Everything here resides in one set of custom files and plugins, seperating out one feature, and making it releasable, would be quite a lot of work.
So you are getting Internet Brands dollars only to switch this forum to vb4? Or are dollars being used for development that will not be handy for community leaders?
It would be convenient if Internet Brands funds 3rd party development as their staff seems to lack the ability to keep vBulletin the highest regarded social media platform available. vb4 and vbMobile are a representation of their current ability, many are upset.
Instead of, what I believe, "using" the vb development community to push a buggy product; Internet Brands should be connecting with the community leaders of vBulletin in order to advance the industry's real goals and stability onto the future. Crowdsourcing and supporting the 3rd party community leaders that are successful is the answer to getting things accomplished that we really care about, with developers that prove their success and ability; it's all on display.
It is depressing to me that Brisco wouldn't support developers like Birds of Prey who have been a solid resource for Community Leaders all over the internet. These are the people who advance the product and provide an innovative, hands on approach, to connecting with the community.
Giving us the ability to strengthen our communities through something simple as a refined like system is what keeps community leaders engaged with....their community. This is what makes us successful, and more likely to be a "White Knight" for vBulletin.
From someone looking on the outside, I see Brisco using vBulletin.org as a resource for community leaders to manage their social platform. I've seen high ranking community leaders get involved with the company (internet brands), but little comes out of it in terms of us having something we can provide to users as a home for their content and discussion.
I see forums as THE social media platform that turns 19yr old kids into entrepreneurs. It is the hub for any specific genre for discussion, yet there is very little ability for your content to be shared to the rest of the world, increasing reach through the platform to other social platforms.
For example, a 3,000 page thread of nothing but Youtube Videos.
For example, a 3,000 page thread of nothing but Images.
There are 3rd party mods, sure, but how are you going to package that content to where people will consume it in a user-friendly fashion? How do I separate it by user? Thread? Subforum? Feed? These social platforms have been unique to the internet ever since the 90s and more people than ever are sharing their content.
Brisco should be funding projects like that, instead of a re-write of vbulletin where the majority of the community is more than disappointed with.
06-25-2011, 08:46 PM
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