Installed Modifications to....

[RedTyger]

Well quite. I can only speak for myself, but I don't see why it should be organised separately on a spreadsheet when there's an install system that was specifically built to do exactly that job, albeit only for one forum at a time.

If you're going to have to write it all down by hand somewhere instead of using the install system then there's little point having an "Installed modifications" list at all unless you only have one forum. And for a site like vBulletin.org I would imagine that there's a fairly significant proportion of active members with more than one forum. Even if the other one is just a testvb.

I dunno, I just don't see the logic in that myself. Imagine if your browser only stored bookmarks for a limited array of sites and the software creator told you to write the rest down on a bit of paper instead of using the system built for the job.

Ok so it's a slightly arbitrary comparison but not entirely irrelevant. Well whatever, not a big deal.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You are adding meanings to the Installed button that where never intended.

If you click installed, then your email address is added to the list of emails to sent update notices to, and it will show in your profile. It has never been the intention to use it as a list of websites where a modification is installed.

Update notices are sent to a user (ie. person, you) to notify them of an update. Where they are using this modification is irrelevant.

[RedTyger]

Well yes, ok fair enough. But what's this if not a list of installed modifications for personal management?

[hambil]

I don't understand why it is done at vB.org at all. As I said, it makes more sense from the admincp. Here is what SMF does.