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What to do with or about unsupported plugins?

vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP
edited September 2013 in General Banter

I was wondering if there may be an archive to place all unsupported plugins . That may be a good way to not commingle . But I do like the idea of having them around even if it is to learn something.

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  • hgtonighthgtonight ∞ · New Moderator

    Something like a legacy repository?

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  • LincLinc Detroit Admin

    You say "Lincoln, delete this plugin" and I go "OK" and do it.

    Save 'em for posterity on GitHub, not where non-technical users can find them.

  • hgtonighthgtonight ∞ · New Moderator

    @Lincoln are all the addons uploaded stored in a repository somewhere else?

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  • @Lincoln you planing to remove the V1 pluigns?

    grep is your friend.

  • LincLinc Detroit Admin

    @hgtonight Any made by the Vanilla staff are. Otherwise, it's up to the individual authors.

    @x00 Not immediately, but that is in the cards, yes.

  • LincLinc Detroit Admin

    If we were to revise the addon repository, we'd have a hard look at powering it entirely off GitHub repos.

  • You are welcome to remove mine.

    grep is your friend.

  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited September 2013

    @Lincoln

    You say "Lincoln, delete this plugin" and I go "OK" and do it.

    I say there chap - "Lincoln, delete this plugin"

    http://vanillaforums.org/addon/hidetitle-plugin

    http://vanillaforums.org/addon/hidecategory-plugin (it has been superceded by R_J's plugin)

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • LincLinc Detroit Admin
    edited September 2013

    @peregrine Done

  • @Lincoln

    thanks Lincoln.

    sorry I edited the above message and you probably didn't see this...

    I say there chap - "Lincoln, delete this plugin"

    http://vanillaforums.org/addon/hidecategory-plugin (it has been superceded by R_J's plugin)

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP

    @hgtonight said:
    Something like a legacy repository?

    Yea exactly. the plugin archive. It is good to keep them for the sake of studying them or to get an idea for something else.

    I think they serve as documentation that relates to the changes that have been made to Vanilla through time.

    It serves as an educational resource tool.

    I think only the plugins which do not work at all or cause severe problems should be deleted.

  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited September 2013

    @vrijvlinder said:
    It is good to keep them for the sake of studying

    its a mixed bag. studying on how to do things the wrong way, in some cases :)

    But I see your point.

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • LincLinc Detroit Admin

    @vrijvlinder said:
    It serves as an educational resource tool.

    Sounds like studying from a 1973 chemistry book. Yeah, you'll learn some stuff... not all of it good.

  • hgtonighthgtonight ∞ · New Moderator

    I could see it as more inspirational than educational.

    That said, I support removing them from being easily accessible via the website (link to a git repo somewhere sounds like a fine idea).

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  • vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP

    @Lincoln said:
    Sounds like studying from a 1973 chemistry book. Yeah, you'll learn some stuff... not all of it good.

    They had chemistry books in 1973 ?

    well maybe it's a personal thing that I went and looked at old plugins to see if I could adapt them and was successful with some with others no. It is more for inspirational like hgtonight says I suppose.

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