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Originally Posted by Reversion
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Thats a good argument but annoy the users and no one will use if its too restrictive. Remember its users and fans that are the priority, keep them happy and they will keep you happy.
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Hmm, you seem to think that Authors actually care about make a user "happy". Sorry, that just does not work that way. AddOn authors are not in the buisness of make a unknown user "happy". They usually write AddOns to make themselves happy. Then they share the results with others. Sounds selfish right? In a way, it is, however almost all AddOns got started because an Author was irritated by something with UI, some limitation, something that just did work "quite right" or maybe just something aesthetic. Rather than putting up with the issue they decided to fix it in some way. Voila! An AddOn is born. Then they decide to share their little chunk of code with others.
An AddOn author is not in the customer service business, they don't care if you go use another AddOn. Authors (for the expectation of a very few) are not into AddOns to make money. They write these little code bits in their spare time and for fun. In reality, it's the user that should be grateful that authors share their AddOns with them. I know I am. I am grateful enough to provide support for other's AddOns (via these and other forums) and to pass the word about the AddOns I like. If I had some spare cash I would donate to both this site and my favorite authors. I have learned the ways of version control systems, pull beta builds, test em and break them, then give back useful feedback and maybe even some code to help fix what I break. However if the authors decided that they had enough of the BS and pulled their mods, I would understand completely. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
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Always remember that at any time person could delete their addons directory and still have a very enjoyable experience.
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By all means, select your AddOn folder and hit Delete. Most authors simply won't care. I actually have seen an author revoke an user's license to use that author's AddOns after the user complained that he could not get it via WoWMatrix. The author does have the authority to do this. The term "We reserve the right to refuse service" applies to most of the AddOns released.
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