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bawla
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wuts the link to VBulletin?
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simple enough
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vB = Paid
IPB/phpBB = Free


I could careless about a few easily fixable security holes.. im not paying $120 for a forum..
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LiLpunkSkateR wrote:I could careless about a few easily fixable security holes.. im not paying $120 for a forum..
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmen to that.

thats for damn sure.. i'm still a fan of phpbb.

this links fits in
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reverend_ink wrote:
phice wrote:My custom-made BlastMB is taking off quite nicely. ;) Hopefully it'll be able to compete against these bigger guys in a few months.
Nice looking board and seems to run pretty fast. Are you going to be selling or giving away like phpBB?
Version 1 will be completely free and open-source, and Version 2 (a much better, faster running version) and up will be a one-time $99 payment. ;)

I'm glad you like it.
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werlop wrote:
phice wrote:My custom-made BlastMB is taking off quite nicely. ;) Hopefully it'll be able to compete against these bigger guys in a few months.
not to rain on your parade, but i got this when I accessed your forum:

Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: user in /home/onlygee/public_html/BlastMB/include/auto.startup.php on line 7
That's me working. :oops:
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i hate vBulletin, i dont know why...
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Deemo wrote:i hate vBulletin, i dont know why...
I know why I do, its an expensive, slow archaic forum that doesn't have user support like phpbb, I think user support and user modifications make a great board.
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yeah, thats it :P
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i will third that.

Vbull sucks. send your money my way =]
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Glad we agree... any more vbulletin bashers? LOL
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I guess I'm the only one that actually likes vBulletin? Besides the moronic Word-like posting system (while making a new thread, or replying), vBulletin is actually pretty nice with amazing templates and reliability.

I guess it's just a common thing to hate what's making money in the software world. The linux people have Windows to hate, and phpBB guys have vBulletin to hate. ;)
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I like phpbb better because its very easy to customize it and has a very simple interface while at the same time very proffesional.
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I never used to mind vbulletin (though wouldn't pay for forum software) but another site has moved to version 2 and I can't stand the layout. Instead of having user details on the left (like here) they're across the top and it irritates me.

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