the MEGA BOARD is coming!
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The Mega Board is kinda weak. I've never been a fan of phpBB though. On my forum (which uses Invision Power Board) you have a "Today's Active Topics" link which displays all the threads that have new posts since your last visit.
Oh yeah, and it also has an ignore feature for those who aren't down with...
STOP!
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It's the only way to surf...
Oh yeah, and it also has an ignore feature for those who aren't down with...
STOP!
... hammertime
It's the only way to surf...
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I realize that (although Invision version 1.3 was the last free verison and still out there on the web... and is very nice) but imo you get what you pay for. The newest version is a very solid piece of software with very nice features for the mods, the admins, and the users.
And it's really not that expensive, in the realm of software.
But I digress...
And it's really not that expensive, in the realm of software.
But I digress...
Big ups to tha mega board! I like it better than going through every individual room.
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True, but there are a lot of less tangible costs associated with changing to a new BBS. Learning a new system, testing, migration, dealing with the fallout after the migration, etc. all takes a lot of hours. And as far as "you get what you pay for", I agree to a point, but phpBB gives you an awful lot for free. Maybe in hindsight there would be better choices for the TOMB than phpBB, but if it ain't broke...b3groover wrote:I realize that (although Invision version 1.3 was the last free verison and still out there on the web... and is very nice) but imo you get what you pay for. The newest version is a very solid piece of software with very nice features for the mods, the admins, and the users.
And it's really not that expensive, in the realm of software.
As far as using an older, free version of Invision, what happens when the inevitable security hole is discovered? Is Invision still supporting their old, free versions? phpBB releases regular fixes and charges nothing for it.
BTW, I don't necessarily disagree with you about the smaller feature set of phpBB, just playing devil's advocate.
No, I understand. Free is free. And you're right, Invision does not support the free versions of IPB anymore. However, after migrating from 1.3 to 2.0 and now to 2.1.3, I can honestly say that it's the best piece of forum software I've had the pleasure of using. I've used phpBB and vBulletin and IPB is far and above more user friendly and easier to administrate.
But hey, go with whatcha know.
But hey, go with whatcha know.
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