Talk:Updates/@comment-86.185.89.22-20180718115150

I have the utmost respect for Mevans and his work, this is an extremely well made and comprehensive mod and I don't even have a problem with the long wait between updates. If that's what's necessary, then so be it.

Now, I don't like to give unsolicited advice, but here goes. In my opinion, this situation requires the classic advice for any relationship: 'communication is key'. The reason why so many people are impatient is the lack of communication on *why* B34 is taking so long. The only information we have is "Mevans is busy", which leads to some understandable frustration when that reason is given for months on end, because clearly this isn't just a scheduling issue, this is something more significant. If it's education, then say it's education, I guarantee the community will understand, after all, we've all been through school. If it's something more personal, I completely understand that can wreck your life and can be hard to talk about, but I would still encourage Mevans or the mod team to be open at least with what kind of personal issue it is. E.g: Is it health related (physical or mental health), has something happened to a family member, or even something smaller. If it's a mixture, say it's a mixture. The point is, any communication about what "busy" means would go a loooong way towards building an understanding between the community and the dev team and would calm a lot of the more impatient folks out there, meaning less of those repetitive comments that I know haunt many of the wiki moderators' nightmares. This basis of communication, once established, ideally should be continued through occasional updates about the state of the mod, though it is tricky to provide updates without teasing the audience too much, so I understand if that doesn't happen. Ultimately, what I'm getting at here is that I think there should be more open communication between the dev team and the community.