[chopin2256]

First, I'm not sure you're in a position to decide what "serious webmasters" will or should decide.

I am not deciding anything, I am stating a plausible audience for Zoints and the VB hack based on the facts, and my conclusions. I am just trying to shed light as to how the two products are different, because they are.

Second, I'm still not sure how this "keeps communities internal".

The VBulletin social network hack just makes use of your community only. Zoints is different because you gain traffic from other Zoints communities, therefore you need a key. For me, this key bothers me, because if Zoints goes under, who knows what will happen to your social network.

Anyway, if you are ok with helping the Zoints network grow, then Zoints is for you. If you are ok with the profiles of your community to be shown on Zoints networks, thir product is for you. But if you are more concerned about making your own community grow and keeping all data internal (no sharing of traffic), and growing your brand, then VB hack is for you.

If this wasn't the case, believe me, I would have used Zoints local a long time ago. Personally, I am not interested in growing Zoints network and I don't want to share my traffic with them. I want to build my own network from my member base ONLY, and I don't want my members to transfer to outside networks. Others who feel the same way will understand what I am talking about, and appreciate the differences. Not everyone will have my needs and wants, and I understand that. Again, these are the stated differences.