Imad Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Have you guys thought of running the MyBB forum software instead of SMF? It has some pretty nice user friendly features that could increase the traffic to this site. Best Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hmm... looks really good indeed (both in regard to features, performance and the layout). A forum migration is not an easy task though. Especially not when the database is large like ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 You can maybe try switching over on your local computer. Just grab a copy of the db and try to see if it will be successful or not. I believe the development team can do it for you as-well. I guess it something for you guys to look at for the future. I can talk to them about huge forum migrations and see what they suggest. Best Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Oh well, don't start too much planning I was simply voicing my opinion. There are other people who have a say here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yes of course. Exactly why I said: "it's something to look at for the future." Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreye Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Why not just use vBulletin? At one point MyBB was just a copycat and even stole code from the vBulletin source. Jelsoft had lawyers shut them down for a short period of time because of this. For free, MyBB isn't bad software but neither is SMF. If you we're going to switch to another software and take the time to do a forum migration correctly, I would just go with vBulletin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Wow... It turns out I actually have an account on their forums despite me having absolutely no memory of it. Apparently i registered over four years ago. Why not just use vBulletin? At one point MyBB was just a copycat and even stole code from the vBulletin source. Jelsoft had lawyers shut them down for a short period of time because of this. For free, MyBB isn't bad software but neither is SMF. If you we're going to switch to another software and take the time to do a forum migration correctly, I would just go with vBulletin. I've already proposed a change to vBulletin to the other staff, but they turned it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreye Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Wow... It turns out I actually have an account on their forums despite me having absolutely no memory of it. Apparently i registered over four years ago. Why not just use vBulletin? At one point MyBB was just a copycat and even stole code from the vBulletin source. Jelsoft had lawyers shut them down for a short period of time because of this. For free, MyBB isn't bad software but neither is SMF. If you we're going to switch to another software and take the time to do a forum migration correctly, I would just go with vBulletin. I've already proposed a change to vBulletin to the other staff, but they turned it down. Did they give a decent reason on why? Are they just stuck on SMF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Mostly: 1) Why bother? 2) Why pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well in the end #2 didn't really count, as Eric did approve paying for it. Main thing was the #1. I was one of the "Sure, why not? New shiny buttons!" votes. But I do understand the whole "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" arguments that detailed #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 But I do understand the whole "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" arguments that detailed #1. I don't. Just because something isn't broken it doesn't mean something cannot be improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Why not just use vBulletin? At one point MyBB was just a copycat and even stole code from the vBulletin source. Jelsoft had lawyers shut them down for a short period of time because of this. I'd like to oppose against this somewhat. They where cought using VBulletin code years back. However, they were never shutdown; they simply removed the code VBulletin requested. Best Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreye Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Why not just use vBulletin? At one point MyBB was just a copycat and even stole code from the vBulletin source. Jelsoft had lawyers shut them down for a short period of time because of this. I'd like to oppose against this somewhat. They where cought using VBulletin code years back. However, they were never shutdown; they simply removed the code VBulletin requested. Best Regards. The removed the download for a period of time until they could remove the code. That's what I meant, they took down the download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 The staff is always looking for ways to improve. Trust me on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Regardless, MyBB doesn't have an SMF 2.0 converter so even if we wanted to switch we couldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Regardless, MyBB doesn't have an SMF 2.0 converter so even if we wanted to switch we couldn't. I believe they'll be working on it. However, if you actually confront them about it with such a big board. They'll most likely put you into priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 So are you a mod of their forums or somehow a part of their staff or otherwise affiliated with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 So are you a mod of their forums or somehow a part of their staff or otherwise affiliated with them? Nope. Just a highly valued member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 So are you a mod of their forums or somehow a part of their staff or otherwise affiliated with them? That was going to be my next question... you're pushing awfully damn hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 So are you a mod of their forums or somehow a part of their staff or otherwise affiliated with them? That was going to be my next question... you're pushing awfully damn hard. I'm not trying to actually. I just think that the easier to use forum software and some nice features will gain more members and traffic. I'm just thinking about the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Personally, I much prefer the SMF board to any other I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I agree with GingerRobot. SMF is fine. To me it's better then phpBB, vBulletin... Although I think my favourite is IPB. But SMF is fine, does the job well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I don't like SMF and I especially don't like its source code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yeah I hate the source. I have no idea whats going on when sifting through it. Apart from that, it functions well. I haven't really used the Admin side of it so I can't say much about that. But from a user perspective, I think its good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I've just really began to play with the source of SMF. It really is confusing as hell, I've figured a few things out here and there but making mods is what sucks. Once you get your mod ready you're at the mercy of whether or not the installation passes or not according to their little xml file thing. If we did change forum software.....again, we'd have to remake the topic solved feature......again, and listen to all the whining and groaning....again. Well once it got passed the "Wow, this forum software is really pretty!" part. And like has been mentioned already, the Db is too large, the only way I can think of to actually make a change to something else is to....*grits teeth* make a Backup Database into (x) Format Mod x being...a pretty basic format, with just the text and such, a few id columns, the users Would be a big sacrifice I'm pretty good with SMF still, honestly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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