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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 54106" data-attributes="member: 14004">I wouldn't be so quick to judge this post as negative, as upspace's comments were fairly constructive, and displayed what he liked about MP as well as what he didn't like.We can't expect every user who doesnt like a feature or aspect of MP to give us a detailed report of what it is they dont like - that just isnt feasable at all. Even though MP is still in alpha stages, the user shouldn't be treated as a bug tester or developer. Those that think that way have not delt with &quot;users&quot; on a large scale before.I personally agree with some of upspace's points: 1) The setup is way too complicated for the average user - even with the wizards.2) Too many &quot;fancy&quot; features are added that really are only utilized by a few people - most likely at their request is my guess.3) The core engine needs a bit of an overhaul. If the developers say everything should be modularized, then do so: right now some plugins like videos and TV are so integrated into MP they might as well be developed into the core engine.Even the current implimentation for plugins is more convoluted then it needs to be: Plugins should exist under a &quot;plugins&quot; folder in the MP root, and should have their own directory for each plugin - mytv, myvideo, mymusic, etc.. All self contained, all seperate from one another.I didn't join the community to put users or developers down, but on the same train of thought, I didn't join up as a yes-man. MP will be great, but we all have our work cut out for ourselves and believe it or not, posts like this give you more information then one would at first think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 54106, member: 14004"] I wouldn't be so quick to judge this post as negative, as upspace's comments were fairly constructive, and displayed what he liked about MP as well as what he didn't like. We can't expect every user who doesnt like a feature or aspect of MP to give us a detailed report of what it is they dont like - that just isnt feasable at all. Even though MP is still in alpha stages, the user shouldn't be treated as a bug tester or developer. Those that think that way have not delt with "users" on a large scale before. I personally agree with some of upspace's points: 1) The setup is way too complicated for the average user - even with the wizards. 2) Too many "fancy" features are added that really are only utilized by a few people - most likely at their request is my guess. 3) The core engine needs a bit of an overhaul. If the developers say everything should be modularized, then do so: right now some plugins like videos and TV are so integrated into MP they might as well be developed into the core engine. Even the current implimentation for plugins is more convoluted then it needs to be: Plugins should exist under a "plugins" folder in the MP root, and should have their own directory for each plugin - mytv, myvideo, mymusic, etc.. All self contained, all seperate from one another. I didn't join the community to put users or developers down, but on the same train of thought, I didn't join up as a yes-man. MP will be great, but we all have our work cut out for ourselves and believe it or not, posts like this give you more information then one would at first think. [/QUOTE]

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