I'm playing a modpack (it's not FTB so I won't name it) and I get a ton of "mod XXX has updated" messages.  What is the general advice - should we players go ahead and update mods ourselves, or is it much better to just wait for the modpack developer to incorporate all updates to various mods, and release a new modpack version?  I much prefer the latter, however there's no guarantee a modpack will even see another update!  Most of us would never know if a developer is still actively working on a modpack or not.  When I begin play in a new pack and get a ton of "update" messages, that's generally not a good sign (but there could be good reasons why certain mods are being "held back", version-wise).