HotM March

[vedman]

Originally Posted by Tralala

vedman, it's got nothing to do with not winning a poll. Read a bit, and learn about the zeitgeist of a community before making a judgmental and sarcastic comment, why doncha?

Talk about ego... good luck with that.

From your post history, it appears that I offended a die-hard fan of his. I know he has many... but I have my own opinion. I sincerely hope my low post count didn't give you the impression that I'm just some forum noob talking out of his ass.

First off, I've done my research now, and I apologize for jumping to conclusions regarding the reason for his departure. A comment made earlier on this page made perfect sense to me, given his second place finish and his prior temperament in his threads.

You are incorrect if you assumed that I referenced his ego in my judgmental and sarcastic comment just for the hell of it, or to troll at random. I do not do that. I did so because as generous as he has been in providing mods for the community, he is usually under the impression that he is never wrong when someone points out a bug in his code. His repeated arrogance in the past is the sole reason I took the opportunity to make the comment that I did. The ArticleBot RSS Feed Poster thread is one that immediately comes to mind as a prime exhibition of his talent mixed with arrogance.

In my book, a little humility is a must. No one is perfect, and to be honest I'd rather see a coder that gives zero support over one that can't admit his mistakes. On this site, in which coders generously provide hacks and mods and templates for all to use free of charge, it seems rather contradictory for an author to shun user feedback and opinions. It makes no sense at all, actually; why would you bother writing/posting mods if you can't stand hearing anything other than "Great mod, it's perfect!", when it's not? I love getting feedback from my users, and I may blush when someone finds a bug, but I'm glad they tell me (even publically) because it helps me perfect the software. I sure as hell don't brush off feedback and tell them they're wrong.

You may disagree or not even care what attitudes authors carry with them as long as they provide the goods, but I do care, and JumpD's holier-than-thou attitude is the reason for my post (and the reason I'm not shedding a tear over his departure).

BTW, after reading the threads that discuss his mods disappearing, it is apparent that JumpD did indeed help many people here. This is not an attack on any of them; I just had a different experience with him. So it goes.