My Views On Vbulletin.org

[Gio~Logist]

I've been a contributor here for years now, and I do not regret it one bit for the simple fact that it has brought me a long way. With that said, I still have no doubt in my mind that it's time for a change around here, it's been time for years now as well.

Pasted below is a message I sent over on vb.com to Jelsoft staff. If you guy have any comments on behalf of vb.org, let me know. This post isn't in attempt to start a ruckus, but rather in respect to let you guys know that there is indeed an issue, and what a rational response will be (even if it means me doing it myself). I didn't include any url or anything, so rest assure this isn't an advertisement.

I also want to know in advance that my account here will remain on good graces, as I've heard of a number of people being "asked to leave" recently, and i still have communication with quite a few people on here, so I have no reason to completely leave just yet.

Also, do you guys (the staff here on vb.org) agree with the views on the issues of this website? If so, what's planned as far as improvement? I've waited long enough (as well as quite a few people on here), but if you guys have a very promising plan that you actually are going to stick to, I'm sure a lot of us on here would rather continue working with the community rather than against or away from it.

Originally Posted by Gio~Logist

Not sure if Jelsoft's team is aware. However, vb.org is going through the usual series of top contributors fleeing, members complaining about flaws in the system, etc. To sum it all up, vb.org is not being used to it's fullest potential and jelsoft isn't utilizing it as best as they can. As i've said on various occasions, vbulletin's software owes a great deal of its success to its addons. The modifications created for vbulletin are a great factor for why most people are purchasing the software.

If more focus and dedication was set forth on the website (in addition to actual professionals and coders who can manage the vb.org), things would be much different. The devs over there would benefit a great deal, and jelsoft will benefit as a result. Seeing as how we've been suggesting this for years and yet you guys are still into hiring volunteers who have trouble with the easiest of programming and have almost no sense of people/professional skills, a lot of us don't see this happening any time soon.

With that being said, i plan on releasing a website similar to vb.org for a more professional and clean approach to this matter. Hope there's no problem on Jelsoft's end with that. I'd also love to hear what you guys have to say on the matter, since we don't get to hear from you all too often over there.

Thank you,
Giovanni Martinez