What is there now was never meant to be the 'hack database', I think the wording in the intro is throwing people off.
I designed that on my own to solve a few issues with the layout we were using. It was designed to be a hold over until the coding team finished the modification database, nothing more, nothing less.
The 3.5 forums were merged because of complaints going back for a year or more, way back when people said the three forums confused them. That is why I merged them.
People voiced complaints about the graphics section getting the shaft, that's why it got it's own section, and was one of the main reasons for placing an index there.
This was my thinking when I created that, obviously others do not agree with it. The current staff (outside of Danny) had no say in this index. It was entirely my idea, I designed it, I installed it, blame me if you're looking to blame someone. I'm willing to take the blame for it, and I don't feel bad about hearing feedback on it, does not bother me one bit.
I know for a fact the staff is now planning a total re-write, which is needed. Changing things here is not as simple as going to the admincp, it often requires making modifications to many .php files and plug-ins. Just adding new versions to the drop down on newthread.php requires two code changes to a plug-in for example.
So many people have had their hands in the cookie jar over the years that the back-end is a mess.. Cut the staff some slack and give them some time, you'll see good things if you give them some time, I promise.
06-23-2006, 09:51 AM
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