Lockdown hack is now allowed

[Dean C]

I looked into this last night and it seems there's no variable that exists to see if you've replied to a thread so it's a matter of adding a list of repliers userids to the thread table (which could be huge if you have 1000 replies). Or running a query each time. Then there's the matter of adding the vBcode parsing. I was too tired

[pie]

Finally. Good to hear. I've made a version somewhere so i'll look for it.

[Mone']

There are 2 types of lockdown hack
one add a few extra field in the posting page where you allow to enter
the text that will be hidden in the post untill a user reply

and the second version uses the [hide] [/hide] tags or whatever you prefer to hide a section of your post untill a user reply.

I have made several versions of the second hack.
www.vbstyles.com/hide.php

The new version 1.5 is totally template driven and can be turned on and off on specific forum.



I might release a lite version here since we have been selling the complete hack for quite sometimes now.

Regards

Mone'

[AlexanderT]

Originally Posted by Logician

Jelsoft has decided that vb.org license system that protects hacks in our site is good enough to keep warez boards away from this hack so we are now allowing the release of this hack...

FISHY! How does your vb.org license system "protect hacks" to "keep warez boards away"?

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by AlexanderT

FISHY! How does your vb.org license system "protect hacks" to "keep warez boards away"?

Logout and try to get a hack

[assassingod]

You have to be verified as Licenced in order to download hacks. Unless someone breaks the licence agreement by distributing hacks to others, illegel vB users cannot get ahold of these hacks. Also, the ban was made before the Licence System was created and vB.org existed.

[sabret00the]

is their one that hides all replies in a thread minus the first one till you've replied?

[insanctus]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

is their one that hides all replies in a thread minus the first one till you've replied?

Sure it could be made, not to far off from the reg lock down.

[sabret00the]

see that's a great hack right there

/me clicks mass "wink wink, nudge nugde"

[AlexanderT]

Originally Posted by Zachery

Logout and try to get a hack

And that is the "protection" we were talking about?

Not that I really care, but for the sake of the argument... what makes you think that warez owner have no access to vb.org, either via some legitimate user who added them (remember, we can also add our co-admins), or by being legitimate users themselves. The license system may make it harder for non-licensed users to access hacks, but it is definitely not a barrier for a pirate. And to justify the SUDDEN change in Jelsoft policy (in the past it wasn't even allowed to discuss the lockdown hack) by the mere existance of the license system - which happen to be installed ever since I purchased vB 2 1-1/2 years - is simply nonsense. Well, no need to argue here. Jelsoft already tried in the past to sell us petty explanations for sudden and unexpected policy changes (does the vB3 importer system ring a bell?).