my board!
 

well, it's being hosted by TOGRC, but it's very neat in my opinion, and i need traffic there.

http://www.togrc.com/forums/?ID=megasmash

also, how do i get more traffic, i've seen many other Vb boards get LOTS of members, how do i do that? :dead:

There are several ways.

The best way however is to allow your threads to be indexed by search engines. There are 3 hacks around that do that :)

- miSt

you show up as unlicensed so you can't download any hacks of course.

i think it has to do with the hosting...
i don't know if the hosting is legally, currently your site is down so i can't check anything..

Where did he get that community chest thing from :D

looks like it's implementet by the host..

call the url without the id ;)

How did they do that ID=xxx thing?

well, it's a hosting company, so i believe they have some good hackers to do that things ;)

but you'd have to ask them yourself ;)

I believe you're right xenon.

Ack, aint up for that, lol.... I wouldnt use it anyway, I prefer having hosted forums as catagories as it is :)

It IS legal. i asked the owner and he showed me the OFFICAL e-mail from Vbulletin.com about hosting. ask Steve Machol if you don't beleive me. or, i'll show you if you want me to. :)

Yes.You can kinda look at it and tell its pirated.. Steve. Do something about this.

fine. click here to see that i'm right. and also, the server isn't down. ;)

[high]* assassingod wonders where the Powered by vBulletin is on the title;)[/high]

If your forum is legal, then enter your license number and password in the link in Xenon's post to show up as being licensed here and to receive support.

lol at everyone in this thread, clever idea that tho' nice one

he wouldn't have one as he's basically just been given a forum to make into his own in an ezboard style fashion

I don't know how I got dragged into this but I do not know for certain that this forum and setup is legal or not. However even if it is, you are not the licensed owner and because of this you are not eligible for support. You will need to get your support from the license holder.

*sighs* i already tried. he gave me the message. it's in here:

quote IN THE THREAD THAT SAYS: "moonlight are you sure this isn't illegal?":
posted by moonlight

Like I said numerous time in the past, I have a valid vBulletin license, and yes, they are expensive.

Also, I asked permission from them (vBulletin) before offering vBulletin hosting, which they said it was ok.

The vBulletin license says that you can have one copy of vBulletin in 1 database. So, I have one copy of vBulletin (that is why it is always /forums/) and all is running from the same database.

Here is their answer :

Quote:

Thanks for the note - this should be no problem. Provided that the installation of vBulletin consists of one set of PHP files reading from a single database, you will be able to make the changes to the software as specified in your email.

And that was written by James Limm, the Product Manager of vBulletin.

so you see? i have nothing more to say.

correct.

didn't i explain this before, Erwin? this is a hosting forum powered by a single database of Vbulletin. and because of that, i don't have a password.

i give up, nobody belives me (not like no one ever has;)) so you can put this thread to hell in a handbasket for all i care now.

oh, and to awnser the question about the "powered by VB" look at the bottom-left corner, idiots.

Well, it was said at vB.com by Steve I think that that was NOT legal.

Each time the tables are added to a database, prefixed or not, it is a new instance of vB. Therefore, what is being done there is NOT legal.

he meant the Powerd by vB that's usually in the title of the page

and "steve", your the "top guy"...or the "most popular", that's why you got "dragged" into "it" ;)

oh now that i look at it, he's got at least 2 db's so if he only has one license it is illegal...

Gosh - I''m blushing! ;)

Ok, so if my calculations are correct, if everyone there would have gotten a valid vB license, but decided not to when they found TOGRC, then vBulletin lost a minimum of $24,905 (leased licenses) and a maximum of $46,880 (owned license). How exactly is the giving away of free vB's legal? Each set of the tables count (in my mind at least) as a seperate instance of the software. I really don't see how just becuase they all use the same files it makes it any different from them having 293 different sets of files. The only difference is that they can add hacks more easily to it and the files don't take up as much space. Also, they are giving away free UBB.threads, and I don't think that that will set well with Infopop either...

Take this example. What if you modified a program, hey, let's say CuteFTP Pro, and made it where you can have it make seperate config file/registry keys. You give everyone in your neighborhood network access to your computer, and they run CuteFTP Pro and have it make a seperate settings set for them. So now you have everyone running CuteFTP Pro for their own purposes. Would this be legal?

Yeap. 100% correct.

nice example :)

And because you don't have a license, you don't get support here at vB.org. :)

Geez, relax. No need to start cussing and calling people idiots. :) It's all good. The license owner can give you access by adding you as part of his account. That is up to the license owner.

Ok it's enough now.

It's irrelevant wether the board is legal or not.
Users just get support here when they show up as a licenced Admin of their own board.

Hosting companies normaly won't give you acces to the vb-file, becaue there is just one file set on theri server, also just one db-table set.

When you need support, you have to ask your hostingcompany, here's the wrong place, especially when you call others as idiots

eot