Forum software history

[JakeS]

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Ok, first off guys don't turn this into a "IPB Better, No vB is better, no phpbb is better" Thread ok?
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ok guys, lets see now, what forum software have you previously used (Full time use)

My history is somewhat like this:

IPB 1.0 RC1
IPB 1.0.0
IPB 1.1.0
IPB 1.2.0
IPB 1.3.0
IPB 1.3.1
IPB 2.0.0 (Free one)
phpbb
IPB 2.0.2
IPB 2.0.3
IPB 2.0.4
IPB 2.1.0 BETA
(Stopped creating cumminitys for a while)
vBulletin 3.5.4
vBulletin 3.5.5
vBulletin 3.6.0
vBulletin 3.6.1
vBulletin 3.6.2
vBulletin 3.66.3
vBulletin 3.6.4
vbulletin 3.6.5
vBulletin 3.6.6
vVulletin 3.6.7
vBulletin 3.6.7 PL1

and how about you guys?

[simsim]

vBulletin 3.5.2 for the first time. Never looked elsewhere since then. Period.

[Reeve of Shinra]

2000 - 2007: vbulletin 2.0.2 -> 3.6.7

[Mazinger]

2003 - 2007: vBulletin 2.3.0 - 3.6.7 PL1

I tried phpBB & IPB for a few days, but couldn't stand them.

[JakeS]

Since 2003 Mezinger? why have you only been registered since 05?

Reeve of Shinra, that's a pretty long time :eek:

simsim, you've never used any other software at all :eek:.

[Andy Huang]

2000 ish, started with Snitz Forums (ASP), then various version of early IPB and phpBB, finally, started w/ vBulletin 3.0 Gold until now :)

[simsim]

simsim, you've never used any other software at all :eek:.

I have phpBB2, phpBB3, SMF, PunBB & Vanilla installed on my localhost server, but only for education purposes. I use vBulletin for my online site, & will purchase another license(s) as need arises. If I'm to consider using another forum, I would use Vanilla, but only for lightweight sites.

[Mazinger]

Since 2003 Mezinger? why have you only been registered since 05?

I was registered with a few other accounts. ;)

[Dream]

2000 - 2007: UBB 5 -> 6 -> vBulletin 3.0 -> 3.6.7
2006 - 2007: phpBB 2 -> 3 (another forum, lightweight)

[Reeve of Shinra]

JakeS - I know! Its actually 2000, not 2001. I started my job in 2001 and the site was started about 6 months prior to that.

[Static-xbox]

2001: ezBoard (June - October), OpenBB (October -- Back when Iansoft was the acknowledged group producing OpenBB)

Been using vBulletin ever since (I've used just about every other board out there for other projects [including UBB, wBB, IPB, etc]).

[choppers4life]

vbulletin 2.0.2-3.6.7 pl1 Never used anything else

[Joe Gronlund]

I forget, i was using UBB when i switched to vBulletin in early 2001 vB 3.0.0-RC,, i believe...

[JakeS]

I have phpBB2, phpBB3, SMF, PunBB & Vanilla installed on my localhost server, but only for education purposes. I use vBulletin for my online site, & will purchase another license(s) as need arises. If I'm to consider using another forum, I would use Vanilla, but only for lightweight sites.Oh I see.

I was registered with a few other accounts. ;)Why didn't you just stick to one?

2000 - 2007: UBB 5 -> 6 -> vBulletin 3.0 -> 3.6.7
2006 - 2007: phpBB 2 -> 3 (another forum, lightweight)Yes, phpBB is great for light forums I can give it that :).

JakeS - I know! Its actually 2000, not 2001. I started my job in 2001 and the site was started about 6 months prior to that.That just makes you sound older :p

2001: ezBoard (June - October), OpenBB (October -- Back when Iansoft was the acknowledged group producing OpenBB)

Been using vBulletin ever since (I've used just about every other board out there for other projects [including UBB, wBB, IPB, etc]).That's cool :)


Also sorry for me taking so long to complete this post.. been chatting to me mates on msn.. sorry.

[AWS]

1997 > 2000: I used wwwboard, ubb, ultraboard, dcforum and wwwthreads.
2000 > 2006: Early vBulletin adopter, used every series, 1, 2, 3.
2006 > present: Community Server

I do have 3 smaller communities still running vbulletin. Those 3 communities will be gone soon. One is sold and the others are for sale.

[Dream]

Community Server is best for large boards? Please don't flame me or start a flame, I'm just curious to know CS scalability. Is it hosted in your server? And what language is it written.

[simsim]

I think it's not about large boards, as vBulletin is quite capable of performing very well no matter how much large your forum is. It's about extending a community beyond forums. When you need forums, blogs, reviews, articles, social networking, etc. all to be under a unified logging system & interface, vBulletin comes ways behind community-based software such as CS. Let's hope that the new vBulletin Blog & other upcoming projects by Jelsoft will bridge the missing gap.

[Dream]

I thought AWS main concern was scalability.

[Mayers]

2002
phpBB 2.0.6

2003
IPB 1.3

2004
MyBB RC4
vBulletin 3.5.1

2005 - 2007
vBulletin 3.5.x & 3.6.x

[0ptima]

1995 - 1998: Hosted solutions (insidetheweb or something like)
1998 - 2001: wwwboard, anyboard (still have these archives up!)
2002 - Present: VB

[RattleSnake]

/*
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Ok, first off guys don't turn this into a "IPB Better, No vB is better, no phpbb is better" Thread ok?
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ok guys, lets see now, what forum software have you previously used (Full time use)

My history is somewhat like this:

IPB 1.0 RC1
IPB 1.0.0
IPB 1.1.0
IPB 1.2.0
IPB 1.3.0
IPB 1.3.1
IPB 2.0.0 (Free one)
phpbb
IPB 2.0.2
IPB 2.0.3
IPB 2.0.4
IPB 2.1.0 BETA
(Stopped creating cumminitys for a while)
vBulletin 3.5.4
vBulletin 3.5.5
vBulletin 3.6.0
vBulletin 3.6.1
vBulletin 3.6.2
vBulletin 3.66.3
vBulletin 3.6.4
vbulletin 3.6.5
vBulletin 3.6.6
vVulletin 3.6.7
vBulletin 3.6.7 PL1

and how about you guys?

Who the hell keeps track of that?

[Floris]

Who the hell keeps track of that?
Memory ..

[JakeS]

Who the hell keeps track of that?A part of my brain (Yes that little pea in my head) is called "Memory" (Not random access memory, but it is kind of like it as you can access it randomly) keeps all the things i do in my memory thus I can remember stuff.

Like your old nickname Stone cold 3:16

[RattleSnake]

I know, but thats ALOT of boards.. Thats like remembering the incredients in a cup cake!

[JakeS]

I know, but thats ALOT of boards.. Thats like remembering the incredients in a cup cake!Well good job I can remember how to spell ingredients :), but I can't cook to save my life :D

[RattleSnake]

Hmm, its reversed for me. I cant spell 'incredients' but i can cook to save my life. Very intresting. Very intresting indeed!

[JakeS]

Hmm, its reversed for me. I cant spell 'incredients' but i can cook to save my life. Very intresting. Very intresting indeed!well I can cook toast.. it comes out black but it cooks, but heck I wouldn't want to save my life.. I'm not all that bothered, plus I've always had people cook for me, like my mother, burger king kfc gf's etc :).

[RattleSnake]

Nothing to be proud of though, is it?

[JakeS]

Nothing to be proud of though, is it?No, but after all cooking is for girls.

[Floris]

Ok

That's it.

You two can't play nice on our forums. Thread closed.

If either of you two continue this posting behaviour we will be forced to ban you from our forums.

Shape up - FINAL WARNING

[RattleSnake]

And who taught you that bs?