Poll: Should .org have a section for paid add-ons?

[Talisman]

Originally Posted by trackpads

A single forum of professional hacks is not gonna cause the site to implode. I have no idea why people could think so.

You really don't think so? Then check out that crippleware thread.

There will always be problems spilling over that are unique to commercial/paid hacks if they are listed or advertised here. No matter how clearly the disclaimers are worded, that's not going to be enough to avoid real nasty conflicts at this site. Our vb.org staff shouldn't have to monitor the interaction between commercial hackers selling their code/support for a price.. but they'll get dragged into all this nonsense if commercial projects are listed here or advertised here.

Indirectly, this site would play a role and someone could argue that they grant some implied vb.org good seal of approval simply because they allow some hack in question to be sold/advertised here at this site. A member who found that paid hack through this service and who felt somehow that he had been ripped off or defrauded would naturally feel justified in holding vb.org to blame as well as the commercial coder, himself. They could honestly say, "If it wasn't for the fact that I found THAT hack through this forum, I would never have paid for it and installed it."

That isn't truly the case because .org would not screen the hacks before they get promoted here. But no one will be able to convince outraged customers of that.