Suggestion for CC: vBulletin 3.0.0

Clipper · 01-12-2004, 04:28 PM

I'm a member of a forum that just upgraded to vBulletin Version 3.0.0. This software is absolutely amazing. Among its many new features is the ability for individual users to choose the way posts are displayed in a thread -- newest first or newest last. I would strongly urge the CC admin folks to consider switching to this software. It's really excellent.

joyt · 01-12-2004, 05:00 PM

so am i...

some chats give u the option of scrolling ^ or v...different strokes for different folks--

joy
"Now the only healthy way to live, as I see it, is to learn to like all the little every day things."
~ Gus McCrae

~Patrick~ · 01-13-2004, 07:11 AM

very nice! that is what they have on another site I belong to. set it up for each member the way he/she wishes to view the site.

Andy · 01-13-2004, 07:48 PM

My vote's in for this change too. I love vB.

Clipper · 01-14-2004, 04:08 PM

Bumping for more people to see....

The new vBulletin software also makes posting a lot more simple -- like you're typing in Microsoft Word. Very easy to bold, ital, etc.

Wise Young · 01-14-2004, 04:16 PM

clipper, I will ask Jeff to take a look... Wise.

Jeff · 01-14-2004, 05:18 PM

I checked vBulletin out when I first saw this topic. vBulletin certainly does have more enduser customization.

Here's a link to its FAQ Forum...

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_faq

We would need to find a good host. Some have suggested http://www.viperhost.com/ .

OTOH....being a PHP/MySQL solution means we could run it ourselves. The only obstacle being
Rutgers network's uptime.....which isn't as good as InfoPop has been.

I do like the software, though. It seems to have more features and also integrated chat. Of course, I don't know what the administrative features are, yet. But I think the end user experiience is probably topnotch. And it would probably save us money vs. InfoPop....which is the most expensive solution I've seen.

How is reliability for our existing chatroom? That would give some indication for reliability of new forums were we to host them ourselves.

Oh....and making use of the information would be awesome. We could access the database from other applications as we saw fit.

~See you at the SCIWire-used-to-be-paralyzed Reunion

~

Steven Edwards · 01-14-2004, 05:26 PM

Administration/Moderating is pretty much just as good as InfoPop. You can import user and message databases from existing sites, too.

-Steven

AO · 01-16-2004, 02:05 AM

Looks great to me. There are some fantastic php/mysql solutions out there.

Scott Pruett · 01-16-2004, 08:13 AM

can vB import the current InfoPop database info? It'd be a shame to port over to a new system without hanging on to the old posts. If it's possible, attempting a transition like this gets my vote.

re: hosts, check out www.insiderhosting.com -- they're excellent. I don't use them, but a [geek] friend of mine does, and he's the kind of guy who pays attention to *all* the little details.

______________
There will be plenty of time to rest when I'm dead and gone, until then, 150% straight ahead....

01-12-2004, 04:28 PM	#1
Clipper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,406	Suggestion for CC: vBulletin 3.0.0 I'm a member of a forum that just upgraded to vBulletin Version 3.0.0. This software is absolutely amazing. Among its many new features is the ability for individual users to choose the way posts are displayed in a thread -- newest first or newest last. I would strongly urge the CC admin folks to consider switching to this software. It's really excellent.

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01-12-2004, 05:00 PM	#2
joyt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 582	so am i... some chats give u the option of scrolling ^ or v...different strokes for different folks-- joy "Now the only healthy way to live, as I see it, is to learn to like all the little every day things." ~ Gus McCrae

01-13-2004, 07:11 AM	#3
~Patrick~ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lewistown,Pennsylvania Posts: 1,512	very nice! that is what they have on another site I belong to. set it up for each member the way he/she wishes to view the site.

01-13-2004, 07:48 PM	#4
Andy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 3,790	My vote's in for this change too. I love vB.

01-14-2004, 04:08 PM	#5
Clipper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,406	Bumping for more people to see.... The new vBulletin software also makes posting a lot more simple -- like you're typing in Microsoft Word. Very easy to bold, ital, etc.

01-14-2004, 04:16 PM	#6
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 34,097	clipper, I will ask Jeff to take a look... Wise.

01-14-2004, 05:18 PM	#7
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 6,846	I checked vBulletin out when I first saw this topic. vBulletin certainly does have more enduser customization. Here's a link to its FAQ Forum... http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_faq We would need to find a good host. Some have suggested http://www.viperhost.com/ . OTOH....being a PHP/MySQL solution means we could run it ourselves. The only obstacle being Rutgers network's uptime.....which isn't as good as InfoPop has been. I do like the software, though. It seems to have more features and also integrated chat. Of course, I don't know what the administrative features are, yet. But I think the end user experiience is probably topnotch. And it would probably save us money vs. InfoPop....which is the most expensive solution I've seen. How is reliability for our existing chatroom? That would give some indication for reliability of new forums were we to host them ourselves. Oh....and making use of the information would be awesome. We could access the database from other applications as we saw fit. ~See you at the SCIWire-used-to-be-paralyzed Reunion ~

01-14-2004, 05:26 PM	#8
Steven Edwards Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Acme Labs Posts: 13,971	Administration/Moderating is pretty much just as good as InfoPop. You can import user and message databases from existing sites, too. -Steven

01-16-2004, 02:05 AM	#9
AO Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SA Posts: 804	Looks great to me. There are some fantastic php/mysql solutions out there.

01-16-2004, 08:13 AM	#10
Scott Pruett Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NC Triad Posts: 6,997	can vB import the current InfoPop database info? It'd be a shame to port over to a new system without hanging on to the old posts. If it's possible, attempting a transition like this gets my vote. re: hosts, check out www.insiderhosting.com -- they're excellent. I don't use them, but a [geek] friend of mine does, and he's the kind of guy who pays attention to all the little details. ______________ There will be plenty of time to rest when I'm dead and gone, until then, 150% straight ahead....