I have also installed 0.9.9.7 and done mass imports + "Send to" . It seems as if this version of PVD works just fine. Another plus is that there is a proper installer associated with the release.
Yes, I'm sure none of the changes affected the database. If anything, it's probably more stable than 0.9.9.6. And, yes, the installer is a big plus.
The development bar has been raised a little, however. I think your going to have to add Twitter functionality—so users can tweet what they're doing with the plugin.
So where do I post the released version? in the "Media Center 13" forum?
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Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins is the place for it. Judging from the size/popularity of some topics there, J River doesn't offer child boards for such things—which is the only practical way to have different topics for releases, support, feature suggestions, etc. If it seems necessary, we could probably set that up at the PVD site, but I'm not sure redirecting MC users there is a good idea.
You should post an "announcement" in the "Media Center 13" forum, with a link to the release topic.