Dismounted I offered up a solution why don't you allow the txt files to be downloaded only if your listening. Not an idea but a solution that will stop people creating threads that they can't uninstall the product. That's a first step.
This sounds good in principle - however, not all instructions are in TXT format, and some modifications may have more than one TXT file. I know I personally use "decorative" HTML files. I can think of two possible solutions:
Allowing the author to "mark" a file as install/uninstall instructions (possibly even files inside archives).
Mandating that the author paste instructions into a special box.
There are both upsides and downsides to both solutions - and that is what (could) be dabated on by the userbase, and more importantly, the coders themselves.
Also note that, as already mentioned, most modifications are graveyarded because the authors themselves have removed its files - there is nothing we can do (within reason) if this happens.
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Originally Posted by Shelley_c
I would say instead of giving people false hope to a means to an end ensure you have permission to make such promises that a solution will be implemented if the suggestions are being entertained.
Look, I push issues up the chain if I think they are important. If certain issues need a bump - I will do that. But as you say yourself, I don't hold all the power to say feature x will be implemented, nor do any other single member of staff.
08-12-2009, 01:46 PM
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