[eXtremeTim]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I don't have anything against paid hacks, although I will never pay for one. I just don't think they ought to use the org to advertise their paid hacks and use the site to get customers. It will become an epidemic overnight.

The only way I could see it ever even half-way working is to do what Wayne suggested doing a while back. To charge a percentage or fee to advertise paid hacks here. You have to spoend money to make money so there shouldn't be any problem with doing it that way. As much as I hate commercial hacks for vb (hacks, NOT coders), I could live with something like Wayne's proposal. The org is a gold-mine for anyone selling commercial hacks and we all know it. That's why this debate has been carrying on as long as it has.

Im going to have to argue this whole thing. This is supposed to be the ultimate vbulletin resource site. Not allowing paid mods is restricting the resource availability.

I mean im not in this game to rip people off. I am in this to pay for my time I spend on my stuff and to cover all the time I spend providing support.

I mean I am targeting comercial grade programs right now. Such as a full feature client management system, a fully featured auction system, and a fully featured shopping cart / store system.

Why should I not be able to tell the people here about these nice tools. I mean some people are always looking for these things. But may never find them. Which hurts them. I know I will be selling them either way and covering my time for them and support and other expenses related to the script. If I had to pay a price to vb.org I would proble not offer them here or else I would more then likely have charge more. Which isnt fair to them.