yh they are, but yet not everyone has that knowledge, which is why all my datapacks are free, inlcuding more complicated strucutre packs and other datapacks which use "and", "if", "or", "xor" and "fswitches" arguments, unfortunately the target audience is targeted towards lower age audiences who find these types of packs more entertaining and fun.

which is why i make loot_tables, ive made so many that i can remeber every block off by heart, the more complicated packs i.e. natural generation using targeted armrostands with NBT tags with custom set flag triggers and switches do not get the appeal that my audience is looking for.

i tailor my packs to my audience, if you want to contribute maybe some code constructs to prove that you are an inteligent indivudual then by all means, provide the community with the knowledge rather than marking "narky" comments :)

have a nice day x

make sure the datapack is in the datapack folder in the world you are using and its on minecraft java edition

1) run /datapack list
2)/datapack enable (name of pack)
3)type /reload
4) smahing block ins creative wont drop resources makre sure your in survival
5)check if there is any other datapacks that may or may not be conflicting.