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I had to stay away from this blog for a few days as my original message was not nice at all and did not properly convey my frustration; It was just an angry, yelling rant.  This is still a rant, but a bit more coherent I suppose.
After the botched mobile app that still to this day doesn't work outside of forums, Zapier integration was the last thing keeping us with an active license.  From the first time you guys announced the possibility up until last week, we were all led to believe that it would be something we would all have access to, and you waited until now to tell us otherwise when I'm sure you knew it was headed down this path a long time ago.  Nice little observation of you conveniently using your new community advocate to take the brunt of the backlash. (Clever, whether it was intended or not. Let's be real and not pretend like we didn't know this would be a massive controversy.)
Invision could be so much better, but it is so behind in even simple automation and gamification at its core that it is almost quite literally painful every time I discuss it with other community managers, warning them to stay away.  The shiny extra apps do not make up for the extra workload of keeping your members engaged that other sites handle for you.  Why such a seasoned and developed paid software is being outshined by newborn open-sources in this particular department will continue to baffle me.  I can't even do super basic automation such as happy birthday emails, moving members based on banned status, or rewarding general activity without having to pay for something else that isn't officially supported!
Moving my members over to Invision a few years ago was hell, and I don't want to subject them to that again so soon, but as of making this post, I have zero reason to ever renew again.  We were in the process of getting custom work done that required a budget in the thousands, but we'll need to rethink that investment majorly now.

I have sent you an email about this.

I can't post a new topic in the help area.  I know I'm not a client, but I have active paid-for subscriptions to numerous plugins and apps, and I should still be able to have access to those and keep them updated on my site regardless of my status with Invision.

Interesting to see a community advocate that accuses people of being hostile because they have a conservative tone via text.  Good luck. 😏

Interesting to see a community advocate that accuses people of being hostile because they have a conservative tone via text.  Good luck. 😏

Interesting to see a community advocate that accuses people of being hostile because they have a conservative tone via text.  Good luck. 😏

Interesting to see a community advocate that accuses people of being hostile because they have a conservative tone via text.  Good luck. 😏

Sorry to see that perspective 😕 I'm not aware of being hostile towards anyone. If you could link me to the post(s) where I was - I'd love to check it out so I can learn from my mistakes and be better. 🙏 

It's color theory in action.  It's not "baby blue", it's a blue-toned gray that harmonizes with the base color of the theme, which is blue.  You can easily change this yourself in the theme settings if you wanted, but it'll make a huge difference in how the color story works unless you're changing the entire color scheme.

I wish I was excited about the updates, but we don't use the default theme and still wouldn't be able to even in its updated state.  It's good for communities where a customized theme isn't necessary though, and I hope consistent updates are made to keep things modern.

Like it or not, no one said they weren’t working on it or asked you to comment about beta versions. If being told you shouldn’t use them on live sites gets you this crabby, find a new hobby. 

If only the actual marketplace looked as nice and clean as that.  😱

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

Godspeed to all of the third party developers in the next couple of months.

If only the actual marketplace looked as nice and clean as that.  😱

If only the actual marketplace looked as nice and clean as that.  😱

"in the coming weeks"

"in the coming weeks"

"in the coming weeks"

"in the coming weeks"

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