vb.org Archive - View Single Post - change "install this hack" to "I installed this hack"

tamarian · #21 07-13-2005, 09:44 PM

I think this button is no longer meaningful, and is overloaded with demands that it works as a special case for thread subscription, and a way to show the author you installed this hack, but the author no longer is allowd to know who you are unless you reply...

So the button, IMHO, should be replaced with another called something like "Track this hack" or "Track changes", so it's clear that clicking it will notify you about updates.

Then, allow the users the option to thank the author with the thank you tool:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=63368

This will let the author know who likes it and doesn't mind saying so, and avoids too many thank you posts or "member/installs" posts, since many hacks have several pages of just thank you, and it becomes hard for members searching for tips and trouble shooting history.

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