Post: #8

hmm, i have never seen anyone say anything about the programming aspect, matter of fact i have told lots of ppl both back in the day and recently that sphere is not only better to learn on if you have no programming experience, but will as well open the doors for you in other areas, as it had me, when i learned sphere script i could hardly use HTML, after i mastered sphere script, i went on to other languages like php and sql, it was in reality a 'gateway language' for me, if i ever see anyone say other wise i will be sure to shoot them down right there and then.

as far as sharing goes, mordaunt is semi right about that, realistically yes, there hasnt been much shared of of late, however, anytime someone post a request, or needs help on their own script, at least 3-4 of us jump on the post and ride it out until the user gets what they need, i dont agree the lack of scripts being shared is a major issue, as like mordaunt said the ppl that want everything handed to them dont last long, and with that being said then they would never contribute to the population or the community, maybe for a week, but after that we are in the same boat, i think this communities strength is our ability to team up on a question or request and deliver knowledge, advice, and support, and i also feel that is why recently the community has started to perk back up.

with that said, i think the focus should be more on applying the old bug fixes (as khaos is wanting to do) and ffs, updating the wiki, its kinda a pain atm to update it, as someone else started all the formatting, and the code for the wiki is hard to work with and such (at least for me it is). if the wiki was complete, and up to date, then the newcomers (and the old-schoolers alike) would have a good foundation to support scripters asking questions and such, as it stands right now i would say the wiki is 25% complete, and thats taking a toll on ppl who pop up looking to find stuff abotu scripting and such, which in turn causes them to turn the other way.