Depends who they've pissed off! A banned member on one site doesnt necessarily mean they are a bad egg all over as some admins/mods* have a snobbish attitude that makes you bolt the gate!

* Different forum software :p

What about someone like me that has one server and 2 VB Forums that are on 2 different URL's but I want them to log in one time and have access to both? I can control the permissions in the CP for the second one so the normal registered users could not see the threads but the ones with permission can. This would keep them from having to register 2 times.

Basically I would like to have one user data base with one login to both forums.

Is there a hack or mod to do this? Or can some one please tell me how to do it!

yup, i remember thats possible by doing a hack..

Although it's a beta if you read the ENTIRE thread and do all the little fixes suggested it's pretty stable: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hreadid=254197

An extremely good point. If one admin takes a personal dislike to a member, it should not necessarily influence the admin of another site that the member belongs to. However sadly, this is happening.

And as the said member is banned, it is hard for him to debate the ban by either party, despite breaking no rules on either forum. and may have to post on other forums to refute the ban that the admins have no influence over.


One would think that an admin would not do such a thing, but it sadly is not the case.

Thank you RobbieZ for your enlightened post. AL.

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Perhaps if the reputation was not so bad then more sites would show a willingness to join the "network" but when the admins on the network abuse it, then people will not be so keen to join.

The basic concept seems like a good idea and it seems to work, but cross banning of members who have broken no rules by the various admins as a "favour" to the other admins actually destroys the creditability of the network. And of the admins concerned.


I have influence on some sites that have shown interest in joining, but I cannot in good conscience recommend the network as it currently exists to any one.

I deleted the last three replies, please keep it clean Big Al and Octavius.

Thank you. It is appreciated.