Big forum update 5/27 - 5/28

[ERBoH]

I've always wanted a blog

But the main thing is, I've seen how vBulletin has been run by others, and it's not good.

What is not good about it?

[B.S.B]

I saw a forum from vbulletin, it had a arcade.
is ERBoH getting one?

[xxDeadxPoolxx]

I saw a forum from vbulletin, it had a arcade.
is ERBoH getting one?

OH MY GOD, THE CRACK!

[Dion]

haha okay guys shuddup

The vbulletin software is actually very expensive. It'll solve a lot of 'behind the scenes' issues and bugs that a lot of you might not know about. It'll also solve some of the issues that a lot of you care about; like search never working.

Just like with PhpBB (the software we use now), there are tons of 'add on' modifications that can add additional features to the forum. vbulletin has group features built into it, we will have to discover how things work and what we can do once we get it. Then we can start working on adding new things and filling gaps, so that it doesn't seem like a "downgrade".

A lot of you seem to think that this is a downgrade in a lot of ways, and thats actually not the case. Apart from the behind the scenes things like server resources and bugs, there are a lot of new, built in features.
One big thing is a blog/article management system. A lot of the things that are 'add-ons' for PhpBB are already built into vbulletin. This is a big deal, because the 'add-ons' for PhpBB are made by normal people in their spare time. So as time goes on, they end up being outdated and stop working. Things that are built into vbulletin are kept up-to-date by the company.

Everyone likes different things about the ERB community. Whether its the commendatory of groups, the discussions and debates, or just the ERB leaks, we want everyone to be able to enjoy the site in their own way. So we will be trying to keep as many features as possible. Don't panic if things disappear and aren't back right away, it'll take time to figure out the new software and get things setup. Also, there will be more style options, and they will be a lot easier to make with vB.

Basically what Rob has said.

There are still quite a few things I have not mentioned about vBulletin that makes it a lot more useful than phpBB. We can have "Awards" that will appear under the username, we will have "Infractions" instead of "Warnings" and they will be a lot more intimidating considering that you will automatically get banned/become an offender (which limits the amount you can post) if you gain enough. There are a lot of little stuff that we can do with vBulletin that are provided with the actual company. Unlike with phpBB, where all the add-ons are only provided by coders and just regular people that do it in their spare time.

You won't know that you don't like it until you actually use it.

[Baldy Jr]

Like I said, my biggest bone to pick is with the way groups are being handled.

[Dion]

Like I said, my biggest bone to pick is with the way groups are being handled.

We'll try to find a way to work with it.

[Facilier]

So will it be updating tomorrow because of Memorial Day?
And will bans transfer over?

[Dion]

So will it be updating tomorrow because of Memorial Day?
And will bans transfer over?

Or it might be just very late at night. Last time Rob tried to do the update, it was like 2 am EST.
I imagine so.

[Uprising]

I've always wanted a blog

But the main thing is, I've seen how vBulletin has been run by others, and it's not good.

What is not good about it?

I've found that vBulletin is very hard to navigate, and has a way of filling up your email whenever somebody replys to any topic you posted in.

[Dion]

I've always wanted a blog

But the main thing is, I've seen how vBulletin has been run by others, and it's not good.

What is not good about it?

I've found that vBulletin is very hard to navigate, and has a way of filling up your email whenever somebody replys to any topic you posted in.

You do realize that you can turn off that option?