I wonder if they will do it, though. It is like coding threads yet-again. At least a simple message wall would have been good.
I like many others like it but do believe there are other things they could have added that they didn't. It's kinda like they are somewhere between vb.org and ips marketplace.
It's the first public showing of the product... Obviously it isn't going to have every feature available. I really think people are expecting way too much from something that is not even ready to be released yet. Many of the things people are requested are probably on the to-do list for it anyways.
The concerns are primarily about the structure not features and the to-do list your speaking of his pure speculation and not fact and from hat I got told some of the features are not on the to-do list. Q: If I use the resource manager will my existing resources and posts they are tied to be lost? A: Yes, you'll loose all your existing resources and posts and you'll have to hope your members re-post those resources on your site. Q: Surely they will eventually tie in discussions with resource releases so we don't loose anything? A: No. The area underneath the release area will be taken up by the upcoming comment ratings feature which eliminates my thinking it will be introduced later Q: I'll be able to use the comment ratings feature as a discussion area? A: No. The comment ratings will not be an editor and posts will be for commenting on resource with a text count limit plus you'll only be able to use the comment ratings once per release To me, this isn't asking to much of the developers this is me wanting to retain my existing content. If adminextra were to use the resource manager we would effectively loose all the content threads/posts in this area http://adminextra.com/forums/resources.75/ Not to mention the feature people are concerned about with regards to tieing in releases and discussions won't be happening from the tweet I got from mike Sullivan which I knew already since you mention it's probably on their to-do list, its not you will loose all your resources and posts tied to those resources. Secondly it's not to much to ask for a clean look. Do you really want your discussion area looking like this with add-ons, graphic & style discussions looking, unorganized like this erratically sorted and hard to find http://xenforo.com/community/forums/resource-and-add-on-release-discussions.59/ I'm not bashing the devs, I just feel that asked to loose all your existing content if you want to use the rm you waited on for so long is asking to much. *waves to paul*
