Hi all -
I've been a vBulletin user for years but have never set up a forum myself.
The group I'm looking to set up is:
- About 200 members, with probably no more than 10 or so online at the same time. Maybe some peaks of 20-30 at once at certain times of year but very rarely.
- They'll be using light message board functionality, and also wanting to post documents that other members can reference - mostly Word and ppt docs, some pdfs
- Some user group permissions required for sub-groups
My questions -
- Would you say that VB is an appropriate forum for this? Why or why not? If not, what do you recommend?
- I'd be using the Cloud version - would Bronze be sufficient given the light traffic?
- I realize that I need to purchase the domain name and see that there are a ton of posts about the best host that I'll need to sift through - other than the domain host and VB, is there anything else I need to purchase (trying to get an idea of true monthly costs)?
- I'm a quick study and generally good with system configuration and admin but am definitely not a programmer. How difficult is it to set up a forum?
Thanks for your help!
Jen
I've been a vBulletin user for years but have never set up a forum myself.
The group I'm looking to set up is:
- About 200 members, with probably no more than 10 or so online at the same time. Maybe some peaks of 20-30 at once at certain times of year but very rarely.
- They'll be using light message board functionality, and also wanting to post documents that other members can reference - mostly Word and ppt docs, some pdfs
- Some user group permissions required for sub-groups
My questions -
- Would you say that VB is an appropriate forum for this? Why or why not? If not, what do you recommend?
- I'd be using the Cloud version - would Bronze be sufficient given the light traffic?
- I realize that I need to purchase the domain name and see that there are a ton of posts about the best host that I'll need to sift through - other than the domain host and VB, is there anything else I need to purchase (trying to get an idea of true monthly costs)?
- I'm a quick study and generally good with system configuration and admin but am definitely not a programmer. How difficult is it to set up a forum?
Thanks for your help!
Jen
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