a bit (too much) of chaos
I'm not the blog type of fellow and this post is the exception that proves the rule and I'll (try to) be brief.
Been part of a quite big community for the past 4years and something over at xoops.org where i was part of the official design team and when a split happened in the devs team i joined icms over at impresscms.org. As am making themes for a living for the cms solutions listed above over at aphexthemes.com I'm actively enough on both fronts of x and icms and both communities combined won't produce as much chaos as this community here produces every now and then, dolphin am using just for fun for a site i own so i don't really care if it produces something, it'll be enough for me if it could just work as it should (not that it does)
Anyway x have had its share of chaos in the past but definitely not at as high as it gets here, sure users in a community are bound to fight at one point due to different perspectives and opinions over this and that and sure not all fights are constructive, but things here sometimes are really hard to understand/follow.
Some are complaining about users asking for support here in blog section well this happens cause it was incouraged in the first place, if say 10people asked for support and got it, it was only natural that more will do the same and that soon enough support in the blog section will be taken for granted.
When i joined i thought well since its a payed for product then things will go smoother and that users will be united, devs will mind their business with bugs fixing and new releases along with clear official support of their product, boy i was wrong.
Its really intimidating sometime to ask for support (or any question for that matter) cause this or that regular user will jump and bite your head off cause u asked a too dumb question or u ask in the wrong place or simply bite your head off for the fun of it.
Anyway this is how i ocasionally see unity around here cause i might not post but i surely read all thats posted.
With that being said, i'll be releasing some free dolphin themes when i'd have mastered better the theme engine of it (quite soon).
Wish you all a great weekend
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Your skills of observation are excellent and your conclusions are concrete.
How would you like to help us fix the problem?
Boonex is expanding the "Pundits" group and based upon your levelheadedness, your skill level, and your length of time in the community I think you would be a welcome addition. I will be glad to nominate you.
I am one of the new Pundits and I am volunteering my time because I am absolutely convinced that the core leadership of Boonex are honest see more
Let's not forget the real reason the pundit group was expanded, and that is Quality Control. The pundit group was expanded to review Dolphin code and assist in making it as bug free as possible before release to the general public.... nothing more, nothing less....unless I've missed something.
Juker said: "I am one of the new Pundits and I am volunteering my time because I am absolutely see more
why do you think i was so eager to resign? 20 of the 27 on that list are who i put forward, sorry juker, you wasnt one of the 20, now you know why.
Thanks for posting this and it is a good observation. The past week or so has been a roller coaster of high intense drama and changes. From the apology blogs to defamation blogs. I can understand why you lined out the word unity in your blog.
One of the changes was the appointment of moderators. Previously the moderation on Unity was a bit sparse and haphazard at. This unfortunately allowed troll-like behaviour to infest some of the posts. I believe that will be changing.
@aph3x see more
I agree with much of what you have said; things have not worked as well as they should have and the chaos you mention has become a catalyst for change here on Unity.
We encourage you to become part of the solution to the problems Unity faces. I for one am excited about the positive changes being made and welcome your contribution of new themes and ideas.
and you still do drive by neg voting. you missed a few 1000 posts.
Focus on future solutions and not past problems.
Change first comes from within. :)
Add your voice to the choir, we need the positive Sammie.
If you are interested in the invitation please contact either Dwain or Myself or James in private.
Actions are being taken to provide the Pundits with complete privacy and we will soon have our own forums, etc.
The Boonex Blog in particular has been under attack for far too long and countless men like yourself have been turned away.
Best Regards,
Juker - Pundit
Trac is a developers tool most of the people that come here are looking for answers, as new webmasters and old ones, do not use Trac, most dont know what it is, and they are looking for the link to "Docs or Documentaion"
I personally never seen anybody in the answers or forums to "bite your head off".. the members try their best to help the newbies and to solve their problems.. so you can say they "bite their time off".. rarely there is no answer to their posts.. so I disagree with you here..
You're right about the present "chaos", but I know that once dolphin 7 is going to be used on see more
I too am convinced that core leadership of Boonex is honest..I'm not that crazy to follow a project everyday (most time of the day) with the hope "it fails now, it fails now..oh well maybe tomorrow".
That the project fails to rise to ones expectation well that's another thing.
@Juker and houstonlively
Far from me the thought of joining "pundits" "devs" or whatever other list for that see more
Thanks for being a good sport! Both of your posts are really interesting. When I need a good honest opinion I hope you won't mind if I look you up.
But I gotta say "If it walks like a Pundit!"
Juker
Pundit