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Originally Posted by d8tabyte

I think its hilarious that you guys say "It isn't worth my time to spend 4 hours of my time for 40$" when you spend countless hours supporting hacks, creating hacks and then uploading them here for free. Yet when someone asks you and offers to give you something for your time, your time automatically becomes much more valuable.

As the previous poster said, most requests have been created already if you search hard enough, here or at any other modifications forum, and if it hasn't - wait 6 months, someone will end up doing it anyway.

I understand charging a premium rate for something that would take days and much research to do, but you know as well as I do many of these requests can be completed with nominal work once you sit down to actually do them.

Lets see...

pomp?ous [pom-puhs]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1.characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2.ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech. 3.characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME < LL pompōsus. See pomp, -ous]


When did I ever spend countless hours supporting hacks, and creating hacks? The ones I released I used for my own site and wanted to share with the community. So something that was ALREADY MADE (pay attention) and took no time at all to post on vb.org....still with me? That is supported in my spare time or my bored time (to help the community), Does not cost me a thing, not even time in my eyes. Maybe its good enough for me and I dont want to add user requests......but It gets done out of pure goodwill, and not greed.

On the flip side, people ask me to do work all the time, from installations to custom coding. I give them a fair price and an honest answer of whether I can do it or not. So now that I have to say.....do an install....during my "prime time" hours because they want you to do it RIGHT NOW!!!1, and maybe not do something with my family or friends...or even relax and watch some football after coming home from my full time job, I should charge them $40 for going out of my way to do something for them that they cant do or are too lazy to do? Are you f*ing kidding me? These people dont want to wait 6 months, THEY WANT IT NOW!!!! And Noppid is 100% correct when he says they ask for that "oh, 1 more thing" and if you cant do it or wont do it for the same price, they trash talk you. So yes, Pay my price, a fair price, and all things considered....If you need something else, ask and if its no big deal, i'll hook you up only because I wasnt lowballed. And the "days and research" WE HAVE ALREADY DONE IT WITH OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE! That costs something....time.

Do me a favor, dont even get me started....