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It looks like phpbb with a few vB features + some other things.
Firefox: no, its not the end all solution, it has its own issues and in time it will be just as insecure as IE, when its hit Firefox 6, if it makes it that far. Oh, and AOL pays for it, incase you didn't know.
Microsoft & Windows: If you hate it so much, move to linux, or bsd, or anything else, stop complaning and move on.
Good starting places: Gentoo Novell SUSE Fedora Core Apple
Microsoft & Windows: If you hate it so much, move to linux, or bsd, or anything else, stop complaning and move on.
Good starting places: Gentoo Novell SUSE Fedora Core Apple
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Originally Posted by Zachery
It looks like phpbb with a few vB features + some other things.
I'd say that's pretty close to it...which I find fantastic for open source
I also like the fact that it integrates with the phpbb style ACP that I'm used to.
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Well, honestly, the subforums is nothing but an additional added on mod, its not a custom thing that Integramod wrote, so really, it has security holes just like every other full modded board. If you would like to, http://www.phpbbhacks.com and search for the term Categories Hierarchy. phpBB 2.2 will have their very own custom written subcategory mod, meaning that it will be integrated into the forums well and be under phpBB's rights to fix any security holes. Its great though, lol.
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Just my two rupees...
I have browsed the web and found quite a few forums out there. What I find is that no matter what forum you are running on, if you take the time and effort to customize the themes, the look and feel of your site to make it look unique and not just like www.vbulletin.com or www.phpbb.com, then people will take an interest in your site.
A forum owner must put in the time and effort to make it unique. It hardly matters what the back-end forum software is, in the long run.
I have browsed the web and found quite a few forums out there. What I find is that no matter what forum you are running on, if you take the time and effort to customize the themes, the look and feel of your site to make it look unique and not just like www.vbulletin.com or www.phpbb.com, then people will take an interest in your site.
A forum owner must put in the time and effort to make it unique. It hardly matters what the back-end forum software is, in the long run.
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Originally Posted by rixius
Myself, I tend to shy away from IPB powered forums as I personally have had bad experiences with the President of IP, and I don't care to support their product in any way shape or form. But it all really boils down to the community aspect of the community; to this day I still see communities going strong on those old Message Boards that were:
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1, I am great friends of Charles and Matt of Invision Power Services, IPB.
2, please dont talk about who you like and dislike. Your a moderator, im sure you know this as to be similar to plamming.
3, You all are correct onthe other hand, those softwares are powerful and effective when it comes to any CMS or Portals and greater for the/any web based-community.
4, Dani? I personally think any forum software for a community is good. Dosent matter what it is. Wheather if its your own custom or another persons or companies software.
Im not talking junk or anything to you rixius, it just bothered me when i saw your responce to this thread about how you and Charles or and Matt dont get along well, im just letting you know that they are the dearest friends of mine. No im not gonna tell, cause it dont mattter, thats between you and htem, and it shold stay that way.
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Well there was a note saying there may be a phpBB 2.2 BETA-1 release in January/February 2005. Could this be it, IDK, we'll have to wait and see, but with what I have seen, phpBB is stepping up a level in the community. As an added addition, there keeping it free, with features like User Control Panel, and attachments and things, simply such mods as vBulletin and all, this is sure to get them the reputation they need.
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I yea, I totally agree with you on that YTech. phpBB is anotehr GREAT Forum Softwre and has came along way. 1 thing for sure as mention time and time, its way cool because everything that IPB and vB has, phpBB has and the part thats kool about it is that its all free. To be honest, there are tons mor skins/templates then IPB and VB has. More hacks, scripts and tons of addons.
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Originally Posted by cscgal
Do you think that the forum software that's used makes a difference for a community? Suppose, for example, forum software all has the same options available. And we're talking about the same community of people.
I think its the features of a forum, as well as the community that keep people comming back, and attract new people.
The community is essential to a successful forum.
You say that if they all have the same features -> in this case I wouldn't care at all, as long as the board offered something that I was interested in, either asking or answering.
Occasionally I chance upon a site, and I simply don't like the board, and its usually the lack of features that sends me back to the google to search, so that I can select the next result in the list.
Boards that use VB and phpBB are great, I think I prefer the VB boards.
I use a different board on my site called newbb ( a xoops port of phpbb) its nice and easy to work with, but it isn't a shade on VB.
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Lets not overlook another fine example of forum solutions with the PhpBB-Plus
www.phpbb2.de
I think forum software has a great deal to do with its being usable for the end user. Some forum software is simply slow, ugly, and not inviting.
Jared.
www.phpbb2.de
I think forum software has a great deal to do with its being usable for the end user. Some forum software is simply slow, ugly, and not inviting.
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Originally Posted by Frisk151
Good question Dani,
For people (guests visiting a forum) that are looking for a long term community, or possibly serious answers, I feel that seeing vBulletin does make a difference.
Why? Simply put, vBulletin isn't free, and those that end up buying a license, or even leasing one are at least show one thing... That they are willing to invest $$ in their community and are less likely to just give up or throw it away.
I know there are other factors and probably no real surveys to back this up, but those that are serious about making something that is going to go the distance are going to spend the money for the best products and have probably also made the long term plans.
Most of the communities that I am active in, or at least have registered for are vBulletin. This doesn't mean that phpBB, SMF or the others are bad. Heck, I have run them myself, though never on a community I am looking at for the long haul.
Just my 2 cents. Not dogging any other software but I do feel vBulletin is the best there is to be had...
David
So you will join an invision board 2.x rather then a 1.x
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