Where did all the good coders left?

[katie hunter]

Hi, I remember in 08 and 09 when I use to create a thread requesting something whether paid or unpaid, usually paid. Many quality coders come to help and usually this depends on how long they have been on the forum, mods they have created for the community, and good communication.

Now I barely see any good coder pming me to fulfill my request :l and many of the request threads in general are left open for weeks until they are abandoned by the op. All the good old coders that i had good contact with left vb.org since 2011. I really think vb 4.x was a let down that made many of the good coders leave vb.org but this change happened after the release of vb 4.x

[vijayninel]

Let us say for a moment that you are correct and they all left because of vB4. What good is it going to do if we keep pondering and crying about it.

A lot of us have not been entirely happy with the way things went and we should criticise when needed, but after a point that criticism becomes unproductive. We have to move on from that and work to give our forums the best forum software that we can.

[BSMedia]

Many factors dictate why you may not be getting a response. I know when I left I'd be losing jobs to people who would work for pennies or free.

This destroys the market in the long run and people move on to different and better paying gigs.

[katie hunter]

Originally Posted by vijayninel

Let us say for a moment that you are correct and they all left because of vB4. What good is it going to do if we keep pondering and crying about it.

A lot of us have not been entirely happy with the way things went and we should criticise when needed, but after a point that criticism becomes unproductive. We have to move on from that and work to give our forums the best forum software that we can.

Well, i just found out the reason, I haven't been active since 2010. I think the best location now is freelancer.com.

Originally Posted by BSMedia

Many factors dictate why you may not be getting a response. I know when I left I'd be losing jobs to people who would work for pennies or free.

This destroys the market in the long run and people move on to different and better paying gigs.

That is not the reason because all the good, quality coders that i know from the past, don't even login to vbulletin.org since 2011, so i can't communicate with them anymore.

And it really depends on the type of job. Some jobs will cost +$200 others not, some are big projects and others are small ones and relatively speaking about vbulletin related work, i don't see any project which deserve to exceed $400. After all, all the projects related to vbulletin are either design or modification. Nothing independent where you have to create an entire back-end and front-end.

P.s. why can't i unlike a post I accidentally liked? Certainly this "like" modification is broken and make it seem like a rep system when it is not. I just liked someone accidentally when I really dislike this person's manners, geez.

[Zachery]

I would say a lot of the good coders left earlier than that. But then my age and history would be showing here.

[katie hunter]

Originally Posted by Zachery

I would say a lot of the good coders left earlier than that. But then my age and history would be showing here.

Well the ones i did previous work with, mostly design work, their last activities were in 2011.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by katie hunter

Certainly this "like" modification is broken and make it seem like a rep system when it is not. I just liked someone accidentally when I really dislike this person's manners, geez.

Just because it doesnt do what you want doesnt mean its broken.

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by katie hunter

Well the ones i did previous work with, mostly design work, their last activities were in 2011.

Funny thing about vborg, there is always someone complaining about people being gone. Most of the people I started working with on vb modifications (template or otherwise) has dwindled down to a select few friends. I hardly know anyone here anymore.

Times change, people move on and or leave. Its the way the world works.

[katie hunter]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Just because it doesnt do what you want doesnt mean its broken.

Do you really have to reply to every post I make? Does it make you feel happier or is there some incentive behind this? I don't like you, so don't force yourself by replying to my posts.

And it is broken because it is missing the necessary functions i.e., to "Unlike" or "Dislike" a certain post.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by katie hunter

Do you really have to reply to every post I make? Does it make you feel happier or is there some incentive behind this? I don't like you, so don't force yourself by replying to my posts. .

First of all, I dont care two hoots if you like me or not, its irrelevant.
If you make comments about site functionality then I will reply to them. Get over it.

Secondly, it is not broken at all, there is no unlike or dislike by design.