your spec here so we can comment on it and see what you are cooking up?

I'd be happy to contribute some bucks to the effort. If its really a robust system, and includes things showing the purchaser their account - how many credits they bought, itemize each post that used a credit, credits remaining, ability to grant people credits,etc.. I'd be happy to kick in $100 or more (though $20 would be better of course) with no rights to resell! I want to make it worth somebody's time to develop a good system and support and enhance it over time. This is business folks!

Before I saw that MusicMan was going to take this on to do it himself, I was going to suggest that we form a consortium to design/spec and get this coded with a buy-in of $100+ from each member, and aggreeing which member would get the rights to re-sell and they would kick in double or triple and they would be the leader of the design/spec group. Consortium members would get free upgrades/support...

So what's the status MusicMan? This is an important one!

Barry

I'm interested in using something like this for a form of tech support. So the ability to pay-per-thread (not just per post) is crucial. If you are looking for contributions to the effort, please don't hesitate to ask! This mod would help me a lot!

Any updates on this mod? I too would like to implement this feature.

RJ

Me too! I just sent MusicMan and email asking for the mod's status. If its not happening or he doesn't respond is anybody else interstested in cooperating to get the hack done as I suggested earlier:

Depending on the number of people willing to contribute, it could be $250 or $500 a person, but it would still be cheaper in my book. Group specing would be a challenge. I think we would need to keep it very tightly focused and allow addtional features to be added on later.

bchertov -- I'd be interested in that. :)

Could use something like www.fundable.org to gather the funds. :)

It looks like MusicMan is going to come through! See this thread! If its a good hack, I hope you'll join me in giving him a donation for his efforts!

Ah, I just logged in to check on this and found that. Excellent!

Id be willing to throw $100 towards this.

RJ

Looks like someone beat him to the punch and Free non-the-less!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=116605

MusicMan,

Are you still working on this? I'll wait for your verion if you let me know its still coming!

Barry

Im desperate for this also. Its apparently available on IPB as a forum i use uses it but i would rather use VB. I can add $50 to the bin for this to work on the latest version.

does this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=116605

not work on 3.6? Have you tried?

Thanks for replying Paul. I havent tried it no, simply because i dont want to bugger things up as ive only just got everything running :alien:

I did post in that thread also as id be happy to pay for an upgrade but i dont want to risk isntalling it and having to start all over again, especially when its not supported :confused:

Any chance of getting this ressurected? The free mod has not been updated for ages!

Maybe everyone interested can club together, and pay to have this developed.

I would be happy to facillitate!

Richelo

I'd chip in!