paysites with forums - phpBB or vBulletin? - GoFuckYourself.com

xenigo · 02-15-2005, 03:06 PM

I see paysites with forums, and I like the concept... but I'd kinda like to require joining the site to post, but you'd be able to see the dialogue from the outside. The one thing all the paysites I've seen have in common is Vbulletin. I'm running phpBB and to my knowledge, I can't do this.

But I'm not sure. Anyone know?

Dalai lama · 02-15-2005, 03:08 PM

Hmm might be a good idea to set this up indeed, anyway most *big* sites dont have it.

Dalai lama · 02-15-2005, 03:10 PM

It has it benefits and constraints

TheMob · 02-15-2005, 03:11 PM

You need a big user base or it will just look like a joke.

xenigo · 02-15-2005, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalai lama

It has it benefits and constraints

And that's what makes the world go round. Everything has an upside, and a downside. I guess that's part of life, right?

polish_aristocrat · 02-15-2005, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalai lama

It has it benefits and constraints

what would be the cons?

xenigo · 02-15-2005, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMob

You need a big user base or it will just look like a joke.

Community isn't a joke, jackass. Forums don't start out huge. Do you think Slashdot just came out of nowhere? Doubtful, and I doubt people thought it was a joke either.

Hardy har har.

xenigo · 02-15-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

what would be the cons?

Public negative feedback, I'm guessing is what he's talking about.

Dalai lama · 02-15-2005, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

what would be the cons?

Members fighting, blaming eachother. Surfers get mad/agree decide to chargeback/cancel. If you know that members chargeback for porn actors using condoms to protect themselves from getting aids.

Dalai lama · 02-15-2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xenigo

Public negative feedback, I'm guessing is what he's talking about.

No because it all stays inside the memberarea. If they are negetive they will tell there friends anyway.

Also spam, if your paysite is big some webmasters join and spam links around from ''better paysites sites''

Tons of reasons to think about.

FelixFlow · 02-15-2005, 03:20 PM

i use pbhBB because it's free and the features it has are just fine for a members area board

yes, with phbBB you can set the permissions on the forums to be "read by all" but only registered users can make threads & reply to posts

phpBB has many of the same administrative capabilities of Vbulletin (i admin a Vb boards as well, so i'm speaking with experience from the admin panel access)

you can download phbBB skins for free and do custom tweaking to them yourself too (the default subSilver skin is very generic)

ShaneRyale · 02-15-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalai lama

Members fighting, blaming eachother. Surfers get mad/agree decide to chargeback/cancel. If you know that members chargeback for porn actors using condoms to protect themselves from getting aids.

We've had a post board on our site for years. I usually don't edit the negative post unless they are about CP or something because I want to know what the members like and what they don't like. The majority of members are respectful and it gives them a sense of community. Plus they feel like they have real interaction with the models and they get to converse directly with Ray Guhn and tell us what they would like to see at the next shoot.

You'll get a few jerks every now and then, but for the most part it's been a good experience for our members.

polish_aristocrat · 02-15-2005, 03:28 PM

Members fighing can be good, it will be like GFY, they will lose interest in the content, but still stay a member to be able to post

j/k

But seriously, I dont see anything bad with members fighting. Please enlighten me what I am missing.

Rui · 02-15-2005, 03:31 PM

This has lots of downsides, I mean putting paysite sufers on a board..ehhhh

Buddah00 · 02-15-2005, 03:31 PM

I use phpbb in the members forum, you can change the permission settings. It's free and it gets the job done.

abadfish · 02-15-2005, 03:32 PM

For paysites I always choose PhpBB... It's free, quick and easy. I just use VB for more complex stand alone boards.

who_farted · 02-22-2005, 08:41 AM

Agree on phpbb. I run several of them. Unless you are talking about 10K plus members, it will work for you just fine. It's very easy to install, setup, customize, and administrate.

02-15-2005, 03:06 PM	#1
xenigo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,067	paysites with forums - phpBB or vBulletin? I see paysites with forums, and I like the concept... but I'd kinda like to require joining the site to post, but you'd be able to see the dialogue from the outside. The one thing all the paysites I've seen have in common is Vbulletin. I'm running phpBB and to my knowledge, I can't do this. But I'm not sure. Anyone know?

02-15-2005, 03:08 PM	#2
Dalai lama Strength and Honor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 16,540	Hmm might be a good idea to set this up indeed, anyway most big sites dont have it. __________________ A program you can trust. Gallerybooster Run multiply TGPs of 1 script

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FelixFlow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,779	i use pbhBB because it's free and the features it has are just fine for a members area board yes, with phbBB you can set the permissions on the forums to be "read by all" but only registered users can make threads & reply to posts phpBB has many of the same administrative capabilities of Vbulletin (i admin a Vb boards as well, so i'm speaking with experience from the admin panel access) you can download phbBB skins for free and do custom tweaking to them yourself too (the default subSilver skin is very generic) __________________ ICQ: 643 339 687

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polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	Members fighing can be good, it will be like GFY, they will lose interest in the content, but still stay a member to be able to post j/k But seriously, I dont see anything bad with members fighting. Please enlighten me what I am missing. __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

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TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	You need a big user base or it will just look like a joke.

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Rui web Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: On icq: 85-483-060 Posts: 9,533	This has lots of downsides, I mean putting paysite sufers on a board..ehhhh

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Buddah00 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Dirty South Posts: 722	I use phpbb in the members forum, you can change the permission settings. It's free and it gets the job done. __________________ I want what every other man wants, I just want it more.

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abadfish Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA Posts: 1,482	For paysites I always choose PhpBB... It's free, quick and easy. I just use VB for more complex stand alone boards.

02-22-2005, 08:41 AM	#17
who_farted Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8	Agree on phpbb. I run several of them. Unless you are talking about 10K plus members, it will work for you just fine. It's very easy to install, setup, customize, and administrate.