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Originally Posted by JimmXinu
Hi,
I've had a few people in the last couple months suggest that maybe the FanFictionDownLoader thread gets enough traffic to justify it's own sub-forum to separate topics of conversation.
Since I plan to create a new thread this week for FanFicFare (the renamed replacement plugin for FanFictionDownLoader), it seems that now may be a good time to ask.
What's the policy? Is that something could be done? (If yes, I assume it would be under the new name: '[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare'.)
Thanks.
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IMO the answer depends on whether the fanfic plugin represents an ecosystem with sufficient user demand and complexity to demand dedicated support and discussion. If it has thousands of users (seemingly true), a community willing to provide support (I have no idea), and a significant number of discussions that are only peripherally related to calibre (I have no idea), then it has crossed that boundary.
I think that the fact that it is a calibre plugin is a red herring. One could say the same thing about the Alf plugins, but even if it were allowed in MobileRead it wouldn't make much sense to limit support of them to one thread. Hoping not to complicate things for myself, my Calibre Companion forum is similar. It depends on calibre as does the fanfic plugin, but most of the questions are not directly calibre-related, and it has a very helpful user community. On the other hand, perhaps the fanfic "adapter" (to avoid the word "plugin") doesn't have lots of non-calibre-related discussion (as said above, I have no idea).
In the end the answer should depend on whether people are getting what they need without incurring significant management complexity (moderation). Users who get questions answered are happy users. Users who can easily find existing answers to questions are happy users. Happy users turn into supporters, both for calibre and for MobileRead. Does the current single thread (or two threads) satisfy these two requirements?