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What is the best forum to use?

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by nut legend, Aug 16, 2008.

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Which forum should I use for now?

  1. SMF

    4 vote(s)
    40.0%

  2. PHPBB3

    4 vote(s)
    40.0%

  3. PHPBB2

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    10.0%

  4. MyBB

    1 vote(s)
    10.0%

  5. Invision Free

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  1. #1
    Hey,

    I dont have any more for now, so I will save up for either vb or ipb, but I will save up enough through ads and other ways, but for now I would like to know, should I use an SMF forum, a phpbb3/2 forum, mybb forum or invisionfree forum? Please post in the poll and reply here with your reasons.

    Thanks

    nut legend
     
    nut legend, Aug 16, 2008 IP
  2. Mega B

    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    For a free forum Platform i use phpBBv3 they all have there good and bad points but php must have the largest following for a free script.
     
    Mega B, Aug 16, 2008 IP
  3. Astroman

    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    If you can't afford vBulletin, I would go for Simple Machines Forum as the next best thing.
     
    Astroman, Aug 17, 2008 IP
  4. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

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    I like SMF because it's quite easy to use.
     
    cool_78, Aug 17, 2008 IP
  5. Summer_

    Summer_ Well-Known Member

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    PHPBB3 is very good.
     
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  6. Astroman

    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    I agree, I spent years wrangling with phpbb, which is a good script but you have to kind of fight it to get it to work how you want, before I found SMF. With SMF it just seems to work right away, I was particularly impressed with the easy click to upgrade features in the admin area, and only moved on from SMF because I wanted vBulletin which is even better but you have to pay for it.
     
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  7. david88

    david88 Peon

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    PunBB is nice and has a much better templating system than any other forum I've used.
     
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  8. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    For a free solution, consider smf. I have seen several phpbb forums hacked, but if you keep smf up to date it does pretty good - but not as good as VB.
     
    ~kev~, Aug 17, 2008 IP
  9. RovingCalypso

    RovingCalypso Well-Known Member

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    SMF is great and can become even better if you install TinyPortal. Yes VB is good but VB is not free. I've been using SMF and its the best out there. phpBB is full of spam
     
    RovingCalypso, Aug 17, 2008 IP