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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 Sorthy359

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2007, 07:48:58 PM »
ive had alot of experience with all 3 scripts and i dont have a favorite.i choose based on how many people will be using the forums. if u plan on 800 people and below, i would pick phpbb2. if u plan on 800-2000 users,IPB(its a step up in features,and you need enough people on the site to fully take control of these features),over 2000 users i would easily pick vbulletin(big step up in admin features to control such a large community).

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #31 on: February 12, 2008, 12:46:17 AM »
IPB for me. Though vB comes in a very close second. They both have their pros and cons.

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #32 on: March 18, 2008, 02:23:58 PM »
vBulletin. There is now a great application on vBulletin and it's free. http://www.vbadvanced.com/

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #33 on: March 18, 2008, 05:38:26 PM »
Voted for vBulletin.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #34 on: October 29, 2008, 02:53:49 PM »
I would have to say even though I have never tried it, IPB. Vbulletin is great and all but its wayyy too hard to find anything in the admincp. Editing one freakin file makes you google like 3 things, go through 10 templates and go through like 20 files, and 30 forum posts. Its ridiculous, not to mention the money part.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2008, 10:26:10 AM »
Always liked IPV, especially from a security perspective.

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #36 on: December 01, 2008, 08:15:41 AM »
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.

not everything free is good, you know...

take herpes for example.  you dont pay for THAT, but it is not something that you want...
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #37 on: December 01, 2008, 08:18:44 AM »
Herpes you get for free is better than herpes you paid for.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #38 on: December 01, 2008, 10:20:29 AM »
That was honestly the worst comparison I have ever heard of. Who wants herpes to begin with and who in heck would want to pay for it.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #39 on: December 01, 2008, 10:42:46 AM »
No one would pay for it, but it might come as a side-effect of something else you paid for :P

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #40 on: December 01, 2008, 11:24:18 AM »
i will make u forum software fully ajaxified for 1 million dowa
DONT LAY AN EGG OVER IT

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #41 on: December 01, 2008, 07:25:39 PM »
Or I could use Orca Forum SOftware

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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #42 on: December 16, 2008, 10:15:31 AM »
The best forum software is definately, without a doubt invisionboard. Costly yes but when you have it it is spectacular. If you want to see a "preview" visit this free forum hosting

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« Reply #43 on: December 16, 2008, 12:40:17 PM »
I tested IPB (on ehm... "I don't care about licenses" licence) and it looked really nice if overwhelming. I know however one of their client, who moved to another software, as he had feeling IPB support was not really responsive, while his forum was hacked into twice in short period of time. This was some two years ago however, so everything could have changed since.
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Re: Best paid forum software
« Reply #44 on: January 21, 2009, 03:23:49 PM »
i like vbulletin so much i own 2 forums with it..
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