When i first saw the development of so many payed hacks with 3.5 i like many others felt a tiny bit let down(maybe not right word). Part of my choice to go with vbulletin was its vast community whom offered great support and additions to the software. An arcade system, a article system, a RPG/Pet system the list goes on. However now as time has gone on and ive purchased the RPG, Arcade, 3 geek products and countless more items i have changed my outlook on the situation. Im no scripter, me and PHP (bar basic copying) just dont go and therefore i need additional support. With payed subscriptions i get that, i get quality addons at a reasonable price and at the end of the day if im paying for vbulletin why shouldnt i expect to pay for a huge addon to my forum? Thereofre my view is also simillar for what vbulletin.org should now offer. To me its always been the ideal resource zone, the place to enchance my forum and like it or not the age of big addons for free appears to have mainly gone. Its time to adapt and in my view its the sites responsibility as the major resource area to offer its users the infromation on what hacks are out there - Free or for a fee. I dont see the issue of these authors advertising and giving the needed information here, if you dont want to pay dont look at that section of the forum, if you think its too much like i felt for VBSeo dont buy it.. but at least offer the service for those who do.
Thats just my view
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