If the only thing they contribute were their questions, then I would hope that this would generate answers, and in doing so would give members the opportunity to assist others using the hack. In this small way each user is contributing at his/her knowledge level. If people don?t ask questions then what do you run a forum for, this is what my board is all about, members helping members. If you close the support forums how then do folks become a contributing member? Sorry guys but your all over the shop with this issue. Wake up and smell what your shovelling here.
I rest my case!
ok, personally, not speaking for anyone else involved with portals, i am going to voice a few more comments towards your ignorance, and self absorbed opinons that border along the lines of a begger who was turned down at the soup line.
Number one thing is, that most of the questions generated in the portal project, were from members who took the time to help without any form of repayments, structured monetary amounts, or any form of royalties. In a nutshell, we volunteered our time, when the first portal was released, and than proceeded to help wa as much as we could.
The reason there is a forum, is of course for those who stood by wa in the beginning of the project to voice concerns or bugs regarding the portal system. Not because we are hiding anything from the public. All issues that are presented in those forums, are a form of support to the prior release, and of course the latest project release 3.0.
Why i bring up those points, is because the "validity" to your statements, reek of someone who wants this product to supposedly "test" when in reality, all you want to do, is take it and run with it. Lets not kid one another here. The amount of pm's, ICQ's, false enrollments at other members boards begging for 3.0, offers made in emails..etc... prompts the curiousity of most involved with 3.0 on the intentions of those who want this early release.
Offers to pay us for the hack, and other assorted trivial bs made most of the staff and crew of 3.0 realize also since these people have not enrolled at the portals board, made any contributions whatsoever at the portals board, or even so much as asked anything regarding portals at the portals board, could mean that the person who claims to be so eager to "test" this hack out, may be also willing to do a few things to make himself some money on the side. The demand is there, so who is to say you wouldnt do that?
The contributing members area, is a form of trust, and bonding that has taken place during months of development. If you were not there to throw in a loaf of bread, than you sir are not going to be eating at the table anytime soon.
The only thing that is getting shoveled around here, is your weak assed attempts at trying to force a pre-mature release, based upon a even weaker argument that "more people means better test results"
i hate to break this to you, but with close to 100 people testing it on every server config that can be virtually named, and the experiece, knowledge, support, trust, and caring attitude to providing only the best that we can for wa's project, i can assure you that we have all the help that is needed.
I guess another question would be....what exactly do you know, that the other 100 or so of us do not already? I mean, we have been around the project quite a bit longer than you have.....also,
to many chefs ruin the stew, and you seem to be the type that wouldnt mind pissing in it when our backs were turned.
09-02-2001, 06:32 AM
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