What can we do to make vBulletin.org a better place?

[Goldknight]

Sorry if I m not clear, I have no beef with staffs at here, they re wonderful and hard workers. I have no questions about staffs at here but as for members, they need to think before post and there is no need to flames others or insults or even complains. It is getting old.

[hypedave]

thanks Goldknight I had a feeling that out of 21,000+ members I wasn't alone. Yeah it does get annoying to get support on a hack only to search through 3+ pages of two hackers arguing to each other about coding that either one didnt get permission to re-release with coding improvements or a hacker arguing with a hack installer over some commense parse code area.

Im sure we have seen alot of those threads right where the staff never stepped in to resole an issue of two hacker arguing, I agree with tubedoggs comment in doing some weeding.

Then also if there is to be a hack review system, why not implement a hacker review system or hacker hacks portfolio system, that way one can easily learn about the hacker's background I guess. Or what about put something in place like my favorite hacker where a person can get an email update if their favorite hacker has released a new hack, you know somethng similiar like when a hack has been updated and you get that email that its been updated.

[Xenon]

add hackers to your buddylist, and you'll already recieve an email if this hacker releases a new hack...

[hypedave]

Originally posted by Xenon
add hackers to your buddylist, and you'll already recieve an email if this hacker releases a new hack...

thanks for that tip, never knew that was possible, is there like a thread somewhere around here stating that if you add someone to your buddy list you will get an email when the submit a new hack? If so im sorry I missed that thread some how.

thanks

[Xenon]

the announcement forum is really helpful for such tips or rules to find:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38423

[hypedave]

Originally posted by Xenon
the announcement forum is really helpful for such tips or rules to find:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38423

I do realise that the annoucemnet forum is really helpful, but when you have things at the top like.

Forum Statistics,
Welcome back panel,
Currently Active Users,
Active User's today,
Private Messages

and then your $forumbit

dont you think its a lil crowded at the top? Normally when I scroll down to get to the actual forumbit I do think that annoucement sometimes it easy to over look when trying to get past all the stuff at the top, im sure others think the same as well.

Isnt there a feature in vbulletin called annoucements, im sure people would see that quicker than use of the annoucment forum.

[Erwin]

I see that the "This author will support his hack" sign is up and working.

FWIW, I've ticked all of my hacks to "yes". It's a good idea - this way, members can't complain if the author doesn't reply to posts.

[Neo]

Originally posted by FireFly

Once vBulletin 3 is released this will be much more feasible, and who knows, we might even use that new system.

As for the releases forum, we've had an idea to moderate it a while ago, but it was dropped because we felt we have enough man power to moderate in an after-post manner. We'll see.

Yeah I was thinking that since VB3 already has something that.

Thanks for the responce.

[Logician]

While you start changing:

Please make a clear rule which restricts releasing codes that is not written by you. I'm not talking about taking an idea and rewriting a similiar hack by your own codes and algorithm, but this is not same as rereleasing other hacker's vb hacks with very slight modifications, releasing/integrating non-vb third party PHP scripts which are owned by other people or just creating an other hack thread for someone else's hack without his permission in the name of "rerelease", "version 2", "add-on" etc.

Although it's stated that "the released hacks are copyrighted to their respective owners" in the footer of vb.org, there are too many incidents that this rule does not seem to be enforced here..

Our sharing codes here makes some people think that they "own" the code and they can do whatever they want with that code which is neither correct, nor legal. Even in freeware software author holds all the legal rights to his code, just gives the free usage/distribution of the code, that is it.

It should be clearly stated in hack threads, in the header of full releases section, while downloading a hack or while registering this site etc. that dowloaded hacks are for vb.org members personal usage only and they can NOT be distributed, sold, re-released. etc. without author's permission. Besides this rule should be enforced vehemently.

There are too many incidents that many hacks (or very slightly modified versions) are re-released by different members without author's permission and I have the impression that these threads are not dealed appropriately..

I believe it should NOT be only hack authors clicking "I AGREE" buttons here.

Thanks for listening..

[TECK]

very good point logician.