[Sparkz]

Originally posted by cessna140

In my opinion it is alarming to see the large number of questions & requests that are ignored or impolitely dismissed. This is too bad because it leaves many vB users without help which is exactly why this place exists, correct?.

First of all, after answering the same question again and again, just because someone did not bother to use the search feature, or read the whole thread gets old after a while. And it only makes longer threads with more crap to sift through to find the answers for those that actually want to research their problem before asking.

I am convinced that a great part of questions that are ignored are from users who read the first post in a thread, downloaded the hack, was in a hurry so they made a mistake that left their board unusable and just hit the reply button shouting 'why is your stupid hack not working'.

For people considering installing hacks I would expect at least SOME research before asking questions. I would expect them to check through the installation instructions carefully before having a go at it, and I would expect them to try it out on a dev board first, so that in case it breaks something - for whatever reason - it is not critical that it be fixed at once. How many times have you seen people demanding help because they broke their board?

Now don't get me wrong. I actually enjoy helping people, but this is a community of volunteers and we all do what we do here because we enjoy it. The minute some n00b that hardly knows what a browser is comes pushing demands down my throat, I do not feel like helping anymore.

Originally posted by cessna140

I disagree with the notion that paid hacks are a bad thing. If paying for it is the only way I can get a needed hack done, I will gladly pay for it provided it is finished in a timely manner and done correctly the first time. Please, don't take that option away from us, it may be the only way to get some hacks done. Just make the process easier.

IMHO, these things should be at iwanttobuyavbhack.biz or something.