Originally Posted by djbaxter (Post 2184428)

Well, seriously, I don't see why there would be an objection. Abe1 hasn't been here in a year and he's therefore provided no support for the mod and shown no interest in further development. And this is a "freeware" community, after all. If he wanted to continue to support it or develop it, I assume he would have done so and if he isn't interested why on earth would he object to someone else taking on the job?

Originally Posted by Vaira (Post 2184263)

Suggestion for further updates/ info:

I have got that info from the original thread and they are useful for me:

1.
in template post_thanks_postbit_info
looking for {vb:stylevar right} and replace with {vb:stylevar left}, all occurrences.
This resolves my alignment issue.

2.
post_thanks_box entire new code (fixes inline mod issue):
<li class="postbit<vb:if condition="$vboptions['legacypostbit']">legacy</vb:if>" id="post_thanks_box_{vb:raw post.postid}"<vb:if condition="!$post_thanks_box == 1"> style="display:none"</vb:if>>
{vb:raw post_thanks_box}
</li>

3. Give reputation points for each thanks received.
This will create a link at the users setting page, users are now able to find the post for which they have got thanks. Set the entries to 20 at acp (User reputation options). Controls how many ratings to display in the user's control panel.

This is a temporary solution until the search option will be reintegrated.
Thanks to the original authors for the ideas which are very useful and I am using atm.

Originally Posted by Phaedrus (Post 2184560)

I may attack this from a different direction and simply rewrite the mod using a different approach giving the same usability, but without the problem of copyrighted code. However in order to maintain the database entries I would need to use those same tables. Is that copacetic or is that enough to make it clash with vbulletin.org rules?

Originally Posted by Phaedrus (Post 2184563)

I guess I could try to figure out how to make it translate Abe1's tables into new tables... Anybody a Mysql expert around here?

Originally Posted by djbaxter (Post 2184570)

I don't think it's necessary to change the table names.

Originally Posted by Phaedrus (Post 2184584)

I did, but he hasn't even been to the board for a year. No answer.

Originally Posted by Alan_SP (Post 2184589)

Just want to give support to Phaedrus. I understand where the problem is, but I think that Abe1 should made his code reusable. He even stopped to offer installation for $50 of his mod, he retired from his forum and he maybe even don't use his email address anymore.

This is regretful, as his two mods (Post Thanks and Groan) where very popular in community.

Originally Posted by Phaedrus (Post 2183801)

I used the Groans hack which was marked as "re-usable code" and worked it backwards from that

Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 2184607)

Unfortunately, it would appear that was released without permission (but never bought to our attention) - as a result they had no right to mark it as re-usable. It has also been removed.

Originally Posted by Phaedrus (Post 2184612)

That's cool. I'll take a different approach and write something that will do this, my question about the tables, thanks for the answer.

I'll have to rewrite code, but I should be able to get this done and repost a new version that will have the same function without using Abe1's code. Since I can use the same tables as a starting point it should be upgradable from Abe1's mods even though it will be new code...

Originally Posted by Vaira (Post 2184637)

It should be no problem to use abe1's tables (database), since the importer of Dragon Byte accesses them as well. (I mean in the aspect of copyrights).

And to point 3:
Yes I know it is an option already, I just suggested to use it to find the thanks via reputation links.;)

Originally Posted by Filgga (Post 2184908)

SAD; this means I have to disable this mod on my board?