I would like to see hacks easily divided into sections like "plugins/file edits/template edits" and "forum home enhacements, forum home enh, admincp, thread ehnhacements, etc."
Now, if I want a plugin so I can do something diferent to the SHOWTHREAD, and make no file edits nor template edits. I GO MAD, becaus there is now quick way for doing it.
I would also suggest the closing of the entire Hacks secction to GUESTS. Why you may ask? I run a privacy report group, and everyday I find illegal copies of vBulletin and hacks everywhere.
I see forums asking people to download this or that hack from vB and they post the URLs.
If guests couldnt enter vb.org (im not saying that vb.org should be 100% closed to guests, just the hacks sections), there wouldnt be so many illegal copies elsewhere. Its not the solution for nulled copies around the world, but they would be reduced because you excluse non-lincense-holders, access to vb resources.
One final statement about guests & hacks sections, I know that granting access is benefical for the publicity of vBulletin, but its a side effect too, a big breach in vB privacy security IMHO.
About the current staff I have no complaints so far, im not very involved with their actions so I can not make a comment.
What I would also like, is a better showoff of the new hacks in the Portal. Right now you see any hack there, even if you exclude 3.0 hacks from forum search. I also happen to run across skins, and for me, skins are no good for no use because I have my own designers for my forums. It would be great to open a few "Blocks" for diferent new hacks released, on the portal, or at least, be able to exclude those we dont want.
Finally and not less important, I really really dont like the release of hacks for vB BETAs. Its useless. OK, they are really usefull for some members who run beta boards. But most of the people i believe, cant use them, because like me, run big boards and cant take the risk to install/upgrade to a Beta release of vB on they live forums. What I would suggest when the final 3.6 is out, moving all those Beta 1, 2 and 3 hacks, to another category, because when 3.6 is out, its a pain trying to find some good hacks fro 3.6 final, but you only find them for 3.6 Beta 1 for example, and it doesnt work. And the coder doesnt support it anymore. If it was up to me, I would wait untile the final release of vb was released and then, open the 3.6 hacks secction.
This is it, thank you very much for letting us tell you (the staff) the changes we would like to see happening.
Sorry for my english, im Spaniard. Cya,
Jack
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