inherit
Resident Historian, Grammar Guru, Wildmaven's Knight
48377
0
Apr 28, 2024 6:20:43 GMT -8
Knightly Celt
The Squirrel Army, commanded by Knightly Celt, continues to defend PBGT
6,085
June 2005
fpq2
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Post by Knightly Celt on Jun 21, 2019 6:25:35 GMT -8
WTH?!?! Why is C*ck00 a Censored Word? Haha! Someone was a Roblox fan, or it's the first 4 letters... That's just crazy!
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inherit
GO NOW Welcome to Pain
145851
0
Nov 2, 2022 12:05:16 GMT -8
Syko Nachoman
let it all go at once, not piece by piece, but like a whole bucket of stars dumped into the universe
14,479
August 2009
sykonachoman
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Post by Syko Nachoman on Jun 21, 2019 13:31:16 GMT -8
WTH?!?! Why is C*ck00 a Censored Word? Haha! Someone was a Roblox fan, or it's the first 4 letters... That's just crazy! I had to resort to an alternate spelling to avoiding having "gooseoo" in my custom title.
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inherit
252032
0
Apr 26, 2024 23:51:41 GMT -8
Retread
Tribbial Pursuit.
5,014
January 2018
retread
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Post by Retread on Jun 21, 2019 19:37:13 GMT -8
I know this is a bit late but here's a link to replace the one the forum mangled. bit.ly/2FqHQmN
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inherit
149117
0
Apr 26, 2024 9:28:55 GMT -8
Pearson
"a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture is worth a million words" Pearson
6,536
November 2009
pearson
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Post by Pearson on Jun 23, 2019 12:59:50 GMT -8
I know this is a bit late but here's a link to replace the one the forum mangled. bit.ly/2FqHQmNThanks friend, I didn’t even notice the link! 😂
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inherit
Resident Historian, Grammar Guru, Wildmaven's Knight
48377
0
Apr 28, 2024 6:20:43 GMT -8
Knightly Celt
The Squirrel Army, commanded by Knightly Celt, continues to defend PBGT
6,085
June 2005
fpq2
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Post by Knightly Celt on Jun 29, 2019 10:53:29 GMT -8
Some of these birds are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other, usually smaller, birds. When they hatch, they're generally the largest in the nest and get the most food.
What a way to raise a family!
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inherit
149117
0
Apr 26, 2024 9:28:55 GMT -8
Pearson
"a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture is worth a million words" Pearson
6,536
November 2009
pearson
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Post by Pearson on Jun 30, 2019 5:17:27 GMT -8
The laziest of birds, they don’t even build their own nests!
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inherit
252032
0
Apr 26, 2024 23:51:41 GMT -8
Retread
Tribbial Pursuit.
5,014
January 2018
retread
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Post by Retread on Jun 30, 2019 9:07:28 GMT -8
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inherit
Official Code Helper
65613
0
1
Apr 15, 2024 17:01:41 GMT -8
Chris
"'Oops' is the sound we make when we improve"
8,858
December 2005
horace
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Post by Chris on Jul 7, 2019 22:53:04 GMT -8
We created our own forum software from scratch, it is not a derivative of anything on the market. We use quite a few different technologies under the hood. Most of the back-end is in Perl (mod_perl for speed), MySQL for the DBs, Redis and Memcached for memory caching, Sphinx for searches, multiple load balancers, many Apache/nginx nodes, multiple data nodes which are replicated both on-site and off-site for backups, We even have a built in Avatar Maker where you can design your own custom avatar, which uses Flash / ActionScript. There's a lot of other behind the scenes tools and programs we use for monitoring all the services and alerting us for any issues.
It's hard to respond to vaguely asking for "more options" without specifics (if you can elaborate, I'm happy to respond). But, I think I can take this opportunity to tell you a bit about our software - which you may know, or perhaps don't. We spent 4 years working on our ProBoards v5 product which launched at the end of April last year. We focused heavily on making the software simple but powerful.
We vastly improved the forum search option, and I'm 100% confident that there is no other forum software's search is as good as ours. When viewing a board, you can type a search term in the box at the top of the page and all threads will instantly update on the page based on your search criteria (displayed in the exact same format as threads normally are displayed). You can also specify individual filters. For example, you could search for threads that contain the word "ProBoards" with more than 50 replies created by "Patrick Clinger" and it would instantly return all results live on your screen (there are many more filter options available). The same applies for viewing a thread. 1,000 page thread looking for that one post? No problem. Results are instant when you type your search or pick your filters.
Similarly we looked to improve the overall moderation and user experience. You will find that even though the software may appear simplistic at first view, we have many options tucked away in simple dropdowns so that the layout is not cluttered unnecessarily. For example, when logged in you will have a "Select" dropdown that appears when viewing a list of threads. You can easy click "Select All" and then from the "Action" menu next to it you can click an action such as Mark as Read, Mark as New or even choose from moderation actions such as Delete, Move, Lock, Unlock, Bump, Sticky, etc. You can also similarly perform actions on multiple posts -- even from posts on different pages of a thread (clicking between pages of a thread is done by AJAX so the page never has to fully reload). Each post has a dropdown you can click where you can do things like selecting post, grabbing the thread link, and more. You can select all the posts you want to do something to and then choose what you want to do. Multi-quote a bunch of posts? Click the quote icon and all selected posts will be quoted. Delete? Move posts? Also available from the action menu. There's also numerous other actions including banning members, disabling accounts, and more available while viewing a thread.
Another feature that we added was a way to quickly view from any page what threads you have participated in (and whether or not there are new posts). This helps you jump around to conversations you are already interested in quickly and easily. Combining this with numerous notification options, we helped increase overall engagement across our forums.
For SEO, we focused on providing an optimal experience for higher listings in search results. We saw an 80% increase in search traffic over a 1 year period.
We also introduced a new global login system that makes it very easy for our members to join new forums. When you're already a ProBoards member and find a new forum you love, all you have to do is pick a username for that forum and you're done.
Another great feature is our Forum Dashboard. We make it quick and easy to see updates from all forums you are a member of on ProBoards from one screen. You can see your notifications, personal messages, bookmarks, participated threads all from one simple screen. We know it's hard to stay active on many forums at once, so this helps you keep track of everything that's going on.
There are a lot of other great features, ranging from our intuitive Admin Panel (want to rearrange your categories and boards? drag and drop them!), full control of the forum's HTML templates and CSS, our developer friendly theme and plugin creation (there are hundreds of themes and plugins available to install in a single click, and it's super easy to create them), and so much more.
That's why we launched Forums.net, to address that middle ground. There are people who want someone to handle the servers, software, security, backups, and be available for tech support when it's needed. But, as you mentioned, people want control. They want to know that they can take their data and leave if they aren't happy. Forums.net is the solution for this. You can get all the benefits of a hosted environment, knowing that at any time you can choose to leave with a full database export.
Personally, if it offered more advanced, modern looking software (Think XF,IPB,VB) (Or is this possible and just the forums I've seen don't know how to utilize it? I'm not sure) the $50 would seem more appeasing - I'm obviously not saying any of those 3 in particular (as the licensing fees would sink that boat before it left port ), but it really needs some front-end polishing in my opinion
As I mentioned in my feature description, you have full control of the HTML and CSS. You can make your forum look however you want. Here's a few examples of varying styles that showcase some of the level of customization you have: theavatarrp.proboards.com/ emotivalounge.proboards.com/ smangii.proboards.com/ support.proboards.com/ cloudwanderers.boards.net/ knights-of-cydonia.proboards.com/ classiccomics.boards.net/ face.boards.net/ familyguymobile.proboards.com/ perfect-pandemonium.proboards.com/
Patrick Clinger
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inherit
252032
0
Apr 26, 2024 23:51:41 GMT -8
Retread
Tribbial Pursuit.
5,014
January 2018
retread
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Post by Retread on Jul 8, 2019 5:58:15 GMT -8
The Admin Zone
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inherit
Passionate Peruser of Prose
89748
0
Apr 5, 2024 12:09:43 GMT -8
📚 Dianne 📚
"Never Judge A Book By Its Movie"
10,522
September 2006
cats57
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Post by 📚 Dianne 📚 on Jul 8, 2019 7:34:22 GMT -8
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inherit
Passionate Peruser of Prose
89748
0
Apr 5, 2024 12:09:43 GMT -8
📚 Dianne 📚
"Never Judge A Book By Its Movie"
10,522
September 2006
cats57
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Post by 📚 Dianne 📚 on Jul 8, 2019 7:36:43 GMT -8
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inherit
Dysfunctional Professional
137695
0
Nov 12, 2019 12:06:54 GMT -8
Søren
Totally zarjaz
6,334
February 2009
solicitudesilence
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Post by Søren on Jul 8, 2019 11:21:11 GMT -8
RAINBOW (im just pleased I figured out how to do this, wanted to show off )
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inherit
252032
0
Apr 26, 2024 23:51:41 GMT -8
Retread
Tribbial Pursuit.
5,014
January 2018
retread
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Post by Retread on Jul 8, 2019 11:52:19 GMT -8
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#e61919
Support Staff
224482
0
1
Apr 26, 2024 17:33:12 GMT -8
Scott
23,300
August 2015
socalso
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Post by Scott on Jul 8, 2019 13:29:24 GMT -8
WTH?!?! Why is C*ck00 a Censored Word? Haha! Someone was a Roblox fan, or it's the first 4 letters... The censored word in question is not set as an exact word so it will catch the different forms of the word. Unfortunately, it also affects some different words altogether.
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inherit
GO NOW Welcome to Pain
145851
0
Nov 2, 2022 12:05:16 GMT -8
Syko Nachoman
let it all go at once, not piece by piece, but like a whole bucket of stars dumped into the universe
14,479
August 2009
sykonachoman
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Post by Syko Nachoman on Jul 8, 2019 13:35:26 GMT -8
WTH?!?! Why is C*ck00 a Censored Word? Haha! Someone was a Roblox fan, or it's the first 4 letters... The censored word in question is not set as an exact word so it will catch the different forms of the word. Unfortunately, it also affects some different words altogether. You could add an entry later down on the list that changes "gooseoo" back to the correct word. (Although it's been several years since I've played around with a censored words list, so maybe it doesn't work that way anymore. )
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