joeychgo

The persistant security issues of PHPbb concern me. These forums seem to be readily hacked. I also like the power and flexibility vBulletin has. I rarely see a PHPbb that loks as nice as a vBulletin can look. PHPbb forums generally look "stock".

I turn rep off. Its too likely to cause fights and hurt feelings.

You can also try [URL=http://www.vbwebmaster.com]vBulletin Webmaster[/URL]

[QUOTE=cscgal]I was just wondering what everyone's opinions were on deleting members, should they ask? When a user is deleted, are all their posts switched to the Unregistered username? I have a policy where I will never delete a user from the database. If a member requests to be removed, I …

It all depends on the forum and what the liklihood of success is

[QUOTE=harishankar]I don't think (in most non-technical circles) people are worried about whether you use phpBB or vBulletin.[/QUOTE] I disagree. People are accostomed to how to use a vBulletin or PHPbb forum because the two are so commonly used. Other forums can be harder to learn and cause frustration with newer …

My 1st forum is doing very well - in 16 months.... Threads: 8,788, Posts: 75,706, Members: 3,447 My second forum is doing well also - in 5 months... Threads: 821, Posts: 5,641, Members: 314 This is a very niche site dedicated to vBulletin Webmasters only... My third, I just purchased …

its a fine line. Some conflit can be good if its channeled. It keeps people coming back, keeps them posting. Too much though and people will leave.

[QUOTE=birdible]On phpBB forms you can set members as different usergroups and then give them permission to only view certain forums.[/QUOTE] You can do this on vBulletin as well. You could do this and require users to choose a usergroup, thus giving them access to only the appropriate forums. IN addition, …

I prefer to verify email so that I have some kind of contact ability. I like to send newsletters and what not.

[QUOTE=cscgal]IMO, there is nothing as cheesy as seeing a site have articles and tutorials that are public domain or found elsewhere on the web. :-/[/QUOTE] Agreed. Google also penalizes for the duplicate content

I dont know anyone that has done it, although there are a few who sell sig space.

and remind people to post their OPINIONS - and mention that in the footer, that all posts are the opinion of the poster and not of the site owner

[QUOTE=Antonbomb22]many shared hosts have fantastico in their cpanel.[/QUOTE] Most of the better shared hosts Ive seen do this.

you can also buy some advertising - Google Adwords is a pretty good method for this.