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

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

[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 .

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

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.