[tgreer]

I have no problem with people posting free plugins. In fact, I join all the others in expressing gratitude for those willing to provide free plugins. I too deplore the "entitlement" attitude that many of the hackers/coders have had to deal with, and understand the frustrations that can cause.

I think the site should definitely have stricter standards about thread management, and these standards/principles rigorously enforced by the staff, whether or not that staff is paid or volunteer. Though it has angered some, to have their posts deleted, threads split or moved, I can only say in the long run, it's for the best, and I hope the trend continues.

The "big issue" for me, though, is the door this site slams in the face of any who want to learn/teach vBulletin development, but who for good reasons don't want to code a plugin for public release. Many very good, very professional, very helpful developers are being shut out of this community.

Without intending any disrespect to the coders here, I think there is too much emphasis on that aspect of vbulletin.org, and not enough on open coding discussions in general. I would respectfully request, once again, that the Coders Discussion be made public.