Important: It is all about trust

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by JD45

Obviously the coder(s) put that line of code in for a reason. To generate an 'installed' click instead of counting on the user to manually do it.

Why not consider this:

Take away the ability for users to manually hit the install/uninstall button. Have every hack that is created contain two lines of additional code. One to add to the install count when the hack is installed by the user and another to uninstall, when it is removed by the user.

Obviously this would have to be disclosed somewhere on VB.org like in a sticky or the FAQ so everyone is aware of it.

This would in fact IMO, help the coders by giving them a truer account of how many people in fact installed their hack as well as helping the installer with receiving the 'hack updated' emails.

Could be a win/win situation if handled properly.

Why? Because a number of users do not wish to have the install button forced upon them. I always click install if I am using something, but as I have previously mentioned, I don't just install on my site and yet all the installations go onto my account here.

Also, the method does not always work. There are certain requirements that must be achieved in order for it do so. Therefore, it would be just as inaccurate, if not worse, than the install button we currently have.