@Dark Visor,

One more time a statement like that from you, even if you see it as a 'joke', and i will not hesitate to use the ban button on you, and either remove your hacks or mark them. And i am not talking about the encoding part, because encoded hacks wouldn't be allowed here anyway.

@all
Please try to discuss this subject on facts without repeating yourself over and over again. Name calling or insinuation will not help anybody, and otherwise there is no other option then to close this thread (and DV, that would mean we will not be implementing anything).

Now THAT I can live with. No labels. ;)

I think this thread has out lasted its usefulness.

If you want to start another discussion about 3.0 > 3.5 codeing, or coding standard in general please do so. But lets not let it turn into this again.

Dark Visor, you should be aware that we do NOT allow any encoded scripts here period, and releasing one that would damage a users database in some way could be very deteramental to your status here as well as couild get you into some legal troulbe down the way.

Hacks are supposed to be quick and dirty solutions to immediate problems. As such applying coding standards to them is not appropriate. It is up to each individual add-on author to decide what level of skill they want to apply their work when it is released.

On the flipside it is up the forum owner to guarantee the safety and security of their site. If they are going to be applying hacks and addons then they should educate themselves in how to do so safely.

It is not up to the volunteers of this site to review and secure every line of code. There should be enough peer review to handle that without making it an official requirement.

Erwin's last word:

I go to bed last night, and wake up to a 15 page thread since my last post.

I want to go on record to say that it is totally unbelieveable and unacceptable that a member of this community would threaten to release a hack that deletes someone else's database, even if it's meant to be a joke, just because other members disagree with his view. Some may find this funny, but for a forum admin, security is a serious issue.

This is a community. We do take member feedback seriously. I was in fact seriously considering this issue. However, it does appear that the majority of members are NOT in favour of such a QA system, even if it's voluntary.

Nevertheless, making threats, even half-jokingly, because you do not get your way, does not help anybody in their cause. Please discuss things in a more mature way without resorting to ad hominem attacks, swearing and threatening others.