I like the default emoticons in Invision a bit better. :p
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I like the default emoticons in Invision a bit better. :p
Yes, the default vBulletin icons leave something to be desired. For my purposes though on a commercial board, I don't think we need little grinning devils everywhere. http://forums.invisionpower.com/styl...cons/icon9.gif
Also, their 'code' tags aren't very clean.
After further research this morning, I'm going to recommend vBulletin and f5hosting. I'm a little worried about spending a lot of time setting it up just to upgrade to vB3.5 when it's released, but that probably shouldn't be too big of a concern right now.
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Originally Posted by rock
Do not be concerned about upgrading. If you only do template edits there will be no problem at all upgrading to 3.5. Plus the vBulletin team will work with you there support system is very nice and they are always very helpful. As for just setting up the board you will not have that big of problem at all. I can install vbulletin in 5 min flat without a problem. As for customizing the template to match your website that might take a little be more time.
I don't even know what "Code" tags are. I'm such a n00b. :)
Code tags surround text that should not be reformated such as eliminating repetitive spaces, leading spaces, etc.
Cool! Thanks. :)
BTW, what is f5 hosting?
Oh. I did not think it was a hosting company. Thought it was some special type of forum hosting. Sorry about that. Sometimes I'm pretty dense. :doh!:
:)
Actually, for the US it's http://www.f5hosting.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by ua549
And for BK, this is a code tag in use. Without it, the code gets all left-justified and is impossible to read.
Code:using System;
namespace HelloWorldConsole {
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Class1.
/// </summary>
class Class1 {
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
static void Main(string[] args) {
String s = "Hellow World.";
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}
Cool. Thanks for the info. :)
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Originally Posted by ua549
just b/c it's relevant to this topic - Here - Lately only - I've noticed a "hanging" when posting/editing a post and it always seems to occur when it's a fast moving/many post thread (but I can't imagine more than 10-20 viewers , viewing all at once in that timeframe - and perhaps 1 or 2 members likely trying to post at the same time).Quote:
Originally Posted by rock
The thread never disappears, thank goodness, but I quickly copy the text and close my browser and reload - and I'll notice someone just got done posting upon my return, and then my post/edit goes through quickly without 'hanging' -- for whatever that's worth. It could be my cable provider/service I guess.
I have to say, the default skin of PHPBB 2.x is pretty darn nice. I don't like their Quick Reply thing, but overall, it is one good lookin' setup. Easy to read, easy to see the New Posts icon, etc. Not as configurable that I can see so far, but still. For free, it ain't bad.
BK, I thought you were already sold on the IPB stuff. Can't decide? Maybe you'll end up running the same forum in 4 different versions ? :D
I would definately go with a proprietary solution here. 500000 potential users is a lot. Look for a no-bull solution that cuts out all of the nice graphics, and makes it look like .txt with links and a box to write stuff in. There are several solutions that use as little traffic as possible.
that way, you can also host it internally without needing a hardcore server for the database.