Moving TBT to more powerful forum software?

[easpa]

NO! Oh God, I couldn't bear starting from scratch again!

Starting from scratch with what? Post count or something else?

Post count, bells, everything!

You have less than 300 posts! Look how many I have ._.

I know I don't have many posts but I worked hard to get them.

 

[Megamannt125]

I don't like this idea at all, and I hate Vbulletin.

Why do you dislike vb?

The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

 

[Tyler]

I don't like this idea at all, and I hate Vbulletin.

Why do you dislike vb?

The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

A little change isn't necessarily bad.

 

[Wish]

I don't like this idea at all, and I hate Vbulletin.

Why do you dislike vb?

The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

This..... And haven't you put in so much effort in this site?

 

[! AlainLeGrand !]

Yes its a good idea !

 

[Jeremy]

I don't like this idea at all, and I hate Vbulletin.

Why do you dislike vb?

The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

What else besides post counts? I don't think members would really leave because they want to stay with this version of TBT. If people like TBT they would go where it is.

Anyway, I demoed both IPB and vB. vB is more complex for admins, but I could deal with it. The skinning process used to be impossible, but they made it even easier than ZB with version 4. IPB is more similar to ZB since ZB was based off of IPB. But I have been leaning towards vB.

Do you dislike vB or the idea of moving.

 

[easpa]

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The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

What else besides post counts? I don't think members would really leave because they want to stay with this version of TBT. If people like TBT they would go where it is.

Anyway, I demoed both IPB and vB. vB is more complex for admins, but I could deal with it. The skinning process used to be impossible, but they made it even easier than ZB with version 4. IPB is more similar to ZB since ZB was based off of IPB. But I have been leaning towards vB.

Do you dislike vB or the idea of moving.

Both to be honest

 

[Megamannt125]

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The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

What else besides post counts? I don't think members would really leave because they want to stay with this version of TBT. If people like TBT they would go where it is.

Anyway, I demoed both IPB and vB. vB is more complex for admins, but I could deal with it. The skinning process used to be impossible, but they made it even easier than ZB with version 4. IPB is more similar to ZB since ZB was based off of IPB. But I have been leaning towards vB.

Do you dislike vB or the idea of moving.

You'd lose everything though, all the members, all the great threads, all the posts, it'd be literally starting over again.
Also I dislike the idea of moving AND vBulletin, the Zelda forum I go to uses vBulletin and I hate it.

 

[Jeremy]

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The way everything is set up.

Well I wouldn't be interested in vB3, but vB4 looks nice.

I think it's alot more confusing to do anything on vBulletin as opposed to Zetaboards, and i'm sure alot of people are use to ZB right now, by doing this, your giving TBT a completely clean slate, and not just with post counts.

This..... And haven't you put in so much effort in this site?

5 years of effort, but most of the effort was just getting members to join, etc. The skins / themes have been redone throughout TBT's history so losing themes wouldn't matter, especially since I was planning on doing another series whether we move or not. What we really lose is post count, so I never really considered this kind of upgrade. But then I realized that post count doesn't really matter. And I say it's the "count" we would lose because this would still be open as an archive.

 

[Jeremy]

You'd lose everything though, all the members, all the great threads, all the posts, it'd be literally starting over again.
Also I dislike the idea of moving AND vBulletin, the Zelda forum I go to uses vBulletin and I hate it.

Once again, they use vB3, not 4. So I am wondering what exactly you don't like since it could have been changed. And we wouldn't lose members since they would rejoin. Threads and posts could still be read. If you mean you want to post in these "great threads" then you could just make it again.

 

[Nic]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

 

[Megamannt125]

You'd lose everything though, all the members, all the great threads, all the posts, it'd be literally starting over again.
Also I dislike the idea of moving AND vBulletin, the Zelda forum I go to uses vBulletin and I hate it.

Once again, they use vB3, not 4. So I am wondering what exactly you don't like since it could have been changed. And we wouldn't lose members since they would rejoin. Threads and posts could still be read. If you mean you want to post in these "great threads" then you could just make it again.

Meh, do whatever you want then, I just personally don't like the idea of it, but if you do do it i'll move over too.

 

[Jeremy]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

ZetaBoards does not have any way for their forums to move data, so posts could not be moved and members would have to register again.

 

[Megamannt125]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

ZetaBoards does not have any way for their forums to move data, so posts could not be moved and members would have to register again.

I'm sure you could edit a member's post count in the admin CP like here on TBT.

 

[Nic]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

ZetaBoards does not have any way for their forums to move data, so posts could not be moved and members would have to register again.

Well, then I guess I will have to put a flat out NO.

 

[Tyler]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

ZetaBoards does not have any way for their forums to move data, so posts could not be moved and members would have to register again.

I'm sure you could edit a member's post count in the admin CP like here on TBT.

We're considering doing that, however I don't think it's likely. Post count doesn't necessarily matter that much.

 

[Megamannt125]

Well would be still be able to get on this TBT and use the PM system and things?

 

[Nic]

I kind of dislike the new plan going along. Wait I have a question though, will the post(s) be re-assigned to us or just be like a new opening of a new forum?

ZetaBoards does not have any way for their forums to move data, so posts could not be moved and members would have to register again.

I'm sure you could edit a member's post count in the admin CP like here on TBT.

We're considering doing that, however I don't think it's likely. Post count doesn't necessarily matter that much.

Well it kind of does. I mean who really wants there posts gone if they have over 10,00? I wouldn't.

 

[Jeremy]

You'd lose everything though, all the members, all the great threads, all the posts, it'd be literally starting over again.
Also I dislike the idea of moving AND vBulletin, the Zelda forum I go to uses vBulletin and I hate it.

Once again, they use vB3, not 4. So I am wondering what exactly you don't like since it could have been changed. And we wouldn't lose members since they would rejoin. Threads and posts could still be read. If you mean you want to post in these "great threads" then you could just make it again.

Meh, do whatever you want then, I just personally don't like the idea of it, but if you do do it i'll move over too.

Well I'm trying to get real good arguments from you and other people who don't like the idea so we can see the pros and cons more clearly. But I don't think "change is bad" is an argument. But if there is something specific you don't like about vB, I am interested in what it is. Maybe there's something people don't like with ZB, but it doesn't actually matter after you get used to it I think.

Losing post count is an argument, but the question is why do you care about post count in the end? The 1 million overall post count is a big deal too. One could argue that a big post count attracts more members, but what attracts members more? Post count or actual features. Probably features and active members.

 

[Megamannt125]

You'd lose everything though, all the members, all the great threads, all the posts, it'd be literally starting over again.
Also I dislike the idea of moving AND vBulletin, the Zelda forum I go to uses vBulletin and I hate it.

Once again, they use vB3, not 4. So I am wondering what exactly you don't like since it could have been changed. And we wouldn't lose members since they would rejoin. Threads and posts could still be read. If you mean you want to post in these "great threads" then you could just make it again.

Meh, do whatever you want then, I just personally don't like the idea of it, but if you do do it i'll move over too.

Well I'm trying to get real good arguments from you and other people who don't like the idea so we can see the pros and cons more clearly. But I don't think "change is bad" is an argument. But if there is something specific you don't like about vB, I am interested in what it is. Maybe there's something people don't like with ZB, but it doesn't actually matter after you get used to it I think.

Losing post count is an argument, but the question is why do you care about post count in the end? The 1 million overall post count is a big deal too. One could argue that a big post count attracts more members, but what attracts members more? Post count or actual features. Probably features and active members.

The signature, avatar, and overall image system is terrible at vBulletin. Also you can't do random images or <div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">spoilers</div>.