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Vote for your favorite paid forum software

vBulletin
35 (53.8%)
Invision Power Board
20 (30.8%)
WoltLab Burning Board
2 (3.1%)
Other
8 (12.3%)

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Offline LiamProductions

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2007, 12:19:51 PM »
Quote from: LiamProductions on June 30, 2007, 08:00:15 AM
It has to be vBulletin, but if you download SMF you can customize it easy.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2007, 02:45:30 AM »
Quote from: LiamProductions on July 03, 2007, 12:19:51 PM
Quote from: LiamProductions on June 30, 2007, 08:00:15 AM
It has to be vBulletin, but if you download SMF you can customize it easy.

I know you said that but it still doesn't answer the question about SMF using javascript for the login.  What exactly do you mean?
« Last Edit: July 04, 2007, 02:48:54 AM by JayBachatero »
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2007, 01:03:37 PM »
Where does it say i said that?
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2007, 02:35:40 PM »
there:
Quote from: LiamProductions on June 30, 2007, 08:00:15 AM
It has to be vBulletin, but if you download SMF you can customize it easy, except SMF login script is javascript  :P
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2007, 02:49:05 PM »
someone edited it, i did'nt put that
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2007, 02:33:37 PM »
Quote from: LiamProductions on July 07, 2007, 02:49:05 PM
someone edited it, i did'nt put that
LOL.  You one funny character.  Look at the original post.  It hasn't been edited.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2007, 10:33:08 AM »
I go for Vb... If you put a nice template over its default one its a state of the art forum, with nice ajax submision tools...!
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2007, 04:41:48 PM »
Invision hands down.  I find it to be extremely secure; I have never seen any up-to-date IPB powered forum attacked, not even by spam bots.  SMF on the other hand, I've seen that spammed, hacked, sessions hijacked, and all sorts of other things.

vBulletin is too slow for me, and WotLab is basically a POS compared to most forums.  Also, IPB has an extensive amount of addons, modifications, skins, etc. I daresay it is even comparable to phpBB in that respect.

But I don't use IPB for most things, only on projects that I think may become popular, need the extra security, etc.  On most of my sites, I use SMF or phpBB, depending on which one has the themes and mods I need.

Quote from: obsidian on December 14, 2006, 09:21:37 AM
On choosing from only paid, I'd have to say vBulletin; however, I would also jump on the OS bandwagon on this one. From my playing, I've found SMF to be the best overall so far for ease of use and customization. I definitely recommend people to go that way if they have a choice to use an OS one.

Every one of the choices in this poll is Open Source software.  Free as in free speech, however, not free as in free beer.  It is possible to do that ;)

EDITED BY akitchin:  i don't think people like having to copy/paste text into another program just to read it.
« Last Edit: August 13, 2007, 06:13:14 PM by akitchin »
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2007, 04:53:16 PM »
Quote from: Gho§t on August 13, 2007, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: obsidian on December 14, 2006, 09:21:37 AM
On choosing from only paid, I'd have to say vBulletin; however, I would also jump on the OS bandwagon on this one. From my playing, I've found SMF to be the best overall so far for ease of use and customization. I definitely recommend people to go that way if they have a choice to use an OS one.

Every one of the choices in this poll is Open Source software.  Free as in free speech, however, not free as in free beer.  It is possible to do that ;)

I don't know about WoltLab Burning Board (and I didn't care to check it), but IPB and vB is definitely not open source. You are not allowed to redistribute the source when you've bought it thus making it "not free" (as in both free speech and free beer).
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2007, 05:00:15 PM »
Quote from: Daniel0 on August 13, 2007, 04:53:16 PM
Quote from: Gho§t on August 13, 2007, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: obsidian on December 14, 2006, 09:21:37 AM
On choosing from only paid, I'd have to say vBulletin; however, I would also jump on the OS bandwagon on this one. From my playing, I've found SMF to be the best overall so far for ease of use and customization. I definitely recommend people to go that way if they have a choice to use an OS one.

Every one of the choices in this poll is Open Source software.  Free as in free speech, however, not free as in free beer.  It is possible to do that ;)

I don't know about WoltLab Burning Board (and I didn't care to check it), but IPB and vB is definitely not open source. You are not allowed to redistribute the source when you've bought it thus making it "not free" (as in both free speech and free beer).

But you are able to see, modify, and reuse the code (to an extent).  But you're right, it doesn't fulfill all the requirements, actually, in all honesty, I forgot about the redistributing part of Open Source philosophy. xD

Must've been a brain fart on my part.  Sorry about that ;) (I feel sooo stupid right now lol)
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2007, 05:53:14 PM »
Also, vB and IPB's sources are not publicly available, but available to a restricted type of people only (developers and anyone who holds a valid license). While these people are allowed to modify the code freely, they are not allowed to release and/or redistribute those modified files (because the original copyright holder still retain their ownership of the code).
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #26 on: August 21, 2007, 02:45:11 PM »
See i like SMF but my best payed one must be VB but if i had to chose from any forum items, id profer to have a totaly custom one. like www.slicegaming.com [i think thts the link]
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2007, 04:35:32 PM »
i have voted for other, as i like custom forums, made from a package and then rescripted, but out of any non payed,
PHPBB - easy to customise
SMF - profetional and great forums  (just like PHPfreaks)
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2007, 04:43:29 PM »
Quote from: mattison on August 22, 2007, 04:35:32 PM
i have voted for other, as i like custom forums, made from a package and then rescripted, but out of any non payed,
PHPBB - easy to customise
SMF - profetional and great forums  (just like PHPfreaks)

Preferring phpBB or SMF is kind of irrelevant in this case as the question is which paid forum system you prefer. Neither of the two are paid.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #29 on: September 05, 2007, 06:53:19 PM »
If something free is better then something that costs money, then it is obviously better period.

If there are free things that are better then something, and the something costs money; the something SUCKS.
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