Um, not for nothing, but that was posted to another board.
I don't particularly care, because I did not write anything there that people here should not see, but I don't know the cross-posting policies of either site.
But I'm not sure where you are going with that post. I understand compatibility issues. I was not getting involved in the philosophical side of it because as a non-modder, I am not qualified. I stated a preference, but that is only a preference. I do not expect anyone to change their plans on my account. I would not dream of telling someone what to write any more than I would tell them what to wear or who to marry.
The only aspect of the discussion in which I felt eligible to participate involved *informing* players about compatibility issues.
If you are writing a mod, I do not expect you to tailor it to suit my installation, but I have a reasonable expectation that you might attempt to predict compatibility issues and identify them in the readme. I would not expect a listing of each and every mod out there-- there are hundreds. But I might expect a few of the more popular mods. I would certainly expect a generic warning like "This mod will overwrite areas. Please check your installation to ensure that no other installed mods are affected." If somebody is curious, and there is still support available, the potential consumer could find out which areas.
Anyway, I hope I have explained my opinion on cross-mod compatibility: Write what you please, but tell me.
Funny: I was just reading your post of last fall about Corthala Romantique. Are you back into BG2 again?