[Jack12]

Originally Posted by Meestor_X

Gotcha. Thanks for your reply.

Searching did not answer the question, but it sounds like it's simply important for some coders that their work is recognized, and it's also probably a bit of a competition to see who can get the most "installs".
I would make a joke about coders and how insecure they are, but I'm sure I'd be flamed mercilessly for that.

Don't bite the hand that feeds mate. Alot of time and effort goes into mods, that are released for free, the only thing developers get back from it is knowing that people are enjoying it and finding it useful.

I'm only just starting to release mods and styles (always busy freelancing) but I do get annoyed when people ask for help, but can't be bothered clicking install. While it's not something I will have a go at somebody for I still find it annoying.

It's simply a number, a number of people who enjoy and appreciate the time and effort you put into something. It's also a good gauge of whether or not to continue supporting a mod. If very few people are using the mod (or selected install) then you're not going to feel compelled to update it for every version of VB, but should that number be higher, atleast for me, it would be more of a reason to keep the mod supported and updated.