Adding potential contributors to the project

[seriousfreezing]

People like @lonefelidae16 could be added to both GitHub and Modrinth and CurseForge as contributors. That way, releases/updates could be faster. Of course, if he wants to as well.

Of course, it's just an idea/suggestion, but why not?

[lonefelidae16]

That way, releases/updates could be faster.

seriously???

For the past few days, I was thinking and thinking about this suggestion, but I cannot wrap my head around this part. Maybe I’m just quite an idiot....

So, is sending pulls from my GitHub fork not enough? Or, did I send too many pulls, leading people to mistakenly believe I’m a mod developer/provider? If so, I sincelery apologize, I’m just a mod user who want to play on newer Minecraft versions without waiting for official release build. I don’t have accounts on Modrinth and CurseForge.

Sorry I couldn’t be of any helps.

[seriousfreezing]

No, no, that's not the point I wanted to make. The point is: juancarloscp52 is rarely updating the mod—it's not his fault, because everyone has a life and responsibilities. The point is simply to have someone else who can make or publish updates besides just him.

So the point is not about whether or not your PRs are sufficient. In fact, for me, your PRs are incredible, and I appreciate them because I use them a lot.

[juancarloscp52]

Hi! First of all, I just want to say that your (lonefelidae) help to the project has been great, its really appreciated and I'm really thankful.

Pull requests are a really good way to contribute and I'm happy to see interest in the project from users like lonefelidae, you or any other that has contributed to the project in the past. If you want to continue contributing this way is absolutely fine and greatly appreciated.

On the other hand, I am open to adding contributors to the repository but a contributor will still require to go through the review process where at the moment I am the bottleneck (sorry), so you wouldn't see much difference in release cadence. Until there are multiple trusted contributors that can review. But anyway, if you want to become a contributor, please let me know :)

For me its difficult to keep up with minecraft releases since they have increased the frequency the game updates and stuff breaks. I only work on the mods during days off or sometimes weekends. So I'm limited in updating my self, reviewing and add new features. With that said, i hope the situation improves and I'm able to be a bit more constant.

[seriousfreezing]

Wow, I thought this increased frequency of updates was terrible - the community is still wondering what the next LTS version will be. If you want, I can help with project management even though I don't know how to program in Java exactly; I'm a programmer in another language.

Another alternative to avoid part of this bottleneck would be to create a new project on Bedrockify's CurseForge/Modrinth but still add the original creator of the mod. That way, it would be a kind of “review” as updates are made.

[lonefelidae16]

The point is simply to have someone else who can make or publish updates besides just him.

Ah, I finally understood that this was the part I couldn’t understand.

Juan said:

but a contributor will still require to go through the review process where at the moment I am the bottleneck

I’m nodding along in front of the screen, thinking exactly the same thing. How can it be “faster” with this bottleneck...?

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Another alternative to avoid part of this bottleneck would be to create a new project on Bedrockify's CurseForge/Modrinth but still add the original creator of the mod. That way, it would be a kind of “review” as updates are made.

I don’t think so. I absolutely won’t do that, even if asked.
Division within a community breeds conflict (I’ve been caught up in that conflict many times before). What happens when conflict arises? People drift away. I don’t want to destroy my favorite Bedrockify project in the Minecraft mod community I’ve finally found.

There are only two things we can do: just wait for the official release, or do it yourself without causing trouble for the original creator.

[seriousfreezing]

I believe that any action can generate conflict, even when trying to do good. But you are correct, it all depends on willingness and even patience—if the PRs are still making the mod active, I wholeheartedly agree and thank the creator for all their work, as well as yours and your PRs.