billv wrote:Maybe delete this one, create another called "Wiki-User Custom modules"..or something..
and 'sticky' it to the top in Examples section....
Maybe another similar solution...
There is already the "Modules" sub-forum where the 'Audio Pack' modules etc. live. I wonder if we could arrange some way to submit our own "module packs" to DSPr for inclusion there? That would be a neat way to keep any really useful "user toolkits" in one place in threads that don't get swamped with lots of 'chatter' - and by needing some kind of "approval process" would prevent it from filling with duplicates or junk.
The website for the SketchUp 3D software that I use has a similar idea - though theirs is more of a 'market-place'. They have a system of 'standards' and moderation that requires user submission to meet minimum standards for being hosted.
But, importantly, It's not OTT - plugins don't have to be 'pro' standard, and can often be really simple little code snippets - they just have to be free from application crashes, and unlikely to cause problems with whatever else you might have installed. Like here, the 'gurus' tend to encourage and help others to bring their code up to scratch rather than using the rules to impose any kind of 'snobbery'.
A similar thing could work well for tutorials - again, no kind of 'style snobbery', just a basic check that the facts are correct before allowing the files to be hosted there.
To my mind, DSPr should be encouraging this, and are selling themselves short by not realising the forum's full potential . Knowing that 'quality controlled' libraries of useful modules are available increases the usefulness of FS - every other programming language has them!
Maybe even some temptations to encourage contributions is worth trying. On the forum we run at work, we have what we call "Valued Contributors" - forum members that take a huge burden away from our support team and provide loads of great content. So we'll give them a little treat like a free upgrade, or invite them over for training and dinner with the developers once in a while (hint, hint
).
We see every day that a thriving forum really helps pull in customers - because they quickly see that they get more for their money than just the features included in the installer - there's a constant flow of new tutorials, useful code, project ideas etc...
We do have plenty of useful stuff like that already here - but it's too buried, and it's difficult to know how up to date or stable any given download might be - and it's a real shame to see everyone's hard work not getting the exposure that it deserves.
Try synthmakers.eu and all is good 