Why vB and not InvisonBoard

[laureno]

filburt1 what's wrong with linux?? windows xp was a step ahead but they went too far with the "activation" i'd still take linux over windows anyday, and i know my husband would too, not because it's free, it's also more stable, vbulletin is like windows (cept for the crashing :-P) and i think people are crazy to pay $160 (?99) for ANY scripting, programs are ok (photoshop/dreamweaver/psp/etc.etc) but $160 for a year of updates, you're all crazy!! - i'm only here to look at the hacks so don't bother asking me "why did you come to a vb board..."

[laureno]

just re-read the whole thing - msimplay "minor fee"?? says $160 on vbulletin.com

[Zachery]

its only 160 to buy the license then 30 a year to keep access to the updates, which is not bad

[laureno]

yeah but for $160 you could get someone else to make you your own script and teach you how to write it or just learn php for $0 and still have one at the end of the day, i just think $160 for a forum is way overpriced thats all i guess it's all to do with how much time you have on your hands/how fast you want your forum

[DrkFusion]

To get someone to develop a forum for you, may I assure is most likly 10x the price of a full owned liscense.

Anyways, I have been analysing the age gorups, type of site, dedication of many of the members both here and at the official site.

vBulletin targets more long-term based, mature, dedicated audience it seems, well the majority of the time. vBulletin is made to give a proffesional look, at the same time give you all and more of the features you get/don't get else where.

Most of all the 'legit' boards are all dedicated, and have proffesional appeal to them. Then there are all the pirated boards where you see the difference. For them, freeboards are made in majority, these sites are temporary, don't want to invest into there site to make it grow, but just want to start a site for the heck of it.

I can go on, but I know in general many get this point, though it may not be the main point.

Now to convince, I am a phpBB user, well was, and when I got the power of vB under my belt, the possibilities were endless, the coding is secure, and clean, I am able to make all possible modifications I need, when I want to and when I need to. The Template System is geniously coded, if you see other board software, they are individual files, and are usually needed to be downloaded to be edited, vB packages this all in a nice template system, which I love. I am hooked on vB, love the hacks, love the support, love vB.org and plan to dedicate a nice amount of time here.

Also if you are not sure what you want, test, and even if you want start off with a free board, there are plenty converters available, and I have seen many sites that start off with free board and convert to vB.

OK enough typing for me

[msimplay]

Originally posted by laureno
yeah but for $160 you could get someone else to make you your own script and teach you how to write it or just learn php for $0 and still have one at the end of the day, i just think $160 for a forum is way overpriced thats all i guess it's all to do with how much time you have on your hands/how fast you want your forum

its up2 u at the end of the day , when it comes down to it Vbulletin is simply the best forum software there is, as for learning and making your be my guest, and having custom software made,

if u've got the time please me by guest develop your software, but it would take a long to to be as good as Vbulletin, u have got to remember it has a team of developers behinds it, that get paid to do a job, also this being forum software has been through many phases of updates , infact it gets updated all the time, the other major factor is the support if u have a problem with the software u will have someone thereto help u, and also u have to remember this forum software has been made with much research as it has come along , through its varios stages eg vbulletin 1.0x 2.x and soon to be 3.x

and if it is about the money then be my guest use a free board
and believe me when i say Vbulletin is the best, i have tried them all,

but in all fairness u shouldnt be comparing a free board with a payboard,
and if u are persuading us to turn away from vbulletin, it wont work so easily since vbulletin has many happy customers, me being one of them, unless however u can show me something substantially better, its not happening.

also i dont use linux, like the other 98.8% i use Windows xp,
i dont mind the software its just not supported as much as windows eg with software, games etc , as for stability i dont have many problems with Xp, but really i'm not on a server so rock solid platform isn;t needed, i'd rather have the accessability

[waddawadda]

well, i think that all coding should be free, but the creators should be recognized. phpbb is free, and it is great, and easy to customize. i just "bought" vb 2.3 and i dunno, i haven't really tried to mess with the aestetics yet, but i know they templates on phpbb were easy to update. why am i here you ask, well, i dunno, they are both great forums, and both accessible ;-).

[filburt1]

Don't be ridiculous. If all coding were free every software company in existance would be bankrupt.

[Disturbed]

lol seriously

i'm kinda sick of all those "why is vb expensive, why do you take all this money" crap, i dont think it should be even discussed but if you really wanna discuss it why not go to the vb.com forums ;p

[msimplay]

Ok my final note
u may find that on a general level all forums are the same
but its only when u delve deeper
can u realise how good a forum is

eg does a forum get slow if it handles more then say 1000 members at once ?