Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack (updated) - Removed

Until I am sure that it is okay to publish this mod, I am removing it. I'm sorry one and all and if the vbulletin.org team decides that it is okay I will republish as soon as I hear.

Thanks...

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

Well, seriously, I don't see why there would be an objection. Abe1 hasn't been here in a year and he's therefore provided no support for the mod and shown no interest in further development. And this is a "freeware" community, after all. If he wanted to continue to support it or develop it, I assume he would have done so and if he isn't interested why on earth would he object to someone else taking on the job?

It's still the author's copyrighted code no matter how you look at it.

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by Vaira

Suggestion for further updates/ info:

I have got that info from the original thread and they are useful for me:

1.
in template post_thanks_postbit_info
looking for {vb:stylevar right} and replace with {vb:stylevar left}, all occurrences.
This resolves my alignment issue.

2.
post_thanks_box entire new code (fixes inline mod issue):
<li class="postbit<vb:if condition="$vboptions['legacypostbit']">legacy</vb:if>" id="post_thanks_box_{vb:raw post.postid}"<vb:if condition="!$post_thanks_box == 1"> style="display:none"</vb:if>>
{vb:raw post_thanks_box}
</li>

3. Give reputation points for each thanks received.
This will create a link at the users setting page, users are now able to find the post for which they have got thanks. Set the entries to 20 at acp (User reputation options). Controls how many ratings to display in the user's control panel.

This is a temporary solution until the search option will be reintegrated.
Thanks to the original authors for the ideas which are very useful and I am using atm.

1. I changed that template, but not exactly that way. I was integrating with the Groans hack and this caused issues I had to write it so that they wouldn't overlap and step on each other in the postbit. It also clashed with the blogs if you have those turned on.

2. If there is ever some way to get permission I'll look into this.

3. That is already an option of the mod.

[Phaedrus]

I may attack this from a different direction and simply rewrite the mod using a different approach giving the same usability, but without the problem of copyrighted code. However in order to maintain the database entries I would need to use those same tables. Is that copacetic or is that enough to make it clash with vbulletin.org rules?

[Phaedrus]

I guess I could try to figure out how to make it translate Abe1's tables into new tables... Anybody a Mysql expert around here?

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

I may attack this from a different direction and simply rewrite the mod using a different approach giving the same usability, but without the problem of copyrighted code. However in order to maintain the database entries I would need to use those same tables. Is that copacetic or is that enough to make it clash with vbulletin.org rules?

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

I guess I could try to figure out how to make it translate Abe1's tables into new tables... Anybody a Mysql expert around here?

I don't think it's necessary to change the table names.

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

I don't think it's necessary to change the table names.

I sent a PM to Paul to find out, if it isn't I should be able to do this in a reasonable amount of time. If it is, I should still be able to, but I'll need to figure out how to do the table changes and that may add time, depending on how difficult it is to find out the right commands to do it. All of it is doable.

[djbaxter]

By the way, I assume you've tried to reach Abe1 by PM?

[Phaedrus]

I did, but he hasn't even been to the board for a year. No answer.

[Alan_SP]

Just want to give support to Phaedrus. I understand where the problem is, but I think that Abe1 should made his code reusable. He even stopped to offer installation for $50 of his mod, he retired from his forum and he maybe even don't use his email address anymore.

This is regretful, as his two mods (Post Thanks and Groan) where very popular in community.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

I did, but he hasn't even been to the board for a year. No answer.

Originally Posted by Alan_SP

Just want to give support to Phaedrus. I understand where the problem is, but I think that Abe1 should made his code reusable. He even stopped to offer installation for $50 of his mod, he retired from his forum and he maybe even don't use his email address anymore.

This is regretful, as his two mods (Post Thanks and Groan) where very popular in community.

All the more reason to assume this is abandoned code.