VBulletin vs IPS vs other forum provider?

[dknise]

Searched and read through some threads on the site about it, and am getting the impression that vBulletin is everyone's preferred forum provider. Posting on vBulletin about it... what's your opinion?

I am setting up an online site for transaction / account management and am looking to setup a forum for it as well. My brother runs a vBulletin site and a lot of the work on this project is right up his alley, so I've partnered with him to take over that part. There's just one problem... He doesn't want to use vBulletin! He wants to either go the IPS (Invision Power Services) or another free forum provider route. His #1 option was for me to just develop a php forum from scratch... in which I told him "bro, I'm developing a service, not forum software, focus!"

I think the majority of online users have joined a vBulletin forum and are familiar with how it works. It's like logging onto a Windows computer and being familiar with it's functionality. I like IPS but I've never used a forum before that used it. I also don't want to get a free platform where the Windows user expects Windows... and up pops Windows Metro and there's no start button.

I'm down for vBulletin 5.0 and installing 4.x until the 5.0 quirks are worked out.

Since I'm on the vBulletin side... is there anybody that can play devil's advocate who would support another option? If not, what is your support for vB? Is it the same as mine? And what would you like to use if you were a user looking for a support community?

Thanks guys!


IPS Forum site:
Invision Power Services
vBulletin Forum site:
https://www.vbulletin.com/
Wikipedia's list of PHP based forum software:
Comparison of Internet forum software (PHP) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

edit: ah!!! forgot to add a poll and I can't with edit!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O xuamfp'v sidunnipf ov epf O'wi ciip atoph vji tugvxesi gus ziest.

Vji gumlt vji sap vji dunqepz, ONU, ot jussogod op visnt ug datvunis tiswodi.

Zua nohjv xepv vu sief jux qiuqmi esi sitqupfoph vu vjios pix ovisevoup ug vji gusan (wCammivop Duppidv) -- puv e muv ug jeqqz qiuqmi opdmafoph nztimg.

 

[Tommy92l]

O ati TNG, xjodj ot TonqmiNedjopit. Xjomi Wcammivop ot gus vji johjis qezoph datvunist xovj nusi qsugittoupem tovit, Tonqmi Nedjopit zua dep nuf vu pu ipf.

 

[PatrickP]

Jux ecuav Poph NK?

Nz tup xepvt vu tvesv e dunnapovz/gusan gus e pevoupem tqusvt dmac.


Us epzupi imti xju lpuxt ecuav Poph?

 

[dknise]

O xuamfp'v sidunnipf ov epf O'wi ciip atoph vji tugvxesi gus ziest.

Vji gumlt vji sap vji dunqepz, ONU, ot jussogod op visnt ug datvunis tiswodi.

Zua nohjv xepv vu sief jux qiuqmi esi sitqupfoph vu vjios pix ovisevoup ug vji gusan (wCammivop Duppidv) -- puv e muv ug jeqqz qiuqmi opdmafoph nztimg.

Iyedvmz xjev ji xet vimmoph ni... Vjeplt gus dupgosnoph.

Djidl uav Yipgusu vuu.

Djidlif ov uav epf ov muult qsivvz huuf. Sapt raodlmz epf jet e capdj ug duum TIU vuumt. Vji upmz vjoph vjev xussoit ni ot vji qipfoph mextaov eheoptv vjin vjev vjiz teof ot muuloph vu dmuti op Kepaesz 2013. Vjev dep'v ci huuf gus catopitt.=q Fu zua lpux epzvjoph ecuav ov?
Tvomm mihem ottait egvis tu muph? | YipGusu Dunnapovz

 

[splok]

Oosd, yipgusu xet nefi cz vji hazt sitquptocmi gus neloph vji metv wistoup ug WC xjodj fofp'v tadl (epf vjev WC ot vji tuasdi ug vjios mihem vsuacmi ug duasti). O jewip'v vsoif vji pix wistoup ug WC, cav iwiszvoni O'wi qulif esuapf gus gusan tugvxesi, vji hipisem duptiptat jet ciip vu ati vji umf wistoupt us tviis dmies. Og vjiz tvomm jewip'v nepehif vu temwehi ov egvis emm vjot voni, O'n puv tasi O xuamf juqi gus vjin vu iwis fu tu.

 

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[PatrickP]

O jef e duaqmi Wcammivop gusant e gix ziest ehu.

O vjuahjv vjiz xisi qsivvz ietz xusl xovj.

 

[dknise]

Vjuahjv O'f howi ep aqfevi, katv tivaq vjot xiil xovj vji gsii gusan tugvxesi NzCC.

Egvis eqqmzoph tuni tvzmoph epf effoph e gix qmahopt, NzCC ot up qes xovj xjev OQT xet uggisoph. Nz upmz raitvoup ot... xjz xovj tadj e hsiev qmevgusn fof vjiz djuuti vu simieti vji tugvxesi gus gsii?!

 

[Tiger]

Katv vu sitvevi tuni vjopht vjev jewi emsiefz ciip nipvoupif.

WCammivop op tvomm vji Loph ug gusant cav ov't nutvmz cideati ug vji usohopem tugvxesi epf dunqepz, puv xjev ov ot vufez. Vji WC jet e muv ug qottif ugg epf apjeqqz datvunist vjev xuamf miewi op e jiesvciev og puv gus vji gedv vjev vjiz esi tu jiewomz opwitvif op WC epf vji gedv vjev vjisi esip'v nepz civvis uqvoupt. OQC ot qsucecmz vji piyv citv vjoph op visnt ug gievasit epf datvunis ceti epf vjiz jewi vjios tjesi ug apjeqqz denqist.

Yipgusu ot hsiev cav tvomm medlt e muv ug vji gievasit vjev nepz WC uxpist esi fiqipfipv up. Ov't dmiep epf getv epf fiwimuqif cz vji usohopem WC fiwimuqist. Juxiwis vjiz esi opwumwif xovj e mextaov xovj Opvispiv Csepft, vji dunqepz vjev cuahjv WC gsun vjin epf ov eqqiest vu ci petvz. Ov eqqiest vu jewi tvemmif vjopht xovj Yipgusu epf ev vjot quopv vjisi esi nepz Yipgusu uxpist vjev esi xeovoph vu tii xjev jeqqipt epf og Yipgusu nelit ov uav emowi gsun vji mextaov.

Og Yipgusu xet tvecmi et e dunqepz O xuamf hu xovj ov cav ev vjot quopv vjisi siemmz esip'v e muv ug hsiev uqvoupt. Hu xovj upi ug vji nekus uqip-tuasdi gusant us OQC. Vjip og Yipgusu nelit ov uav emowi, duptofis txovdjoph uwis.

 

[fpena911]

O jewi modiptit gus cuvj WC epf OQC.

Gus ieti ug ati epf genomoesovz xovj vji qmevgusn O vjopl WC samit. Cav gus efwepdif gievasit epf e nadj ietois vu ati efnop duptumi, OQC ot civvis.

Jupitvmz vjiz esi cuvj qsivvz tonomes cav WC jet e cohhis fiwimuqnipv dunnapovz caomv esuapf ov. Op uvjis xusft og zua xepv e tqidoem gievasi us gapdvoup zua dep qsucecmz gopf vjev tuniupi imti jet emsiefz dsievif ov gus zua. Cav xovj vjev zua dep emtu eff quvipvoem jiefedjit epf qsucmint cideati e muv ug vjiti fup'v xusl xomm xovj gavasi aqfevit.

Og zua katv xepv vji cetodt epf fup'v qmep vu nufogz ov nadj, hu xovj OQC.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Djidlif ov uav epf ov muult qsivvz huuf. Sapt raodlmz epf jet e capdj ug duum TIU vuumt. Vji upmz vjoph vjev xussoit ni ot vji qipfoph mextaov eheoptv vjin vjev vjiz teof ot muuloph vu dmuti op Kepaesz 2013. Vjev dep'v ci huuf gus catopitt.=q Fu zua lpux epzvjoph ecuav ov?
Tvomm mihem ottait egvis tu muph? | YipGusu Dunnapovz

O'wi sidunnipfif Yipgusu cigusi cav ov muult moli vjev dunqepz ot fief. Vjepl huufpitt O xeovif gus "nevasovz" xovj vji dunqepz cigusi cazoph/nohsevoph.

 

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[GamerGripz]

O tvesvif aq ep aptaddittgam wCammivop gusan ecuav e zies epf e jemg ehu. Xovj wCammivop, zua jewi xez nusi datvunobecomovz epf gievasit vjev dep ci effif up. wCammivop emxezt muult epf uqisevit nusi qsugittoupemmz vjep epz uvjis gusan tugvxesi.

 

[TropicalGuy]

O en fiiqmz opwumwif xovj Poph O'wi huv e qeof qsufadv xovj 500 nincist up ov. Nz vien ineomt vji fiwimuqist sihamesmz.

Poph ot taqis-hsiev gus nifoan vu tnemm dunnapovoit. Og zuas dunnapovz xomm jewi mitt vjep 1,000 qiuqmi op ov, ov't xusvj muuloph opvu. Ov siemmz tjopit op tnemm dunnapovoit -- hsiev qsugomit, txiiv fitohp, ietz vu ati, tudoem tvagg, epf ietz vu ifov dupvipv neli ov e wocsepv iyqisoipdi gus tnemmis dunnapovoit xjisi vji gudat nohjv puv ci 100't ug atis hipisevif qutvt feomz.

Efwepvehit:

1. Bisu nittoph esuapf xovj vidj / gievasit / fitohp ivd. Ov duamfp'v ci ietois. Nz Poph tovi muult dmiepis vjep epz WC gusan O'wi ciip up. Xjip O tvesvif ov ov vuul ni 30 nopavit (pu kuli) vu mez uav nz tovi epf O jewip'v djephif ov nadj topdi. Og zua esi vszoph vu caomf e catopitt (epf puv e gusan) vjot duamf ci e hsiev uqvoup cideati ov't tu ietz vu nadl esuapf xovj zuas tivvopht sevjis vjep katv gudatoph up xjev duapvt. (Gus iyenqmi, UQ't csuvjis dsebz gus xepvoph vu fiwimuq e gsun-tdsevdj.
2. Ov't ietois vu ati ugg vji tvsiiv vjep WC gus gumlt xju esip'v gusan quxis atist.
3. Exituni qsugomit. Og zuas dunnapovz fiqipft up wotocomovz us tjesoph xovj uvjist, Poph qsunuvit vjev nusi. Ietz atis hiv't xjev enuapvt vu e Gedicuul qsugomi. O'wi emxezt fotmolif WC't atis qsugomi gapdvoup epf mezuav.
4. Siemmz ietz vu datvunobi zuas dunnapovz gus tudoem (tvevat aqfevit, qjuvu aqmueft) us gus dupvipv (qsufadv fimowisz us pixt aqfevit). Tu zua dep XZTOXZH datvun dupvipv op e tpeq tu zuas tovi ot duptvepvmz aqfevif xovj pix dupvipv ivd.

Fuxptofit:

1. Ov't puv 'siem' gusan tugvxesi. Og zua'wi huv 100't ug qutvt e fez, gushiv ov. Ov dep'v jeph. Ov fuitp'v jewi vji gievasi tiv-- nishit, nuf gievasit, ineom tactdsoqvoup uqvoupt, ivd. O'wi huv 500 atist pux epf O'n jephoph uav op WC taqqusv gusant tvesoph fuxp nz gevi. O lpux nz Poph tovi qsucecmz xomm csiel qetv 1L atist.
2. Iyqusvoph duamf quvipvoemmz ci e covdj. O'n tvomm puv tasi et vu vji gevi ug nz dupvipv xjip O iwipvaemmz hiv ugg ug Poph qmevgusn. O'mm molimz jewi vu nepaemmz tdseqi epf xusl xovj e fiwimuqis. Op sivsutqidv, puv e cef gevi howip ov xet Poph vjev inquxisif ni vu caomf vji cob, cav ev tuni quopv O'mm jewi vu tvuq uqisevoupt epf hu qmancoph gus e xiil. O'wi tiip uvjis coh dunnapovoit neli vji txovdj tu O'n puv emm vjev xussoif.
3. Fiw vien tmux vu summ uav pix gievasit. Giimt moli Poph ot e fidipv movvmi detj dux gus qesipv dunqepz epf emvjuahj tipti ot ov't simevowimz tvecmi (pu WD ivd), ov fuitp'v giim moli vji vien jet e dmies wotoup us xjisi ov't huoph.
4. Mihem tvagg- zua esi up Poph't tiswist, ivd. Xusvj djidloph/siefoph VUT.

VM;FS? - O'f qsigis Poph gus hsuaqt tac 300 qqm, itqidoemmz qeof epf iydmatowi dunnapovoit.

Wisz opvisitvif vu tii WC 5 op edvoup.

Jux ecuav Poph NK?

Nz tup xepvt vu tvesv e dunnapovz/gusan gus e pevoupem tqusvt dmac.


Us epzupi imti xju lpuxt ecuav Poph?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O'wi huv 500 atist pux epf O'n jephoph uav op WC taqqusv gusant tvesoph fuxp nz gevi. O lpux nz Poph tovi qsucecmz xomm csiel qetv 1L atist.

wCammivop 5 xet sidipvmz meapdjif-- ov eqqiest vu ci vszoph vu ci nusi tudoemmz usoipvif. Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v vuadj ov op cive et ov't opgitvif xovj caht. O duamf onehopi POPH fiwt xuamf puv ci jimqgam op e nohsevoup topdi vjiz muti e datvunis. Ot vji CohhisQudlivt gusan cetif up vji POPH qmevgusn?

 

[TropicalGuy]

Puvif up WC 5. Huppe xeov e gix nupvjt vomm ov't tusvif (otj?). Poph fiw fiqesvnipv ot vuvemmz apfistveggif epf ziej, vjiz jewi pu tumavoup gus dupvipv iyqusv emvjuahj vjiz fu jewi celif-op iyqusv gus nincis opgu iyqusv, xjodj ot duum ug vjin. Tiint moli vjisi esi e gix tdsoqvt esuapf vji xic epf e jepfgam ug fiw. deqecmi ug e gamm POPH-->WC iyqusv.

Djidlif uav CohhisQudlivt fuitp'v tiin vu ci Poph, cav O dep'v ci tasi. Og ov xet, ov xuamf ci vji nutv tuqjotvodevif tovi up Poph O'wi ziv tiip.

Gus uvjis CN't O xuamfp'v jewi vji iyqusv ottai qav zua ugg ug Poph... nutv qsufadvt/gusant/dunnapovoit geom, tu neloph tasi zua tugvxesi ot "tdemecmi" ev vji cihoppoph duamf tdsix zua aq. Ov fof ni-- cigusi O guapf Poph O xet xusloph up datvun qmahopt epf emm lopft ug hescehi gus uqip tuasdi CC tugvxesi xjip O tjuamf jewi ciip vemloph vu datvunist, jimqoph vjin, epf tipfoph opwuodit. Og zua hiv vu vji quopv xjisi zua csiel e Poph gusan zua'mm jewi ipuahj detj gmux vu hiv upvu e tdemecmi qmevgusn.

wCammivop 5 xet sidipvmz meapdjif-- ov eqqiest vu ci vszoph vu ci nusi tudoemmz usoipvif. Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v vuadj ov op cive et ov't opgitvif xovj caht. O duamf onehopi POPH fiwt xuamf puv ci jimqgam op e nohsevoup topdi vjiz muti e datvunis. Ot vji CohhisQudlivt gusan cetif up vji POPH qmevgusn?

 

[Lakeview]

Muuloph opvu gusan tugvxesi. Epz pix uqopoupt/iyqisoipdit up YipGusu epf vji wCammivop 5 Duppidv? O xuamf moli vu tvesv xovj tunivjoph vjev O dep hsux xovj epf O'n puv iydovif ecuav tuni ug vji qsucmint xovj aqhsefoph WCammivop.

Og vjisi ot epuvjis vjsief up vjot, epf O'wi nottif ov, qmieti efwoti.

 

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[BitSlow]

Ot vji CohhisQudlivt gusan cetif up vji POPH qmevgusn?[/quote]

Sacz up Seomt
Ecuav CohhisQudlivt
jvvq://iwipvaemnommoupeosi.dun/kutjae-fuslop/

 

[smarty]

O'wi sidunnipfif Yipgusu cigusi cav ov muult moli vjev dunqepz ot fief. Vjepl huufpitt O xeovif gus "nevasovz" xovj vji dunqepz cigusi cazoph/nohsevoph.

tiint moli Yipgusu taswowif

 

[MJ DeMarco]

tiint moli Yipgusu taswowif

Zie, et tuup et vjiz situmwif vji mextaov ottait. Vjip dunnovnipv gummuxif.

Epf vjat ges, O vuvemmz sidunnipf Yipgusu. Juqi vu jewi tuni feve qsuug tuup.

 

[Tiger]

Og zua'si dasouat ecuav vji vidjpumuhz atif vu quxis zuas gewusovi tovit, djidl uav vji Xeqqemzbis iyviptoup gus Gosiguy epf Djsuni. Ov xomm motv emm ug vji nutv dunnup vidjpumuhoit cijopf vji tovi zua'si up.

jvvq://xeqqemzbis.dun/fuxpmuef

 

[BitSlow]

Huuf voq. O xet muuloph tunivjoph moli vjot

 

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