To enforce a valid coding style in the community!

[Princeton]

I'll be the first one to admit that I'm still learning -- 10 years from now, I'll still be learning.

What's 'standard/valid/safe' today will not necessarily be 'standard/valid/safe' tomorrow.

Although I agree with some points, I think a system like this will fail and die out within a few weeks if ever implemented. You are counting on 'volunteer' resources that come and go.

vb.org/volunteers should NOT:

• Tell people how to code.
• Tell people which mod to install.
• They should however, empower others with knowledge.

The average vbulletin member (users):

• The majority of users are not interested in 'standards' -- they don't even know what it is.
• The majority of users are only looking for additional functions/features to add on their existing board. They will install regardless of 'labels'.

What they need are guides and/or how-to's regarding 'standards', security, php, xhtml, css, xml, xss, etc, etc. Knowledge is Power. With this 'power' users can come up with their own conclusion regarding any mod.

Here's what I suggest:

1. There should be an Article/Guide/How-To section.
   • It should be clearly stated.
   • This section should be found within the upper-half of the page.
   • You should direct all members to it (registration email, pm, post, etc).
   • A 'security' article should be stickied GLOBALLY or prepended automatically on every mod thread.
2. the PREMIUM forum :down: - anyone can get their mod listed
   • it's misleading - 'premium' has a 'superior quality' connotation to it (NOTE: I'm not saying that what is there now is not 'quality'.)
   • To a new member, it would appear as if vb.org gave it a 'thumbs up' or is endorsing it. Yea, I know there is a 'more info' but how many users actually take the time to read it -- especially, when PREMIUM is in BOLD?
   • I would move all the mods back to FULL RELEASES (however, mod authors should stay with the same options as they have within the PREMIUM section) eg. a 'supported' mod forum found in PREMIUM moved into PORTAL SOFTWARE as a sub-forum
   • A mod can be 'supported' today but that doesn't mean that the author will 'support' it tomorrow. What then?

just my (counting fingers) 1-2-3?;