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First comment, yay! How the

by Wolfie, Fri January 6, 2012 12:52

First comment, yay!

How the hell is Burning Board getting so many votes when it's not the best? o_O

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Second! Well, if the won last

by lastnico, Fri January 6, 2012 13:12

Second! Well, if the won last year, I have no doubts the Burning Board community is already ready for competing this year too.

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They must have a large

by ZINC (?), Fri April 13, 2012 21:52

They must have a large community!

More like, a lot of admins

by Wolfie, Fri April 13, 2012 23:04

More like, a lot of admins (board owners) with dead communities and with nothing better to do, they all scout out for polls to do fan-boy votes for it.

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Only reason that they're

by Wolfie, Fri January 6, 2012 13:24

Only reason that they're getting more votes is because the admins have nothing better to do. IPB admins are handling their busy communities with their superior software.

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(No subject)

by lastnico, Fri January 6, 2012 13:39

FSR Admin - Vote for 2012.

Hey lastnico, you need to

by Serkan (?), Fri January 6, 2012 14:23

Hey lastnico, you need to change your signature.

MyBB is the best software, because it is easy to use, plugins installation takes less time than other softwares and fast and good support.

Sorry for my english and greetings from Turkey.

Done! Thanks for noticing it

by lastnico, Fri January 6, 2012 14:25

Done! Thanks for noticing it

FSR Admin - Vote for 2012.

Don't care what you say about

by Wolfie, Fri January 6, 2012 14:52

Don't care what you say about free software. For commercial though, IPB is the best.

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Twelvestone forum software is

by EndersDrift (?), Sat January 7, 2012 00:07

Twelvestone forum software is great. Its easy and robust and the creator of the software is the only person you have to deal with so its a lot better customer experience on that end.

MyBB is best for almost

by Xstrike (?), Sat January 7, 2012 05:49

MyBB is best for almost anything, any type of forum you want can be done with MyBB, and it's free! AEF is good for smaller sized forums too.

For commercial, I liked vB until the version 4 update, but IPB is pretty good.

I liked ProBoards for a hosted forum service, except for the annoying ads as a free user. Don't know if it changed now since then though.

Heaps of free forum hosts

by ZINC (?), Sun January 8, 2012 06:35

Heaps of free forum hosts have free ads? It's how they make money, without them, no free forum host.

Yes I know, Proboards is

by Xstrike (?), Mon January 23, 2012 21:28

Yes I know, Proboards is still very nice and user friendly last time I used it.

I like the simplicity and

by BlackPig (?), Sat January 7, 2012 10:27

I like the simplicity and elegance of twelvestone.

Clean and easy to use and concentrates on the content and community.

Go ProBoards, let's win

by ZINC (?), Sun January 8, 2012 06:35

Go ProBoards, let's win again! WOOT!

Glad to see ProBoards win

by Robert (?), Sun January 8, 2012 13:11

Glad to see ProBoards win last year, despite all the crap those spammers were making. I mean, if you break the TOS then it's your own fault your forum is deleted. And I am amused by all the reviews of outdated look and hard to use with ProBoards. Looks like most people don't notice something called version 5 beta. If they did, I'm sure they'd change their mind.

Anyway, I of course voted for ProBoards again. I've been on their support forum for years (oh and by the way trolls and people-who-go-around-bashing-stuff-on-the-Internet, it's the service and software you should be voting for, don't base it on their community in the support forum. That's just stupid) and have loved what they offer.

I hope ProBoards wins because I know that with v5 coming soon, they will be up at the top again (they do have a bit of outdated feeling in them at the moment, but that's soon to change!).

*clicks invisible like

by ZINC (?), Sun January 8, 2012 20:00

*clicks invisible like button*

Thanks

by Robert (?), Wed January 11, 2012 20:10

Thanks

Ditto

by Anonymous (?), Tue May 15, 2012 02:44

Ditto

It's funny too see how WBB is

by Anonymous (?), Sun January 8, 2012 15:20

It's funny too see how WBB is flamed, just because it's new to the competition and won instantly. But consider these two things: Burnign Board IS great, and is has a very dedcated community. And i'm pretty sure, once Burning Board Dragon is released, the others will have to fear it even more

MyBB fOr EvEr :

by !ArTiN! (?), Mon January 16, 2012 02:22

MyBB fOr EvEr :

Just mybb FARSI for ever!

by Ehsan (?), Thu January 19, 2012 15:05

Just mybb FARSI for ever!

Just Mybb Persian

by Mohsen (?), Fri January 20, 2012 08:50

Just Mybb Persian

MyBB is number 1!

by BikerMaxx (?), Sun January 22, 2012 06:32

MyBB is number 1!

mybb ftw. i tried phpbb

by sparrow (?), Tue January 24, 2012 16:53

mybb ftw.

i tried phpbb first, but the installation of mods/plugin is pain, also you don't know whether the plugin is working or not, even after clearing cookies, caches and all, then you know that you need to add 5 lines in 10 files. if it is done automatically means, you will end with error

there is nothing complex in mybb, i love it

Simple one click installation of mods.
also mods are amazing with good support forum.

Still using other forum software....?? Install mybb in localhost and try, you will feel the truth

Last point is, server load, yeah mybb uses less resource than phpbb and any other sofware.

Paid means:
vBulletion and iPB.

vbulletin for performance/administration
iPB for nice looking

I think Burning Board is the

by Ali Ghasemzadeh (?), Thu February 2, 2012 17:46

I think Burning Board is the best because i like programming method that they use and also it has very good framework.

how is burning board winning?

by Anonymous (?), Wed February 8, 2012 05:30

how is burning board winning? its layout is not very good and not very user-friendly.

IPB is much easier to use and more polished.

VB has more mods

xF is growing to be very good.

WBB use new programming

by Ali Ghasemzadeh (?), Sun February 12, 2012 17:12

WBB use new programming method which I like and I think this help WBB to become popular.

Doesn't matter how new or old

by Wolfie, Sun February 12, 2012 21:39

Doesn't matter how new or old the programming is, it's the quality that makes a difference.

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precisely... and WBB was

by Anonymous (?), Mon February 13, 2012 04:00

precisely... and WBB was really bad. even the demos on 3 sites crashed a lot. that's supposed to convince you to buy it, if it crashes you say "oh wow must not be very stable" and move on to the next.....

Using new technology =

by InitArt (?), Mon February 13, 2012 14:53

Using new technology = quality!
By the way, WoltLab got a very small team, and its much cheaper:
WBB - Board + Gallery + Blog: 134,97 USD
IPB - Board + Gallery + Blog: 261 USD
WBB - Renewal: 49,99 USD for 1 Year
IPB - Renewal: 90 USD for 1 Year

Optional 6-month renewal:

by Anonymous (?), Tue February 14, 2012 01:22

Optional 6-month renewal: $25.00 for IPB.... so that's around 50USD per year to renew IPB.

also about WBB:
just becuase it's new doesn't mean it's better.

I have also noticed a lot of spammers from WBB begging people to vote for them for best forum software. I've even seen this on other forum software developer's forums. This is pathetic and will only hurt WBB in the end.

If you honestly think "using

by Wolfie, Tue February 14, 2012 03:11

If you honestly think "using new technology = quality" then you have NO idea what the word "quality" really means.

I could write a crappy script using new technology, it would still be crappy. Could also write an awesome script using old technology. That would be good quality.

So don't confuse newness or 'technology' as being quality.

WolfLab = bad quality (even though it does have a cool name)
IPB = great quality

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The Userfriendlyness heavily

by TimWolla (?), Mon February 13, 2012 14:38

The Userfriendlyness heavily depends on your personal opinion. In my opinion IPB and vB are both unusable as a user and vB as well as an administrator. vB simply has to many functions that “no one” uses and that are still available in the Administration and clutters it with unneeded stuff.

how are those forum systems

by Anonymous (?), Wed February 15, 2012 02:58

how are those forum systems hard to use? I find both equally easy.

IMO IPB and especially vB are

by TimWolla (?), Wed February 15, 2012 16:35

IMO IPB and especially vB are overloaded with too many features. In frontend many settings or pages are hidden to deep what makes them hard to find.

The same could be said about

by Wolfie, Wed February 15, 2012 22:28

The same could be said about Windows, Linux, Mac OS's, FaceBook, MySpace, etc. The difference though is that IPB is progressing while vB (veryBad) isn't.

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I find that IPB and xF to be

by Anonymous (?), Thu February 16, 2012 02:15

I find that IPB and xF to be the most intuitive.

MyBB is awesome for free.

by GamerVoid (?), Wed February 15, 2012 06:27

MyBB is awesome for free. Converted from phpBB after its manual mod installation.
Paid - I kind of liked Burning Board's UI. Fits *my* tastes.

I LOVE YOU MYBB.

by daniyal (?), Mon February 20, 2012 17:23

I LOVE YOU MYBB.

Burning Board is simply the

by Anonymous (?), Sat February 25, 2012 18:49

Burning Board is simply the best! That is it!

After IPB, it might very well

by Wolfie, Sat February 25, 2012 19:35

After IPB, it might very well be.

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A lot of burning board

by ZINC (?), Fri April 13, 2012 21:48

A lot of burning board supports here this year!

Some people just don't know

by Wolfie, Fri April 13, 2012 23:01

Some people just don't know better, so let's just pat them on the head while knowing that IPB is the best.

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LOVE MYBB

by LOVE MYBB (?), Wed March 7, 2012 08:24

LOVE MYBB

Actually, in free forums,

by Linux (?), Mon March 12, 2012 16:47

Actually, in free forums, MyBB is simply the best . Even better than many paid forums.
All kind of plugins and themes are available, and best for small/medium forums with under 10000 uv/day.
In paid forums, i'll vote for IPB, secondly vb.

phpBB for the win MyBB just

by Jessica (?), Tue March 13, 2012 03:06

phpBB for the win

MyBB just sucks. yeah, you can install plug ins really easily but there aren't many good ones. not to mention the styles are all UGLY. even SMF is better

and if you guys don't know already...people have been cheating...clear your cookies.

I thought that it was based

by Wolfie, Tue March 13, 2012 04:43

I thought that it was based on IP addressed. Unregistered IP can only vote once, so clearing cookies wouldn't do any good at all.

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You are right Wolfie, it's

by lastnico, Tue March 13, 2012 09:38

You are right Wolfie, it's based on the IP address, so anonymous users cannot revote constantly except if they like plug the Internet connection off and on

FSR Admin - Vote for 2012.

Lol,have you seen mybb themes

by mybb support (?), Tue April 10, 2012 11:30

Lol,have you seen mybb themes anytime.
Just visit our mods database as well these theme studios.
1.Audentio
2.Codicious
3.pixelmonkey
4.Dynaxel
5.Themefreak
6.websized
7.mimspace

They are all powered by myBB
First see and then comment.

Phpbb is the worst I have seen and smf is a lazy bug.
Lol

that's immature are you

by Anonymous (?), Tue April 10, 2012 12:15

that's immature are you really from mybbsupport?

Well what's so immature. In

by mybb support (?), Tue April 10, 2012 14:38

Well what's so immature.
In myBB every one is a support for every one so you can think now why myBB is on a success row for 2 years.
Wait for few more months we will have our 1.8 release and then we can find every other forum software mouth shut :)

If you both want to slug it

by Wolfie, Tue April 10, 2012 16:37

If you both want to slug it out for the free version, go for it. So long as you acknowledge that IPB is the best when it comes to paid, it's all good. Heck, IPB would have more votes here except that the admins of IPB sites are busy with their sites (activity you know), while the other admins have so little time that they all gather here to vote for things like vB or charcoal board (or 'Burning Board' as it likes to be called), in hopes of validating their poor purchase choice.

I make time for things, which is why I'm here on this one topic.

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