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| | I love the way the tutorials section works on this forum - the tutorials being seperate from the forum but comments appearing on the forum. Is this a standard code? I very much expect not being Dani's forum, but if it is, which one is it? If not I don't …  |
| | Hello everyone, I am new to all this forum area, but am actively developing a web-site with lots of relevant content, and an integrated forum... Prime objective is to get people to use it regularly and to register. I have planned phases of growth, which will work best if I … |
| | Will a Windows sever with PHP and MySQL run it? Or do I have to have a linex (sp) sever? |
| | Hello, my name is Rome. I really need to know where to build a professional forum. I checked out Vbulletin, but is that really a forum? Or is that just a program for your computer? I do NOT care about the price. My mom needs me to create a forum … |
| | When I first started this site, I worked really really hard to make sure that every question was answered. However, as the forums grew bigger, it got harder and harder to do. Not only because there were more questions asked, but because more behind the scenes stuff needs to be …  |
 | I recently launched << url snipped to comply with forum policy >> been rather successful in drawing in members by offering 2 promotions. The first is offering 1 month free banner advertising to the first 25 members to reach a post count of 30. The second offer is 6 months … |
 | Hi, I'm JJ and i really need some help. I have started up an internet forum to do with the newly announced Nintendo games console, Revolution. I have it all set up but i need a bit of help with the traffic. I don't know how I can get it … |
| | Just a thought. Do website theme or colour scheme have some kind of an effect on an online community? I've not seen evidence either way, but how does it, if at all, affect a community? What kind of impact do colours have on the overall mood and feel of an … |
| | Hello, I have a problem with a person who cause a large problem on my forums. I banned him think this would solve the problem, however this failed misrobaly. I then banned his IP, not relising at the time it was a proxy, and he has been changing proxys ever … |
| | Like I said, nothing seems to work. I am using Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional (demo) I always get this message: Connecting to 204.127.203.141:21 Connected to 204.127.203.141:21 in 3.000000 seconds, Waiting for Server Response Initializing SSL Session ... Error reading response from server. Connection closed by remote host.  |
| | Hi, this is my first post so... forgive me if I sound stupid :o Anyway, I have just started a new Linux help and discussion site. But the problem is, I don't seem to be gaining many members. I would be very grateful if you could give me some tips … |
| | Im trying to start one but I can't get the code. |
| | I had an interesting discussion going on in my forum. Since Daniweb does not allow URLs, I will paste my message which I wrote on my forum and which I consider as my theory of online forums. [quote]My theory on online communities is pretty much based on real human social … |
| | To those of you who own forums out there, what percentage of your site visitors are registered members? Do you do anything specific to increase signups?  |
 | Should the owner/main honcho of a forum use the title Admin or is better to go with a name like Dani is doing here on DW? What are the pros and cons? --Tone |
| | Hope this is the right place for this? I'm hoping for some suggestion for sites whereby I can create a free forum/message board, web-based without requiring computer downloads. I have an apartment in a problematic building, and there's a general feeling that residents are upset and worried, but too fearful … |
 | How do you find a moderator for your community? Do you pay moderators? Do you reward frequent posters with the title? How much power do you give mods? Moderators can make for break a forum -- if they do their job good, they keep the site in order -- if … |
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 | I saw the post on the worst way to build your community, how about the best way? I came to this forum for the first time today and this is my first post because I was referred by another developer? I'll sound off first with my two favorite ideas of … |
| | Hey i ended up buying vBulletin and installed it along with badvanced's cmps... Previously I worked with phpbb and new how to mess with the layout's and styles. You simply had to edit the pages of phpbb in dreamweaver using HTML for links and images etc.. Now that i have … |
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| | Hi, I run a phpBB bodybuilding forum and the guy that set it all up for me and I have fallen out recently. He is threatening me with a back door in my php syntax. Its well beyond my capabilities and is getting me worried. Can anyone help me at … |
| | Is it worth having a forum that allows the members and guests to talk to each other? Would it have any positive or negative values? |
| | I was wondering: [b]what would you think the worst way to promote a community is?[/b] Obviously spamming is --- but what else is something bad to do? Giving away prizes for the biggest posters? Stealing a template and using it? Free Hosting Giveaways?? :eek: |
| | I am wondering how people handle spam in forums. So far I've disabled signatures for users with less than 10 posts but I'm wondering if I can do more. I've thought about disabling live links completely for users with less than 10 posts but I'm not sure how effective this … |
| | [B]Sociopath Forums?[/B] Let me ask a question: "Do you think forums can cause damage to your reputation if you fail answer or challenge a personal attack?" Check out this very odd even that happened to me yesterday. First, let me build the situation. I'm a real active member in several … |
| | Hi all I dont know if anyone here is familiar with fetchall for phpbb but Im currently trying to decide between vb and phpbb and was wondering if a similar script is available for vb? Fetchall basically just parses parts of your forum to any page you wish, and you … |
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| | Hi, I have read through some of the promoting ideas given in this forum. Most of the ideas are great. I have tried some and will try the others soon. My forum is about car, performance cars to be specific. My partner and I manage to acquire 600+ users in … |
| | Everybody knows that running a forum is easy and hard. The easy part is installing the software and seeing it work in your browser. Your database is small and it slowly grows during time as you setup your boards' categories and forums. Have more members and when they start to … |
| | I am sure this issue has been posted many times before and apologise if it has. I am interested to know if anyone has any tips on getting more members to join a forum. I own a pet forum that has only been up around a month hence only 55 … |
| | Many forums face [i]spamvertising [/i]tactics from other forums and communities, looking to steal members. Do you think it is a good idea to ban links to other BBs and communities in threads and site reviews? Or will it just alienate visitors? |
| | Hello fellow staff (and visitors), I am Floris, male, 28 years old, come from the Netherlands and live together with my wife Martine and our cat Knuffel in an apartment. Just wanted to say hello and see who else is staff here and who the (regular) visitors are. Hope everybody … |
| | Planning on building a community, be it in the form of a forum or web chat or blog, and planning on being big? Do you invest in shared hosting until you can't hold it any longer, or do you invest in big hardware which should be able to handle the … |
| | Does your community, blog, web site uses announcements (either globally or per section) and for what cause? Do you limit it to a day, week or month, months or year(s), or are they there always? When do you consider to make an announcement, and not just a blog entry or … |
 | If voting actually worked it would be illegal. Its a two party system you have to vote for someone... hmmm.. ...I wonder which idiot will get elected this time around? I'm tired of being lied to and hearing political debates over symantics and nonsence. The media just gobbles this crap …  |
| | Hello, I am going to build a forum, possibly with vBulletin - how much software knowledge is required? Can a newbie do this? Great forum, by the way. Thanks. |
| | Hi All, First post and would appreciate any help. I want to start a forum at work. The IT department have quoted an unreal price. Can someone please tell me in idiot terms what I would need and an approximate cost to get it running. For instance, I understand it … |
| | Hi. I use Win2k PHP 4.3.1 MySql 4.1.9 [B]Trying to install phpBB 2.0.11[/B] My phpBB files are in C:\BB There I added the directory ..\BB\forum PROBLEM: I can't get past the html "start install" page. On that page - In Admin Configuration section: [B]a)[/B] Where it asks for ADMIN info; … |
| | hello....i putiing my take on this new genre of online social networks....ie. the photosharing blog networks that seem to be popping up everywhere [URL=http://www.flickr.com]flickr[/URL] [URL=http://www.fotolog.net]fotolog[/URL] and my absolute favorite [URL=http://www.fotoamigo.com]fotoamigo[/URL] these new generation of hobbie driven social sites seem to be the new community rage, ...but will it last....It seems … |
| | I've viewed some of the other posts/replys, but I have't been able to locate the problem yet. I can view the MS website but when I go to windows update, it's some web address that is something like "mng.mn.m...." I don't have a clue what's going on. Then, while I'm …  |
 | I just installed a new phpbb golf forum. The install was straight out of the box. What steps should I follow next to get the board SEOed (search engine optimized) and ready for public consumption. Are there any SEO hacks you could recommend or a step by step guide on … |
| | Ok, I'm sorry if this sounds dumb. I'm a newbie. :o I have a couple questions. First, I am just about to start a online community. I am very money-tied though, so I can't do to much. I'm going to have to go with the free boards. I was thinking … |
| | I have always left the default vBulletin emails that my forum sends out. (i.e. to activate a new account, inform a user of a new private message, etc.) However, I finally took the time to customize each e-mail - and I can't believe how much it's helped! The vBulletin forum … |
| | I've tried doing it, but to no avail. I have an existing phpbb 2.0.11 forum with a few mods. I also have a newly installed phpbb Xtreme 1.7 forum on a new database. I really don't want to lose my MEMBERS NICKS/PWs & their POSTS/PMs. Any insight would be greatly … |
| | Hi there I have been toying with the idea to run a competition to attract new members to my forum. Seems like a shame to have a shiney new forum sitting there with no one on it after all :) So the idea (borrowed from one I saw on another … |
| | Do you guys feel that the portal at [url="http://www.daniweb.com"]www.daniweb.com[/url] is intuitive? Or would you rather just enter the forum index via [url="http://www.techtalkforums.com"]www.techtalkforums.com[/url] ?? Wat about the techtutorials and dazah sections? The site hierarchy / navigation was just changed this morning. So I'm curious what you guys think about this ... …  |
| | I really enjoy Las Vegas and I was wanting to start a forum for awhile, then I got to thinking.. Hmm.. Maybe I could start a Vegas forum. You know, a forum centered around Vegas. Gambling, shows, experiences, ect. Then I got to thinking.. "Hmm.. Would anyone even go? Seems … |
 | I have just setup a simple home page and forum. the homepage is willpull22.remnetworks.com and it the forum is sort of like this forum but there are not as many members or options (daniweb uses vbulletin $160, I use PHPbb free). So my site and my forum offer you news,info, … |
| | Do you think its a good idea to run advertisements on your own forum site to make a profit? Clearly the only way a website can survive is with a revenue source, but how far should individuals go to make money off their site? Are popups, popunders, big bright flashing … |
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