"Coders discussion" forum is now a private forum.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by tgreer

Thank you for re-affirming and validating my decision. If you represent the typical "Master Coder", in terms of quality of discussion, then I'm certainly not missing much.

Perhaps you should re-read your own contributions before questioning the quality of others

[noppid]

Originally Posted by amykhar

Thomas, I have to disagree. Coding ability really has nothing to do with the equation in my book. It's a reward for those who take the time to contribute to the site. If you aren't going to share your work, why should you be entitled to benefit from mine?

The fact that this breeds the attitude you are entitled to anything is proof the whole concept is flawed.

Either release free code on the .org as such and move on or sell your wares and reap the profits if your code holds it's water.

The attitude, that if I work hard doing free stuff I'm entitled to something, breeds contempt. I don't find it acceptable at all.

Your posts may mean well, but they are in fact painting you into an elitest light. They are also encouraging crap work to be rushed to publish for the sake of this so called privledge and that serves the community in no way shape or form.

Stop asserting your burden or stop releasing free code like I did. Trust me, if we start analysing this so called elitist code, things will be painted in a different light.

This goes against the grain of the entire concept of .org. But it's not the first or only instance of such actions. My contributions have suffered and will contiue to be elsewhere while this club, formally know as vbulletin.org, get's it act together.

It's amazing how people forget where they came from and then suddenly advise people to leave and shut the door behind them cause they've moved on to being smarter and can't be bothered anymore.

Long live the little people, just not here.

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by amykhar

It's a reward for those who take the time to contribute to the site.

I did not know that. :ermm:

I thought it was a "think tank area" where we could team up for some sweet mods.

[Freesteyelz]

I wonder if that was my bad, as I did mention in a prior post that the Coders forum is a benefit/reward. I should have articulated a bit more what I meant by the reference. It is possible, however, that the concept of the forum has a different meaning to the members involved. *Sigh*

Speaking of which, where do Templaters fit into the scheme of things?

[Xenon]

Ok, no i don't really like the tone in here anymore. That thread is not here to post about each others ego.

I'll close this thread now. If any of you have problems with each other, use the pm system, but please don't do so in public....

[Erwin]

I've kept out of the discussion but wanted to post a comment.

This Coders Discussion forum is a totally NEW forum created only a few weeks ago. If you are not a coder or have released a hack here, the fact that you cannot access this forum should make no difference to you, as it never existed in the first place. The mistake we made was to make it open in the first place, then made it private.

We still have plenty of other forums for people who have not released hacks - this forum is merely a forum to make those who have contribute to the site feel a bit more "special". Is that so wrong?

Since we have not made any changes to the CURRENT forums, I don't understand how anyone could say that this site has "changed its mission".