Setting up a forum

[Cornfed]

A question for Pseudonym: How difficult is it to set up a forum like this and how much does it cost? I'm looking at the possibility of setting one up myself, and it would be interesting to hear from someone who has already done it.

[hrdcor]

Pseudonym dont answer that, that is like telling mcdonalds the recipe for KFC!!!

[Pseudonym]

heh.. too late! I've already sent the PM.

Oh and Cornfed, the other ingredient I forgot to tell you about was time. Lots and lots of it!

(Now I trust you're not planning on setting up in opposition, are you? )

[hrdcor]

oh well its a dog eat dog world out there,but you certantly dont have to barbcue and rub lovely sauce all over your dog and then hand feed to another !!,

[Pseudonym]

Well, I'm counting on the fact that while the basic forum software is relatively easy to install, to be any good it requires lots of update patches and modifications, and lots of customisation. And time. Did I mention time? :grin:

[Cornfed]

Thanks, Pseudonym. That should save me a little investigation time. The planned forum won't be on the subject of bodybuilding, so there's no danger of competition.

[Ash]

From what I am told, setting up a forum is easy. I've toyed with the idea but if it gets popular, you can kiss your time goodbye.

Most forum software is a pain to maintain and as the forum grows, you end up having to migrate to bigger and faster servers and different hosting companies, often paying with your own cash. Then there are the flame wars and the spammers and the hackers :evil:

Forums seem to become a 2nd (unpaid) job for some admins but usually they remain a labour of love, which theoretically makes it all worth it.

[hrdcor]

cool cornfeed, I think one is enough,although I would like to see a forum on the NZFBB site so members could have there say on how they want things run , after all thats the way its meant to happen!! isnt it??

[Cornfed]

From what I am told, setting up a forum is easy. I've toyed with the idea but if it gets popular, you can kiss your time goodbye.

Most forum software is a pain to maintain and as the forum grows, you end up having to migrate to bigger and faster servers and different hosting companies, often paying with your own cash. Then there are the flame wars and the spammers and the hackers :evil:

Forums seem to become a 2nd (unpaid) job for some admins but usually they remain a labour of love, which theoretically makes it all worth it.

There seem to be some supposedly good free services operation. Do you know anything about these? I think trolls and spammers would be reasonably easy to deal with, despite the fact that most moderators seem incapable of doing so.

[deegee]

What will be the topic or theme for your forum cornfed? I look forward to hearing more about it, your posts here are often interesting

[Growth]

What the others have said is pretty much correct, you do need alot of time to get it all running, and then theres the time to iron out all the glithes, time to keep it maintained, time to do future alterations.

TIME.

[Mercury]

Is this forum/site located on a local server or offshore?

[Pseudonym]

Offshore. This has its own pros and cons, of course, but local options just don't provide the disk space or bandwidth we require.

[Mercury]

Offshore. This has its own pros and cons, of course, but local options just don't provide the disk space or bandwidth we require.

Thanks, I know alot of other bb forums are loacted offshore for legal reasons.

[Cornfed]

What will be the topic or theme for your forum cornfed?

Hard to explain really. The basic idea is that so-called civilized society over the past 6000 years has been an aberrational cultural freak show which is intrinsically unsustainable and about to collapse. The discussion will center around finding ways to transcend the mentality of sheeple-populated slave society, drop out and become free, survive the coming dieoff and so on. I'll link to it if and when it gets up and running if you like, but it's not really of general interest.

[hrdcor]

Whoa !! Deep Man !! you would have my curosity just for curositys sake!!

[Growth]

I think it will definately be worth a look cornfed. Post the link once its up!

[frogie2001]

well of course collapse is inevitable. I had an interesting debate over placing the cause on western society and Christianity the other day. I managed to argue that Christianity can't be to blame due a christian doctrine never being truely adopted. and that if it had civilisation would be sustainable, as natural resource would be taken more care of. it was interesting anyway. I reckon give us 10 more years, and keep bush in the number 1 seat and we'll be over in no time. /still have to look on the bright side of life don't you

[Ash]

Cornfed - please let us know when you get the forum up and running. It sounds very interesting.

BTW - if you don't want to initially go the whole hog and set up a forum, there is always the YahooGroups mailing list service. It's not as flash but can work quite well.

[hrdcor]

collapse is ineviatble, what do they call it ... evolution, but i dont think it will happen as fast as ten years, but it will happen!