The Observer Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Well, there are many different forum packages out their that appeal to many different clans. For example: Invisionfree, Proboards, PHPBB, etc. What I'm asking is, what kind of forum package does your clan use? Why does that type of forum package appeal to your clan? Would you rather use another one for your clan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfc Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 IPBFree - the best out there IMO (although admittedly I havn't tried SMF yet). Has everything you need, and I'm looking forward to the next update in a couple of months time. Thanks everybody for the sigs | 3,956 to 99 fishing | King of BsK 18/09/08 - 18/10/08Chelsea Supporter | CD Supporter | AfterShock MemberXbox LIVE Gamertag: Cotton TradersNow what the hell are you waitin' for? After me, there shall be no more, so for one last time, make some noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctus_Petrus Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Invisionfree because I have seen so many clans use it. I hardly see any others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ts_Stormrage Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 PhpBB all the way... No trouble with bugs or bots or anything like that :) (woot for my l33t skills in scripting) Former Leader of The Tal Shiar Alliance - An Original Tip.it ClanMember of the Wilderness Guardians and Founder of the Silent GuardiansFounder of The Conclave - A Tip.it Clan institutionTip.it Times author (click for all my articles) - When I use the wrong reasons to make the right statement, argue the reason, not the statement.MSSW4 General - Did we kick your ass too?Check us out!==> No seriously, if you like FREE GP, XP and Dung tokens, as well as Community, Opportunity and above all FUN... <==CLICK IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastekkel Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Phpbb3 on a private hosted server Rastekkel [- 2Mighty Warlord -] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild_goat_14 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Invisionfree, couldn't imagine switching. I shall take my flock underneath my own wing, and kick them right the [bleep] out of the tree. If they were meant to fly, they won't break their necks on the concrete.So, what is 1.111... equal to?10/9. Please don't continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufoman Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Well we used to use Invision: http://z4.invisionfree.com/Militos_Deci/index.php? but now theirs talk about switching over to PHB I do belive. Too bad, seing as all the history we have on the invision board. Clan Moderator from December 15th 2006- August 20th 2007Founder of: Terran Gamers, formerly known as Militos Deci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakster Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 We currently use Zetaboards (pretty much IF2.0). Mainly because, of course, it is free, and with the re-work it's like a whole different forum system. Invisionfree was pretty much just a free version of Invision PowerBoards, but they made Zetaboards themseleves so it takes a lot of good features from multiple boards and brings 'em into one. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 In the past 2-3 years I have made about 10-15 different forums. The first 2 were Forumer forums :wall:. After that I did a few at some random sites... they were all terrible. Them I finally decided to go to Invisionfree Dun dun duaaa. I made 1 forum on Invisionfree... it was so awful...I could rant for pages and pages about how bad it was. Then I found Ipbfree, There is no going back now I love it so much. Ipbfree all the way! Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decebal Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Wow, two ex-mders here :o Well we used to use Invision: http://z4.invisionfree.com/Militos_Deci/index.php? but now theirs talk about switching over to PHB I do belive. Too bad, seing as all the history we have on the invision board. Psst... the new one we are thinking of switching to is ipbfree, even though now we've abandoned that option. I do prefer ipbfree though because of the fact that screwing up a skin code or switching something around can easily be changed again :) . Though we still use invizionfree.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 There's also Zetaboards. I don't see a lot of clans using it, but I have found many features of several forum packages have been combined there. Just putting it out there. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elit9 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Zetaboards is an "upgrade" to InvisionFree, I don't use either one at this point in time though so I can't comment further than that. The clans I've been in are split pretty evenly between IF and IPB - from being an admin of several of those IF boards I can say that while they're pretty simple and straightforward to administer even for those who aren't ultra-tech-savvy, IPB definitely has a myriad of security features and whatnot that are quite nice. I was figuratively born & raised on IF boards, though, so I am still partial to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_Fat1 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 IPBfree Proud Warlord of DragonwoodIf it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how? ~ Joan Baez Rest in Peace 3xtermination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSireph Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Zetaboards' Administration Control Panel sorts everything out very nicely, neatly. It's easy to find stuff, and you can do a lot with the layout, make it your own. Though we have yet to make use of some of the features to their full extent (like Administration Assistants) it's good to know that they thought those things out, and gave us the options. Personal favorites include the Joinable Groups feature... decent alternative to creating forum ranks for each different sub-group. My experience with InvisionFree was nice, but each clan site I went to; the skins were pretty much the same, but with different colors... Zetaboards is a nice change from that (or at least Instinct's forum is). It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and the darkness, nothing more.The true master of Death does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die,and understands there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.To the well organized mind death is but the next great adventure.And now, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy_Day Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Currently not in a clan, but both of the ones that I was a part of were using Invisionfree. :) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)RIP Michaelangelopolous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 lol... My clan uses a free forum that's supported by FreeWebs, I host the clan site there so it made sense just to have their tiny forums added to my site. I don't have many people in my clan so they don't see much use. http://www.freewebs.com/hawkxs sig by Soa.....tip.it times.....art & mediadeviantart/flickr/last.fm/steam/twitter/tumblr/youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linker009 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 PHPBB3 all the way! i kinda like vbulliten alot, i'm suprised it hasnt been mentioned yet :P only problem is its too expensive for me now, so ive had to cut back to freebies, but im trying to create my own system made specificly for clan usage :P ~! PM me if you need help with your clans website !~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbzruler72 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Clans using costly forums better have some wealthy leaders :P The free ones aren't that behind the pay-to-use forum software. Those kinds of forums are reserved for huge communities that require a lot of bandwidth. *-P.K.M-* Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakster Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Zetaboards is an "upgrade" to InvisionFree, I don't use either one at this point in time though so I can't comment further than that... I was figuratively born & raised on IF boards, though, so I am still partial to them. A very big mistake on the folks at Invisionfree/Zetaboards fault is that it APPEARS to be just an "upgrade" but it really is a lot more than that. Invisionfree was basically a free way to get an already existing Forum software (Invision Power Boards v1.3 - just for reference, Invision Power Boards is now on v2.3 and v3.0 is slated to come out later this year). Because of this, they couldn't really UPDATE it... at all. Invisionfree (IF) was started in 2002, and I happened upon it in 2004 and having been using one board or another hosted by it since then. (I guess you could say I was born & raised on them, too : ). Anyways, virtually NO new features/upgrades had been added to IF since it started in 2002. Zetaboards on the other hand, was written and coded BY the people at Invisionfree/Zetaboards. Because of this, they have the ability to add many new features, updates, etc. to the forum systems over the years. What it all boils down to is: if you're currently using IF, I HIGHLY suggest switching over to Zetaboards, if not now, sometime in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famig Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I use Forumotion to host my clan's forum, very customizable and so far I have no complaints - www.forumotion.com What I specifically like about it is that it offers an option of changing your forum address whenever you want so if you get tired of one name in URL, you change it and tell your members to update their bookmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Not sure what we use, I just know it's not Invisionfree or phBB and that we pay for it. With love to one, friendship to many, and good will to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Not sure what we use, I just know it's not Invisionfree or phBB and that we pay for it. You guys use Invision Power Board.;) "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KwarkBoy Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Invisionfree, Its easy to use : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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