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[Paul M]

I don't see any reason why not, Jelsoft have always made it clear that they do not support 3rd party add-ons.

[Freesteyelz]

With respect to you, Paul, I think imported_infitech brings up a valid (but not new) point.

[Cap'n Steve]

It's one thing to not officially support this site, but they really should put some work or money into it. It has all the drawbacks of an official site (lots of traffic) but none of the benefits.

[imported_infitech]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

It has all the drawbacks of an official site (lots of traffic) but none of the benefits.

I tottaly agree

[Razasharp]

To be honest I don't see why they don't hire one full time php coder as part of (the start) of a help team. And then people can put requests in for _simple_ hacks which this coder can do in turn. They can be part of the official vB catalogue. I'm not an experienced coder but I think a full time staff member could produce at least one simple hack per day.

This is afterall a business for Jelsoft and yes they do make money out of it.

I have always thought of this is an official Jelsoft site, they own it, and they ultimately decide what goes on here, and I've never really been fussed on the way it is 'cut-off' from vb.com (when in fact it is part of the same company).

[Kirk Y]

The coders here already produce at least 1 modification per day. On any given day, you can look at the Latest Releases column on the Portal and you'll see something new - I'd almost be willing to guarantee it.

[Razasharp]

I am thinking more along the lines of hacks that are requested as opposed to hacks which are released that you can take or leave.

[Kirk Y]

The hacks the users request on these forums are mostly anything but simple.

[Razasharp]

Well maybe that's what needs doing then..?

Or maybe a bunch of possible hacks can be thought of and people vote on which ones get done first?

There's bound to be loads of things we as a community can use a full-time, vb-approved coder for

[Freesteyelz]

Let's play devils advocate ...

If the staff of vB.org is paid, who will be the ones who'll pay them? If it's Jelsoft, it'll place the company in an awkward (and legal) position. By that I mean Jelsoft will then be obligated to support the content that are posted here at vB.org.

Another huge factor is the econimical side. Heck, with paid employees come benefits, insurance, work compensation and so forth. Employee liability = $$$.

The way it is now, Jelsoft can legally wipe their hands clean from vB.org; but the company is pushing it. Here's why. They have (paid) staff members who are the bridge to vB.org. From my understanding they support the internal structure and have helped in the past whenever problems arised. In a way, and in the eyes of many vB community members, Jelsoft supports vB.org.

This is why I've made some suggestions on post #4.