As stated on my first post, this has nothing to do with commerical or free addons. It has a lot to do with supporting vBulletin code-hackers at all levels.
I do not believe that these requests should be available for discussion.
In some cases, this only leads to "promoting" the product.
Some beta-tester requests (products) are never made available to the public (free or commercial)
Some professionals would prefer not to have beta-testing available to the masses. eg. Beta forums
Some professionals would like to get help on creating FAQ and/or Manual writing etc vb.org does not have the resources (nor should they) in providing authors the ability to track such events.
SOLUTION
Do not allow discussion of such requests here on vb.org.
Amend the SERVICE REQUEST FORUM and allow such requests to be submitted there.
Do not allow the inclusion of product name. (minimize the promoting of product)
Such a solution would promote better addons (free or commercial).
Such a solution would promote the request for a limited time only. eg. It will not be bumped because of "discussions" going on.
Quote:
-Release modifications (hack and template)
-Talk about vB
Just curious ... Is that the official description of vb.org?