[PennylessZ28]

Originally Posted by 2fast4ya

lol you share your hacks, yet you complain when others use them? Sharing was something we learned in kindergarden. What happened to the days when people were generous, and gave to others who had less, without complaining about it, or boasting that they were the ones who gave? Shame on you.

What gets me about your statement is you seemed to have not read the whole post or came up with your own conlusions. I don't remeber posting anywhere about being upset with others using something I have released.

This is about how to keep your edge when alot of people are doing the same things that used to be unquie back when vbulletin was younger.

Originally Posted by sabret00the

i disagree. example: if you have a forum with let's say a million games then you're likely to have an audience that came to the forums for the games, stick around for the games and post inbetween.

great hacks make forums accessible to target audiences. great communities negate the need for great hacks.

I believe thats 10%

Originally Posted by Chris Lang

Honestly, you can say this about any website in terms of "looking slick" and "having features" are nothing compared to good site management, good content and participation, and if it's a paying site, people willing to PAY.

All the bells and whistles are quite worthless if the site is never updated, has no core user base or relies too much on the "bells and whistles" without focussing on what the particular "audience" wants.

I've seen many a featured-packed website that seems to have everything going for it, but the inexperience or lack of committment from the site staff is always its downfall, and even if they HAVE experience and commitment, it takes literally years to get a good following.

No, doesn't bother me a bit. I say, "Bring it on!"

And I believe the above statement is the other 90% that makes a site good.

I like having a nice looking site, we all do, but if you visit big-boards.com some of the top biggest forums on the net suck. Apperance wise, but they function.