Proposal: The vBulletin.org Commercial Services and Addons Directory.

[JayJay]

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to voice our opinions.

I believe that it would be a shame to see vBulletin.org heading towards supporting commercial modifications in such a way. I can forsee many people placing charges on their free modifications. I see that you disagree with this, but ask why they do code for free here. One of those reasons is due to the fact that it is hard to gain a good reputation/profile on the WWW without making your name and skills known elsewhere.

I do think, however, that coders should be fairly rewarded for their input. I, as do many, appreciate their time and efforts that go in to making the modifications that we all use. I think that the best way to do this is through unenforced donations.

Maybe the best way to go would be to encourage people to donate to the current coders here, rather than drawing in commercial enterprises and the likes. Support those who are part of the community here, and not those that are just interested in making money.