Is it really necessary to invite flaming?
The ones considering this "isn't for Plex" are the Plex devs, so far. The reasons behind this are specific to Plex and probably throw our assumptions of "being easy" out the window. It's them you're antagonizing, when you add this challenge at the end. Right after you've made it clear your wishes have no technical expertise or knowledge behind them (I'm not saying they're worse for it, but that the reasons behind this decision are technical and probably more complex than what we come up with when we ask for it).
This is a forum for proposing and voting "for" features. Any post "against" features should be ignored, since those are for the Plex team to decide. I invite you to be constructive (which your post was, for the most part) and let them decide on their side based on proposals and explanations rather than assumptions and oversimplifications.
Was your post really necessary? You mention noise in this forum, before you fire off a reply look deep into your soul and ask yourself...did I need to write this? I searched my soul about the very post you're reading now, and since I've been drinking I decided, yes, yes I do.
Of course it's up to the developers and management at Plex, that's obvious. Just b/c I've signed countless "Bring back the McRib!" petitions I don't believe that McDonald's is legally bound to do so. That strategy did work for Rice Crispy M&M's (google it). You mentioned arrogance. Is it not arrogant to explain to people how simple feature requests forums work as you did in your posts following the one quoted above?
I simply wanted to state a more simple way to accomplish this as a first generation in what I'm sure is a long process. People in this forum seem to want an all or nothing solution to this, my suggestion is a middle ground. My statement about the ease of my suggestion is based on the "assumption" that they've already (1) figured out how to transcode countless video formats; (2) play said video on something like a dozen different devices; (3) setup their own local webserver (4) and countless other amazing features. Therefore to ASSUME they could convert a PDF to an image is not taking a huge leap. My only assumption is that they are very good at what they do and this is something less complex than what they've already done.
If I want to invite critics, why do you care? It was, in fact, and attempt to nip in the bud that very criticism I mentioned that I saw in countless posts after reading all 7 pages. By listing the things I saw repeated over and over I had hoped no one would bother to mention them again, thanks for not letting that play out.
As far as Don't Like option goes, I can't see why someone would care enough to enter a forum to say they don't want a feature added but if they do, god bless, go for it. That is a completely reasonable use of this forum if not a completely reasonable use of free time.
I've posted on forums about 5 times in my life, I'd do it more but every time you try to add to the conversation someone has to nit pick something you said.
Good day sir!...I SAID GOOD DAY!!!
I invite critics to tell me whatever you wish! Because damn it, this is a feature request forum...and my grandfathers fought for your right to do so!
