Forum Software........not free ones

[UDT89]

Besides the FREE forum software, and besides the $2000 software anandtech uses, know of any others that are as user friendly as anandtech that dont cost as much?

 

[Colt45]

And you presume if you pay it will be easier?

SQL/PHP stuff like PHPBB is pretty damn user friendly.

 

[UDT89]

assumptions is the mother of all...................


i mean user friendly for the user, not the admin.

Got a link to something? If not MOVE ON.

 

[dexter333]

vBulletin is the best as far as I am concerned. FuseTalk is TWO GRAND!?!? Wtf, maybe with an interface redesign and a price drop it would be worth it. But, I don't like FuseTalk, vBulletin is much more customizable and easier to use. I guess fusetalk could be really customizable but it isn't anywhere near as easy as vBulletin templates. Tell me, can FuseTalk do this: http://yaxay.com/yack

 

[aphex]

Im happy with PHPBB

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: UDT89
assumptions is the mother of all...................


i mean user friendly for the user, not the admin.

Got a link to something? If not MOVE ON.

oh don't start. I thought you meant on the admin end. :disgust:

either way, they all work the same for the user, most of them all behave the same way.

You should really find out if you have enough user base before you go shellin' out $$.

It's really nice when you shell out $250 and 3 people post for 2 weeks, and then the forum dies.

 

[UDT89]

ah i love the talk of failure..........what if i was asking the forum b/c some really popular site wants to experiment with forums? Then is it ok to ask this question?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: UDT89
assumptions is the mother of all...................


i mean user friendly for the user, not the admin.

Got a link to something? If not MOVE ON.

oh don't start. I thought you meant on the admin end. :disgust:

either way, they all work the same for the user, most of them all behave the same way.

You should really find out if you have enough user base before you go shellin' out $$.

It's really nice when you shell out $250 and 3 people post for 2 weeks, and then the forum dies.

LOL That's what will probably happen, but that would suck investing all that time, energy and $ then the forum dies.

There's already several useful suggestions in your previous thread.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: UDT89
ah i love the talk of failure..........what if i was asking the forum b/c some really popular site wants to experiment with forums? Then is it ok to ask this question?

Why are you responding with such a bitchy attitude? Were trying to HELP you here.

Thats how people talk. You ask a question. We answer the question. Its a neat little system.

 

[Killbat]

Dude, what's wrong with some of the free software? There's some really good ones out there!

Snitz is extremely easy to set up, admin, and operate.
InvisionBoard is a bit less easy , but extremely capable and flexible.

 

[UDT89]

well u see, the way i look at it is this.

If you are going to go into business for yourself, and lets say its a diner. Do you buy the lower grade food or the higher grade food?

Im not trying to defend my ideas or decisions to any of you. First impressions are big in the beginning, so to me a $500 loss is fairly small for an attempted website. Plus i post on anandtech, and isnt spending more money on worthless things a good thing?

and Aphex, i know you are helping, you helped me out great, i just dont like when people need justification for a question.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Killbat
Dude, what's wrong with some of the free software? There's some really good ones out there!

Snitz is extremely easy to set up, admin, and operate.
InvisionBoard is a bit less easy , but extremely capable and flexible.

He just can't make up his mind, he'll go on like this until he realizes we're right

I second dakata24's suggestion to check out Invision Board.

 

[Killbat]

All I'm saying is, in this case the higher-grade food is free.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Killbat
All I'm saying is, in this case the higher-grade food is free.

Agreed, why spend money when a perfeclty good substitute exists. If anything it shows the end user that your not wasting money (which eventually ends up in higher prices). The laws of Economics my friend.

 

[UDT89]

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: Killbat
All I'm saying is, in this case the higher-grade food is free.

Agreed, why spend money when a perfeclty good substitute exists. If anything it shows the end user that your not wasting money (which eventually ends up in higher prices). The laws of Economics my friend.

<grumbles>

(because thats a very vaild point)

 

[RossMAN]

All kidding aside why not at least give the FREE forum software a try before dissing them and paying $ for something you may find to be inferior?

 

[UDT89]

i know its what i'll wind up doing, the more i wait the more stuff gets thrown in the mix.