Gossamer Forum: General: Internet Technologies: UBB forums...why so bad?

Feb 28, 2003, 9:30 AM

skateboarder83

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:30 AM

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UBB forums...why so bad?

i was just looking around on this site, and saw a UBB vs. IKONBOARD thing, why is UBB so frowned upon, is it because its so limited or because there are holes in code or whatever?

Feb 28, 2003, 9:36 AM

Andy

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:36 AM

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Basically, its crap Laugh

Try GForum, or if you like PHP more...then YaPBB is very good IMO.

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:42 AM

Paul

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:42 AM

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The latest release is not bad. It's *decent* software, but I consider GForum to be more robust and flexible.

I think at the very top you have GForum and VBulletin, then a couple of pegs down are UBB and Ikonboard.

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:46 AM

Andy

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Feb 28, 2003, 9:46 AM

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I found Ikonboard quite nice...may have been cos I knew Matt, the person who started developement on it...before the Jarvis Network too it over, and commercialised the whole thing Unsure

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Feb 28, 2003, 2:57 PM

skateboarder83

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Feb 28, 2003, 2:57 PM

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this site uses UBB, and i dont find anything wrong with it...now is UBB bad because it doesnt let you do much? if so, this site does all i like...if so is it worth it? im not thinking of buying it soon, just wondering
http://www.wiskate.com/.../ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi

Mar 1, 2003, 1:19 AM

Andy

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Mar 1, 2003, 1:19 AM

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Its not so much the users side of the script....but more server load, and customization problems. GForum has a far superior/faster template system Smile

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