Re: Upgrading the board (request for feedback)

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Posted by ovyyus (150.101.145.75) on November 04, 2003 at 14:41:30:

In Reply to: Re: Upgrading the board (request for feedback) posted by Scott Ellis on November 04, 2003 at 13:46:40:

Hi Scott,

I think the board in its present layout is just fine - simple is good. IMO, the board contents should remain open and public, HOWEVER, to add to or partake in discussion I think it should require some form of registration by the user.

I believe this additional feature would moderate the activities of those multiple identities/fruitcakes. Perhaps you could create an open forum 'Bessler fruitcake discussion' section just for fun :)

Regards, ovyyus

: How do you all think I should organize the new board? I was thinking I would create one open, public forum, similar to this one, and one members-only forum. But now I'm not so sure...

: Maybe we only need one public forum like this one, but logged in users would have special priviledges like the ability to upload files and conduct polls.

: Or do you think we should have more granular forums, like MT Discussion, Experiments, Theory, etc...

: What do you think?
: Thanks,
: Scott

: : At last! I've decided to upgrade the board... and soon. Thanks to everyone for bearing with me all this time, and for nudging me to do the upgrade.

: : Now the question is: which discussion board software should we use?

: : Here're the requirements as I see them. I would welcome your ideas on other desired features as well.

: : I think the new board should:

: : 1. support a public forum (no login required).
: : 2. also support a members only forum (login required).
: : 3. support file uploads (images and movies, at least for logged in users).
: : 4. support polls (initiated by me or logged in users).
: : 5. be as easy as possible to moderate and maintain (good admin tools and/or support).

: : I've done some basic research and compiled a short list of contenders. Does anyone have any experience with these boards? Do you have opinions or advice to share before I choose one?

: : In my order of preference right now, the contenders are:

: : phpBB (free)
: : http://www.phpbb.com/index.php

: : Invision Power Board (free)
: : http://www.invisionboard.com/

: : vBulletin ($160)
: : http://www.vbulletin.com/

: :
: : Thanks in advance for any input you have to offer. I'll probably decide on something pretty soon...

: : Thanks,
: : Scott

: :

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Re: Upgrading the board (request for feedback) Scott Ellis 15:48:45 11/04/03 (0)
Re: Upgrading the board (request for feedback) Patrick 15:35:08 11/04/03 (0)

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Comments:	: Hi Scott, : I think the board in its present layout is just fine - simple is good. IMO, the board contents should remain open and public, HOWEVER, to add to or partake in discussion I think it should require some form of registration by the user. : I believe this additional feature would moderate the activities of those multiple identities/fruitcakes. Perhaps you could create an open forum 'Bessler fruitcake discussion' section just for fun :) : Regards, ovyyus : : : How do you all think I should organize the new board? I was thinking I would create one open, public forum, similar to this one, and one members-only forum. But now I'm not so sure... : : Maybe we only need one public forum like this one, but logged in users would have special priviledges like the ability to upload files and conduct polls. : : Or do you think we should have more granular forums, like MT Discussion, Experiments, Theory, etc... : : What do you think? : : Thanks, : : Scott : : : At last! I've decided to upgrade the board... and soon. Thanks to everyone for bearing with me all this time, and for nudging me to do the upgrade. : : : Now the question is: which discussion board software should we use? : : : Here're the requirements as I see them. I would welcome your ideas on other desired features as well. : : : I think the new board should: : : : 1. support a public forum (no login required). : : : 2. also support a members only forum (login required). : : : 3. support file uploads (images and movies, at least for logged in users). : : : 4. support polls (initiated by me or logged in users). : : : 5. be as easy as possible to moderate and maintain (good admin tools and/or support). : : : I've done some basic research and compiled a short list of contenders. Does anyone have any experience with these boards? Do you have opinions or advice to share before I choose one? : : : In my order of preference right now, the contenders are: : : : phpBB (free) : : : <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/index.php">http://www.phpbb.com/index.php</a> : : : Invision Power Board (free) : : : <a href="http://www.invisionboard.com/">http://www.invisionboard.com/</a> : : : vBulletin ($160) : : : <a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/">http://www.vbulletin.com/</a> : : : : : : Thanks in advance for any input you have to offer. I'll probably decide on something pretty soon... : : : Thanks, : : : Scott : : :
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