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Blog vs. Forum

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:38 pm
by jyhm
Riddle me this Batman, :idea:

Why have a separate db for a blog, why not use a forum topic called "blog"
to blog to—that other users can reply, but not post new topics or edit?

Maybe a no-brainer but please enlighten me!

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:42 pm
by m3mn0n
What are you talking about? Elaborate? :?

Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:08 am
by jyhm
Well forgive because I don't know much about blogs,
but I notice that people that have blogs either have a
whole section of their website for it, or they use a
service like blogger or Wordpress.

Why not just use your phpbb form as a blog?

Make sense? Feel free to criticize me for not knowing
because that is why I'm asking, to find out.

Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:46 am
by m3mn0n
Specialized tools always work better than ones that could sort of do the job, but not really without heavy modification. And in this case, forums at the very core aren't designed to be a communication medium for 1 person or a few people to the masses.

Features you'd need in a blog application for blogging aren't found in forums and forums would come with all these extra bells and whistles that simply aren't needed, so you have this bloated web app in use.

So rather than heavily modding a forum, it simply makes more sense to go with something made for the job.

(Plus, IMO, WordPress is a much better web app than phpBB regardless of the actual purpose of each one)

edit: typo

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:27 am
by RobertGonzalez
m3mn0n wrote:(Plus, IMO, WordPress is a much better web app than phpBB regardless of the actual purpose of each one)
Oh yeah, I totally agree with that. Plug-ins. 'Nuff said.

Can a hammer break rock? Sure, if applied in a certain way under certain conditions. Would you use a hammer to break up a roadway? No, you'd ue a jackhammer. And you would NOT use a jackhammer to nail a tack to the wall. You use the tool for the job that suits the job. Hence the difference in using forum software versus blog software. Can they achieve the same result? ore than likely. However, each is very well suited to its own job.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:48 am
by jyhm
And you would NOT use a jackhammer to nail a tack to the wall.
Doh! Is that why I have so many big holes in my walls? &*^%(*)*^@#!


Thanx 4 input :!:

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:20 am
by RobertGonzalez
jyhm wrote:
And you would NOT use a jackhammer to nail a tack to the wall.
Doh! Is that why I have so many big holes in my walls? &*^%(*)*^@#!
Well, I can say with some certainty that I have spackled a few walls myself...

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:51 pm
by m3mn0n
Same here. heh

We all make mistakes. :)