When it's all said and done, nobody minds that you want to improve the code on this site Dark. What is torking people is that you seem to need some official title and label to do it.
When Kirby makes suggestions about my code, I listen to it. He has earned my respect and I know he knows his stuff. He doesn't need a label, and I don't get the feeling that he's running around judging code. I get the feeling that he's interested in the mod and is entering a conversation about improving it. No label. No committee. Just better code when he's done.
You don't need a committee to improve the code here. You need manners, a good reputation and tact. (I'm not saying you don't have those things. I'm just saying that anybody who is going to run around making corrections needs them.)
The last go around with the committee idea was killed by ego. And, I'm not getting a warm fuzzy feeling this go around either.
One final point, I could care less about the coding style of the mods posted here. Why? What I am looking for is IDEAS. I am looking for the creative mind that comes up with things that make vbulletin better. I seldom use mods exactly as they are written. You wouldn't recognize a lot of the Inferno Quiz any more on my site. I've gutted it and made it what I need. Zero's coding style is certainly nothing like Jelsoft's , but it's clearly organized and easy to read. Good enough for me.
And, if your labels drive away even one coder, this place loses. Such a small minority contributes anything around here so as it is. RELEASE good code as examples. Help improve the mods you use. Contribute. Be a peer and not a judge. You get the results you want, and you haven't insulted anybody.
08-02-2005, 01:31 PM
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