Review of Review Follow Up
Closing Introduction:
This will be my final comment on this review for 2013 and perhaps I will reevaluate again in 2014. As I usually perfer to do this once a year, unless prompted with reason to do it sooner (usually unlikely). But typically software development and the communities that surround them don't usually change over night & so once a year is good enough.
Why a follow up review?
The point of the review follow up is simple, were there any actions that followed because of my review? Or recent un-coincidental changes that had nothing to do with my review, but simply happened soon after & are worth commenting on?
History has very surprisingly taught me that dropping a review can indeed be a sensitive matter. And can even cause unwarranted & unwanted repercussions. But sometimes it can also cause positive change as well, which is also surprising to me.
And sometimes my reviews may have left something out or something changed soon after & it is worth adding further in depth reviewing to bring my review into a more current focus.
Finally, it is usually the odd little ends that most people don't consider or would never expect that are "wrapped up" in my closing review. That list usually grows as my experience grows from attempting to write up such reviews as this & very surprisingly, they boarder the strange and usual.
The Closing List
The pros:
- No negative action was taken or directed through action or action through inaction toward me or my community by the development as a result of my review.
- No negative action or personal retaliation from the majority of the community took place as a result of my review.
- The review was not editor or reformed in that it was left in its full original format (all 6 post with all content).
- The review was not editor or formatted in that extra words, that I did not say were added.
- The review was not deleted
- The review was not locked or censored preventing others from following up or commenting.
- My account was not banned
- My account was not limited
- Access to development downloads remained
- Others who agreed with the review were not met with negative actions by the development
- Others who agreed with the review were not met with overwhelming negative action from the majority of the community
- No outrageous or damaging comments, claims, or accusations were made as a result the my review.
- The majority of the readers accepted constructive criticism within the review's con list and comments, where applied
- The development accepted constructive criticism within the review's con list and comments, where applied
- No development members resigned as a result of or soon after my review
- No support members resigned as a result of or soon after my review
- No staff members resigned as result of or soon after my review
- No community members left or threaten to leave as a result of my review
- No 3rd party developer left or threaten to leave as a result of my review
- Development did not discontinue as a result of or soon after my review
- Development did not sell out to another company
- Management did not change after my review
- The price of the developed project (XenForo) did not go up as a result or soon after my review
- There was not a sudden wave of paid 3rd party development flooding the market
- There was more free 3rd party development released after my review
- The ratio of free vs paid 3rd party development remains balanced
- The ratio of quality free vs paid 3rd party development remains balanced
- Support remained productive
- Support remained helpful and useful
- Support remained friendly
- 3rd party development remained productive
- 3rd party development remained friendly
- Community remained active
- Community remained productive
- Community remained friendly
Cons:
None. Zip. Zero. Na'da
General other
- Were there any changes since the publication of this review?
YES, the publication of an active public beta of XenForo 1.2 on XenForo.com
- Where these changes positive or negative?
Positive
- Where these changes productive?
Yes.
Closing & Final Review of 2013
A+
The development, support, staff, and community is a collective group of well balanced & reasonable individuals. They're overall open to constructive criticism and accept the general idea that others do have opinions & they have a general acceptable tolerance of others. This is a good thing.
From the business point of view, the development by the developers of XenForo continues to progress worry free and overall drama free. This indicates a continued strong dedication to their products and the continued development and their customers.
Closing again with that at this time there is no reason overall to give a reason not to invest and buy into XenForo.
(Continues in 2014)