[Palmer ofShinra]

Originally posted by neo
I know.. Its really bad.. I mean you can have something on you site no rpg site can live without.. but you made it for your site only... then they request it someone makes it then what?? you get jacked by someone that took your idea... I give 100% credit to shinra online for the store hack and have even asked if I could make a store for my site... they even helped me a little before I could code well... and unless you patent the idea itself.. there is nothing you can do to stop it.. but hope the hack makers will respect that a few sites that created the base of it.. dont want it made.

Yeah, I made it... but even then... the concept wasn't too new for us.
We had been running the "gil and store" since about 3 months after we started our board (and we're going on 20 months now) back on the UBB.

The concept only got noticed after I made the hack... and even then, people didn't care about it for over a month.

People can rip my ideas... *shrug* Fact is, I am the one who's known as the originator of this concept, and still to this day, people refer to "Shinra's Store"

I don't care if everyone and their pet munkey has a store hack now...

The recognition and reputation makes up for it.

But what you dont understand is that for the people that created this in the first place now dont have a unique forum.. now every forum has the same thing as they do and then it gets old.. its not like "wow they have a site store!!!" it would be more life "just another store... thats it???"

The store was a unique concept... for a while. But it was never a draw... it was never an attracting feature.
No one came because we had it. It did help add some 'stick' to the forum... but it was never a selling point.

We started it because it was a fun idea. We built it up because it's a useful tool.
It encourages good posting. Good posts are rewarded with points.
Bad ones are rewarded with mocking and derision.

Make good posts, and you can have the perks of the forum... title, avatar... BB Code in your title... even renting your own forum for a month.

Well I asked ShinraOnline if I could use the store idea they they said yes. But I guess it doesnt matter either way.. it will become old and the store hack will just be another hack that everyone has.

Anyone can use the idea. I encourage it, personally... it gets creativity and learning going.
I think it's good overall...

Especially because if everyone does it themselves... then everyone will have a unique store. Mine deals with forum options.
Afterlab's is for RPG items.

Both are stores... but very different.

Heretic did speaketh thusly:
Lesane, thank you for doing this hack, and Shinra, thank you for releasing one of the best hacks for forums, period.

Why thank you.