[John]

Originally Posted by Nikodemeus

I think YOUR problem is that your head is shoved so far up your own arse you can't see straight.

I find it incredibly asinine that you flaunt your "updates" and "honors" through a mailing list ("- v3 Arcade wins the first ever vBulletin.org Hack of the Month (for a vBulletin 3 hack) Thanks to everyone who voted! - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61385") - a mailing list that I didn't subscribe to, yet throughout this entire thread you offer no real support to people who need it. A third-grader could write a better install script than you have provided, but weeks have come and gone and you have failed to take initiative to correct something that should have never been released in the first place.

Reading through your posts, both here and at your site, it seems to me that you have created this hack not to provide a service to the vB community, but to make a name for yourself. When an author of a hack agrees to offer support, he obligates himself to address issues vB users have with the hack. If you don't want to offer support, that's fine... but don't be one of those "over-worked and under-appreciated" programmers who thinks the whole community should lick his ballz just because he "said so." If such a number of webmasters, people who obviously are somewhat html/php savvy, are having problems with your instructions, you may want to reconsider how clear your instructions are.

"Given that..." if it's fame that you're seeking, you may want to consider an attitude check as yours is one of the most childish and arrogant ones I've seen on the net in a while. If you genuinely want to offer something to the vB community, you need to learn that your way isn't always the right way and listen to the people who are using your hack. Even if you don't take their suggestions to heart, there's no need to be a prick about it. - "Doug, you haven't installed it properly then." I'm sure Doug appreciates the support. :disappointed:

Nikodemeus, let me quote Doug's original post:

Originally Posted by Doug22

I've added the arcade on RC4 and I get this message when I try to run install..

Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in /home/macinnis2/public_html/boards/includes/init.php on line 856

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/macinnis2/public_html/boards/includes/sessions.php on line 171

Any help would be great as my forum will not load.

You already know my response. Now Doug's latest post:

Originally Posted by Doug22

I had one code in the init file above instead of below. Fixed it and I'm installed!Funny how one little thing makes a difference. I'm the dumb guy tonight haha. Great hack!

People simply don't follow the instructions properly. By providing support for this hack, am I expected to check through everyone's installation line by line, looking for mistakes? In the majority of cases, people fix their own problems by double checking things - there's nothing I can do. But I recognise those who have geniune problems, and try to help them the best I can.

You were sent the email because you agreed to it when you registered on the site. Let me know if you want me to show you how to disable it, I'll write a tutorial with big pictures just for you. (How's that for tech support?)

And I think that's about it. Sorry Erwin, I felt I had to respond at least once on this.
Hopefully we won't have to put up with any more posts from this kid...