Which online forum is best?

[notinmybackyard]

There are a lot of things that you can't post on social media. Stuff like a broad getting pissed on by 10 guys and older woman pretending to be her mother. Plus there's all the trolls, free loaders and cancel culture bullshit. I've also never liked the idea that some mega wealthy big tech company by defacto profits from content I paid for then tells me what the fuck I'm allowed to do.

So I think there are arguments that can be made for going old school and installing a forum on a site.

I always start everything by looking at what the free options are. (Wealth is made by nickels and dimes more than dollars) The free options seem to be phpbb and mybb. Phpbb seems to be very stable and basic but it's butt ugy. Mybb has a lot of options but it's a fucking nightmare because support sucks and shitty quality control over extensions.

Right now I'm looking into xenforo. The demos look great but is it worth the money? I'm still looking into it.

Anyone else know of good forum installs or have any opinions?

[sandman!]

xenforo is the best free one i think.

[adultinnovation]

you get what you don't pay for

[CurrentlySober]

Originally Posted by notinmybackyard

Phpbb seems to be very stable and basic but it's butt ugy.

Confucius asks: Are the people there to look at your content, or to look at your forum?

[Klen]

Try this: https://www.gainsight.com/digital-hub/community/

[LouiseLloyd]

Always start new unproven projects with open source (phpbb or MyBB)

Xenforo for projects that become or contribute to income stream.

Discourse for most profitable ventures.

[Colmike9]

EIES or Planet

[nikki99]

against the GFY rules

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by nikki99

against the GFY rules

But.. a mod made a recommendation, lol

Forum software should be ok, though, as long as you don't say which forum it's used for.

[Klen]

Originally Posted by nikki99

against the GFY rules

It's about software , not other forums lol

[fuzebox]

I'm building a forum right now myself and researched all the popular options...

For me my top two are Xenforo and Discourse, and am probably going to go with Discourse as I like how they re-designed the forum experience for modern day from the ground up.

[notinmybackyard]

Originally Posted by sandman!

xenforo is the best free one i think.

Xenforo is $160 for a license. Personally, I always like installing something and then taking it for a test drive. You just don't get the same feel for something from demos. I've paid for stuff in the past that looked great in the demo but proved to be unstable crap with lousy support.

Originally Posted by Klen

It's about software , not other forums lol

I promise that I'll never directly post a link to my stuff. However, I make no promises about being well behaved or respectful.

[Klen]

Originally Posted by notinmybackyard

Xenforo is $160 for a license. Personally, I always like installing something and then taking it for a test drive. You just don't get the same feel for something from demos. I've paid for stuff in the past that looked great in the demo but proved to be unstable crap with lousy support.

The thing which i posted is for enterprise companies so you can count how it wont be lousy support

[2MuchMark]

Run vbulletin like GFY does. Sure it’s old but it is cheap, well supported, and very fast.

[Wautier]

I'll suck anyone's dick if notinmybackyard character is real; he's someone's fake nick, IMHO.

[todservices]

i could be wrong but I am under the impression that all the young generation of internet users has no fucking idea what a forum is... consequently I wonder if even starting a forum today in 2023 is worth it.

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by Wautier

I'll suck anyone's dick if notinmybackyard character is real; he's someone's fake nick, IMHO.

[SAMANTAmax]

there is no place like Gfy

[Lief Thorson]

Originally Posted by Wautier

I'll suck anyone's dick if notinmybackyard character is real; he's someone's fake nick, IMHO.

Anyone's?

[Wautier]

Originally Posted by Lief Thorson

Anyone's?

Yeah, even Donny Long's. I'm THAT certain.

[Klen]

Originally Posted by todservices

i could be wrong but I am under the impression that all the young generation of internet users has no fucking idea what a forum is... consequently I wonder if even starting a forum today in 2023 is worth it.

Well they are on tiktok/instagram mostly and they dont want to use anything else.

[fris]

vbulletin probably for paid

[fris]

https://skinmyforum.com/portfolio

if you have a budget for design

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by Wautier

I'll suck anyone's dick if notinmybackyard character is real; he's someone's fake nick, IMHO.

I think he's real. Might want to get your puckers and wig ready for 421fill.

[JesseQuinn]

Originally Posted by King Mark

I think he's real. Might want to get your puckers and wig ready for 421fill.

yeah, me too

NIMBY just predates the invention of fire and doesn't realize how much the world (esp the realm of adult) has changed since 1823 when one could get away with a lot of stuff now very easily tracked and heavily regulated, without dealing with all the hoops we have to jump through these days

but he doesn't care. we're just pussies and prudes for wanting bank accounts and merch accounts and home loans and avoiding fines or worse

instead of joining the FSC he just likes 'get off my lawn' ranting about the good ol' days


not to worry Wautier, Eddy and I will teach ya how to do it proper. can't be doing a half-assed bj on 421, 'twould not reflect well on the board

[notinmybackyard]

Originally Posted by todservices

i could be wrong but I am under the impression that all the young generation of internet users has no fucking idea what a forum is... consequently I wonder if even starting a forum today in 2023 is worth it.

How about you tell me which normal Internet platform will allow us to post scat photos and videos? Because that's the side project that I'm working on. Plus the "young generation" doesn't spend money on porn like the "old generation" does. So I don't give a damn about the "young generation."

Originally Posted by JesseQuinn

but he doesn't care. we're just pussies and prudes for wanting bank accounts and merch accounts and home loans and avoiding fines or worse

instead of joining the FSC he just likes 'get off my lawn' ranting about the good ol' days

Without a doubt you would gladly suck me off if I paid you. Plus you would give me a discount if I offered to pay you in cash instead of by check. I might predate the discovery of fire but at least I've learned about human behavior and how money works.

As a side compliment.
Paying you to blow me would still be a much better investment than giving FSC a single dime. With you I would get something for my investment.

[Wautier]

Originally Posted by JesseQuinn

yeah, me too

NIMBY just predates the invention of fire and doesn't realize how much the world (esp the realm of adult) has changed since 1823 when one could get away with a lot of stuff now very easily tracked and heavily regulated, without dealing with all the hoops we have to jump through these days

but he doesn't care. we're just pussies and prudes for wanting bank accounts and merch accounts and home loans and avoiding fines or worse

instead of joining the FSC he just likes 'get off my lawn' ranting about the good ol' days


not to worry Wautier, Eddy and I will teach ya how to do it proper. can't be doing a half-assed bj on 421, 'twould not reflect well on the board

I've studied his post history quite extensively and I am now ready to make the claim that notinmybackyard is Hamilton Steele's alt who is most definitely not in his 80's. So, no dick sucking for me... yet.

[plsureking]

Originally Posted by fuzebox

I'm building a forum right now myself and researched all the popular options...

For me my top two are Xenforo and Discourse, and am probably going to go with Discourse as I like how they re-designed the forum experience for modern day from the ground up.

yea i end up having to do that research every couple of years because i never find one that perfectly fits. i almost always end up building a custom forum for the project.

for example i think the gfy style really only works here. at least half the members still use ICQ

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[bean-aid]

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