[BOTM April 2007] Nominations Thread

This is the nomination thread for Board of the Month April.

Please note the BOTM Rules here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/info.php?do=botm

Further information regarding the last updates can be found here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=138070

Nominations will be accepted until the 31st of March . Also, please note, that the current voting thread for BOTM March will remain open as well until the 31st of March.

When nominating please post the site name, URL to the forum, a short description what makes your board stand out from default vBulletin, and a reason for nomination that will motivate others to second the nomination. If the staff feels that a nomination post is too promotional it will be edited accordingly.

Any sites without a name, URL, description and reason for nomination will NOT be entered into the poll. Please ensure that your nomination is in the format:

Originally Posted by Sample Nomination

Site Name: vBulletin.org
URL: www.vbulletin.org - this must be clickable
Description: Official vBulletin Modifications Site
Reason for Nomination: Not Nominated. This is an example nomination.

When seconding sites, please ensure that you use the same post for the maximum of 3 allowed seconds. Any seconds not located in your first seconding post will not be counted. Please also ensure that you include the site name or URL for the site you are seconding in your post. If there is no name or URL provided then the post will be ignored when the nominations are counted.



Any queries regarding the BOTM Contests should be sent via PM to Kerry-Anne.

Best of luck to all nominees!

[isanda]

Site Name: School Memories - The Best Days of Your Life
URL: http://www.schoolmemories.co.uk
Description: A site for remembering everything that was good and bad about your school days. A place to make new friends and to have fun about the past.
Reason for Nomination: We believe we fill a gap in the forum world. The few similar sites that exist are subscription based, but ours is a free friendly site with a nostalgic feel that appeals to a wide range of age groups. We are a relatively new site that have attracted a steady band of regular visitors. We have actively used mods and additions to out site from vbulletin.org to improve the fun that our visitors have. We use this technology to bring people's memories to life.

[Andy``]

Originally Posted by Caiman

Site Name: STOnet
URL: www.startrek-online.net/messageboard
Description: Fan site for upcoming MMORPG, 'Star Trek: Online'
Reason for Nomination: I think STOnet is at a stage now that we're not going to be making any massive alterations for some time, so I thought I'd throw it in. We use quite a customised style and board now, though many of the vB.org plugins I use are backend/administrative. Some nice touches we've done include the random sidebar, which displays different info on every refresh, full IRC integration through a vBa page and a custom mod for searching posts by usergroup (DevTracker, which then got released here!)

Seconded (or, thirded?), I quite like what's been done here, even though it's based off what looks like a fairly standard look it just doesn't look near as plain as I thought it might, and they've done alot with so little. Kudos to you guys.

Originally Posted by Martin Belak

Site Name: Gnuf
URL: gnuf.com/community
Description: A new online casino and poker site.
Reason for Nomination: This vB-community is totally redesigned comparing with the original forum sofware.

I also second this site, the customisation is really quite nice even though it feels a little empty in places, and it's a shame the box at the bottom left hand corner of their community homepage feels a bit cluttered (it thankfully doesn't look too terrible when javascript's turned off though), but when jumping into the forums themselves it didn't look or feel like vBulletin at all (I ended up having to check the source code to see if it really was, since the "Powered by vBulletin" line I was expecting to see was removed). Nicely done.

[aj8690]

Site Name: PTF (PureTalkForum.com)

URL: http://www.puretalkforum.com

Description: More than just a forum - a new community of individuals with common interests - talk about their interests, meet new people, and have fun. Features a very nice style and many great hacks for the members including arcade, zoints local, and much more.

Reason for Nomination: PureTalkForum.com is a fairly new community, just under 4 months old. It has been newly redesigned with members' feedback in mind. We think that everyone should get the chance to experience this hidden treasure of the internet.

[HMBeaty]

Originally Posted by Shazz

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Site Name: vBCoderz
URL: www.vBCoderz.com
Description: Designs/Mods, Information and support. Trying to do the next step in vB
Reason for Nomination: Encourges people that don't have vBulletin to get vBulletin! And for the people that have vB its another vB community you can count on.
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I second this one

[QsKGlobal.com]

Originally Posted by KipLarson

Site Name: Halo Boards
URL: www.HaloBoards.com
Description: Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 3 Videos, Lessons and Forum
Reason for Nomination: HaloBoards.com is a community of friendly gamers of various skill levels that can come together to discuss everything the Halo universe has to offer. We regulary post videos, hold weekly contests for best kills etc., offer lessons and I believe the site looks really good too

Thanks,

Kip (Chris) = thehalogod [the site owner / admin]

SECONDED!!!! Gotta love ya THG!

Site Name: nexialys.net
URL: nexialys.net
Description: We are web-architekt... i am the coder, designer, main consultant for this project. This is my very-old project that came back to life last fall... i'm leading a bunch of coders that will answer clients requests related to vBulletin, Wordpress, and other platforms that have an easy templating system (when related to style!)
.. .btw, look at my siggy for the look first!

Reason for Nomination: just nominate the site, that's all... ok, there are some details on the site:
1- complete rehearsal of the templates...
2- going to be tableless in the next days...
3- we provide support and contact with professional vBulletin coders - this is a commercial site... rare!
4- we will release all our free stuff there and here on vB.org, but also a load of commercial addons, products, tweaks, etc...
that's enough i say!

EDIT:

seconded here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...34#post1326034

.. the problem here is the lack of consistancy on the contest... nobody read the threads properly...

[m002.p]

Site Name:
Special Operations Group Clan Site
URL:
www.sog-team.co.uk
Description: A gaming clan website for those members and gamers who wish to be informed of our popular clan in the game SWAT 4 and also discuss online gaming amongst friendly members & registered users.

Reason for Nomination: SOG is a popular resort for many gamers within SWAT 4 even though the clan could never compare to some other entries in member numbers & posts. Since August 06 the clan site has grown and become more professional as time goes on.
I thought we should enter in the competition as our site proves that its not quantity, but quality.

Thank You

[ComputerForumz]

Site Name: Computer Forumz

URL: http://www.computerforumz.com

Description: Computer Forum 'z providing you a place where you can discuss all the aspects of hardware and software, and get free computer and tech support at no cost!

Reason for Nomination: We're providing computer support at no cost, and we are providing a real 24/7/365, and I am doing my best to get my forum growing, I've spent a lot on advertising etc, I really hope I get the opportunity to be announced.

Kindest Regards,
Meti

[Gastongr]

Site Name: WebmastersHelp.com
URL: www.webmastershelp.com
Description: Webmaster related discussions forum.
Reason for Nomination: Just finished the new design, i'm trying to know what people think about it.

[The Phantom]

Site Name: The Phantom's Opera
URL: http://www.phantoms-opera.com
Description: A Phantom of the Opera Forum Community
Reason for Nomination: The Phantom's Opera prides itself on it's clean looking styles, and hard working staff that keep the forums running. We try our best to keep the forums organized at their very best. The members and staff are awesomely friendly... it's a great place for everyone;