Boonex don't let us down!
Well I posted a ticket on trac called "Credit System & E-Gifts" posted on - 08/29/09 06:08:44, and yesterday (3 September) I see on Expertzzz.com a mod by a member of the staff called "Points and Gifts System" posted on August 29, 2009 at 09:23...
I see Boonex knows what the software misses most, this being the first mod relesed by a guy from Boonex staff.. And if it misses this feature so much then WHY in the world we must have a mod and not a standard module in Dolphin 7???
If we will have to buy that module to have that basic feature - a critical feature for ANY social network website today, then I might stop collaborating with you guys.. I can't stand this kind of treatment.. Boonex always knows what the software is missing but they just want to make some extra bucks out of it in particular.. Andrew if you tolerate this "private trac" then you should continue working without your members which are stressing their butts out (yeah it's my first bad word on Boonex) coming with ideas for the sake of your dear Dolphin 7..
P.S. This is not something new, I've seen so many mods for D6 that should have been just a standard feature and they were made by Boonex staff..
This kind of parallel trac is gonna cost you all someday.. Just because some members are not sheep to follow you to the end of the world without placing questions..
If anyone else agrees with me than speak out before it's too late..
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Thanks for bringing up this matter.
why do you post as this is the first mention of this behavior. i mentioned this to you oh let me see, about two months ago. that mods were being released for Dolphin 7, when Dolphin 7 is not even an RC. you said they were working on their own time. understandably, they have that right, however, just as masterminds has pointed out, that many enhancement tickets have been posted on trac, and essentially they end up over on expertzzz for sale by the very staff who are reading the tickets, and see more
Odd though, that Boonex-produced mods are being sold for a beta-level product, even while the product itself is still far from finished. One would expect pay-for mods to come out only after the main software is brought to a stable release shape.
i inquired about this the very first time i realized this was being done. but then again, its been determined that boonex staff are immune from any sort of rules, it would appear they have applied that same immunity to moralities as well?
Regards,
DosDawg
Mastermindsro, correct me if I am wrong, but what you suggested was the purchase of credits via Paypal to send 'egifts". I can't imagine why anyone would want to pay to send imaginary gifts, but that's just me... I could be wrong.
The mod by Aramis awards points by being active on a Dolphin website, and no financial transactions are involved. The 2 titles may sound the same, but I see 2 totally different concepts here.
Believe me I know a couple of social network websites that are making the most of money from this kind of stuff.. it's REALLY serious..
This sends me a rather mixed message. At the same time, there have been repeated warnings that D7 beta is *not meant for live sites*, and then all these commercial modifications --- who would want to pay premium for mods for a beta level product?
Some of these add-ons, like the CSS menus see more
as stated on a few posts on here now, where i didnt want to be the one to rock the boat per se', i felt this was a direct conflict with morals if nothing else. i inquired about this approximately two months ago, and obviously this was ignored that i had this concern. i could post my skype conversation, but then again, that is not my intent here.
victor, it is wrong for the primary programming staff to release mods for a version of the application when the application itself has see more
There are several D7 templates for sale for $50, which I know for a fact are a free download. There's a few color changes, but that's about it. I will contact the original author to confirm this.
This is prime example of why comments should be allowed by all on the mods pages on expertzzz. (moderated of course) I would be posting a comment right now asking the seller see more
there is no moderation on expertzzz, and you are right, it should be taken down, its a nest for roaches and rats, rogues, crooks, liars and theives.
Regards,
DosDawg
Expertzzz is a reflection of your company for better or worse... and image is everything.
What are the odds that custom images would have the exact same name? .... especially when the name is name is 16 characters long. Pretty slim, in my opinion.
How would you guys like it if you paid thousands of dollars in licensing fees for content on your site, and a guy like Buxton comes along and not only web scrapes your content, but sells it to others? Welcome to expertzzz.com where see more
Fake names are not the problem. The fact that the purveyors of mods on ripoffzzz.com do not have to answer to anyone, is the problem.
would like to say this was one post, that i am going to go out on a limb and say kudos to you. you are spot on on this, and it appears that this is the way boonex wants to operate. now one thing, insomuch that you state, "fake name", well, this is how the internet was devised, it was not necessarily devised to have everybody's real name on here, since you well know we would run into redundant data. but in having a screen name, there should be some culpability to that users screen see more
At the very least, the service provider should require the real name and contact details of members engaging in commercial transactions on the site, in order to be see more
No Need to hide your face if you are doing clean business there...
Registry Data For "expertzzz.com"
ICANN Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
For those people who got screwed you need to report it to the abuse department at godaddy.com
Why are you guys allowing them to get away with it ??????
If the domain gets reported and taken down then nobody will have to worry any longer ;)
It's Monday again, so perhaps we'll be seeing something more substantial from the staff on what BoonEx intendz to do with Expertzzz Warezzz.
I'll be buzzing off now. eXpertBzzzZzzz!!
If I remember well enough Andrew said after Boonex.com will make use of the standard Dolphin 7 script, there will be added some modules to replace Expertzzz.com (so expertzzz will be taken down), this is a logical step and can be a new beginning..
Boonex see more
There is a direct interest conflict on what you suggest. Dolphin is supposed to be OPEN which actually means that Boonex should not have to do something with 3rd party modules-plugins or interests.
Having them act like a referee will give power to a company, minimising the power of third party freelancers that wanna start working on profitable programming. Instead i suggest what they have done with joomla, only a catalogue of available plugins-modules for one to search and choose, see more
Whatever any seller sells at Expertzzz, BoonEx cuts a 20% commission. That generates some revenue --- and also makes BoonEx a complicit beneficiary of any dishonest business.
What other costs are there, but staff-related costs? And what do the staff do at Expertzzz at the moment? I get the impression it's more or less on autopilot there...
But yes, even a "Verified see more
so CodeSatori is correct on his statement
Then it is already charged but not utilised! this 20% should at least be used for the verification of the mods!
At least they should be checked for malicious code with the same percentage charged!
you say you are not responsable but here you are posting on the blog system about Expertzzzz, so what are going to say this time about this 1 ??????????
http://www.boonex.com/unity/blog/entry/Weekly_Expertzzz_Roundup_Issue_12
Oh I bet all these mods that are for sale are mods that Members like myselff who asked for these specific daily mods to be on Boonex software So Expertzzzzz took those ideas and said hey lets add them to make Money and rip people off at same time ?????????
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Boonex should nominate some moderators on expertzzz to watch over problems.. OR just to move expertzzz on boonex.com..
look im talking on behalf of those who got screwed .... if nothing gets said whos going to do anything to anyone ?
the problem here is people on Expertzzz make money on basically on everything that everyone wants ??? why do you think that everytime someone wants something eventually you see it up on Expertzzz for sale cause people dont realize that everyone that request things here over on the dolphin blog or in the forums is supposed to be part of Dolphin in the next see more
Regards,
DosDawg
Country: Kyrgyzstan
City: Bishkek
there is a few profiles who sell mods who all live in the same country
Why is Boonex Registered in Australia but most of the programers live in "Kyrgyzstan" ?
Something I am missing here ?
I decided to develop my own gifts mod several weeks ago - before this ticket.
I have never seen this ticket before, and it appeared just days after I finished working on this module.
Or, do you seriously think that it is possible to develop a new module from scratch in several hours?
I created several backups of this module, so this should tell you that this module began development several weeks ago.
I was ready to pass this module for checking to independent developers, and they see more
Boonex should start making rules for expertzzz.com too as it did for boonex.com, there is a great need to have rules for boonex employees, for sellers and for buyers.. The main idea behind my post was that D7 is still see more
Why so? Because beta-testers who stick custom modifications into their systems are generally more trouble than they are of worth in a product's development cycle.
"Don't tweak it if it ain't fixed yet!"
Basically yes, depending on the module and the framework used. Still, regardless of how many hours or weeks it took, it'd be nice to see Dolphin developers put their primary focus on completing D7 instead of attempting to capitalize on a still half-baked product.
At any rate, glad to see people behind Expertzzz and D7 modifications participate in the discussion.
Of course, if the developers need to actively generate monthly income from sources other than Boonex salary, I do understand developers running their own little businesses see more
it all seems odd but my honest oppions always seem to conflict a matter of other oppions but i find this to be a bit fishy myself.
Now, if I see a photo album enhancement for sale that allows you to advance through the photos, and updates comments, etc.... without reloading the page... see more
This is the very basic problem you run into when allowing ANY mods to be produced, "for sale", towards D7. ESPECIALLY when it's not finished yet.
Now I believe their will be a cloud over ANY mods that come out if they're related to any issues brought see more
We will See in a few months if things we need start to re appear on the Boonex site aka Expertzz for sale ?
Beware of whats to come ;)
Once 7.0 Final comes out watch all the mods we actually need re appear out on Expertzzz and then you know its all a game ;)
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@ houstonlively
Our Movie mod that uses IMD( Internet Movie Database )
Is Not in ANY way illegal, we sold this way before it was posted on expertzzz, We have sold resale rights to this for other sites as along with affiliate rights as well.
From IMD:
We welcome and encourage these links. Permission is not required to do this, but we do ask that you acknowledge the database using its correct name when you link to us.
*As we do via ( our see more
( Profile Suspended ) Priceless!
@ houstonlively
( Not here to argue- Just to state facts )
Our Movie mod that uses IMD( Internet Movie Database )
Is Not in ANY way illegal, we sold this way before it was posted on expertzzz, We have sold resale rights to this for other sites as along with affiliate rights as well.
From IMD:
We welcome and encourage these links. Permission is not required to do this, but we do ask that you acknowledge the database using its correct name see more