vBulletin Theory
 

I have a theory in regards to vBulletin. My theory applies primarily to webmasters but I think it can also apply to users too.

The theory states: "Once a vBulletin user, always a vBulletin user. Despite all the other boards out there, one will always be a vBulletin user no matter how many times he or she changes forums types or locations. One will always return to vBulletin even after leaving vBulletin for a period of time. One will regret not using vBulletin in the first place when looking for forums to either particpate or use in their site."

Any thoughts/comments/suggestions?

Well ofcourse somebody who uses vBulletin would have to agree (well..webmasters maybe) :p

If you posted this topic on UBB forums, replacing "vBulletin" wtih "uBB", I'm sure most people would agree the same.

I personally have enjoyed my experience with vBulletin because of all the coding knowledge and skill I've gained.

I recently registered at an Invision Board though, and I must say they run very nicely. Some of the Invision Boards I have visited are fairly hacked up, but run and generate very quickly.

I've actually heard a lot of stories of people leaving UBB for vB.... :rolleyes: but not vice-versa.

Im one of them :)

i never post on boards now unless they're vb... pure and simple :D

- Mist

Hehe, but if you never post on some of the free boards, you may never make their webmasters addicted to vBulletin. I have a few webmaster friends who uses boards like phpBB and Invision Board. I post frequently enough to get people to visit my forums, and they always seem to be commenting about vBulletin and how fast, customizeable and beautiful it is.


In short, webmasters get jealous and now wants their own copy of vBulletin :)

i think that things will change, i thin yabb is a very descent board constantly looking forwards, and i could see them maybe becoming bigger than vb, phpbb is very good too.

vB is the best so far, because of its immensely popular structure, and wide-based information and support...

Satan

Yeah...what hellsatan said :)

I'd agree with your theory.. Vbull is the best forums software I've seen yet.IMO

IYO? Well let me put it this way.......







I agree. ;)

vb3 will waste all forums when released :)

Then you find out vB.org is powered by cBB :classic:

lol

I used to use UBB for like a month (warez version :)) but then I saw the light vB so sexy I was like i must have. So i payed the money and had one ever since good forum. the only one that can compete is wbb because it is pretty much a rip of vB

Or a highly hacked version of....phpBB! :eek:

hehe, yeah.

The day that happens, the day I scream bloody murder!

i dont have a board yet :( but i know that i dont like posting on non-VB boards. When i think about it all the boards that i like the best are VB.

Time to go buy it then :D

yeah i guess it is...

I guess i just dont have the balls to spend the money. :(

I had the guts to.....never regretted it too.

I changed from UBB too. It's like night and day. Heck, I even purchased my license. The support team on .com was a lot more helpful then UBB. All they ever did is link to the search engine. When users said that they couldn't find the info, they linked to other threads that ultimately didn't have the answer either.

Don't even get me started on the hacks....

Okay, maybe a little. Their basic board which cost more was like buying a Yugo. It had NOTHING in it. And if you did hack, they treated you like an outcast. Bah!

Anything else new with UBB? Cause I'm not surprised at all :D