Should we replace these forums with FutureBB?

jvvg · 2013-05-22 21:19:12

Currently these forums run FluxBB. However, FutureSight Technologies (an organization that both LS97 and I belong to) is going to release FutureBB at some point.

Because that forum software is more flexible and because we coded it entirely ourselves, I am wondering what everyone here thinks about implementing it on this site.

Keep in mind that if we do implement it, it will not be for a while because the software is still in the alpha stage.

Should we switch these forums to FutureBB once it is released?

Yes
No
It's fine either way

Total votes: 19

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Molybdenum · 2013-05-22 21:26:42

New SS? Cool. But

•A perfect URL system - instead of a topic being at an obnoxious URL like http://futuresight.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=3, it would be at http://futuresight.org/forums/announcements/futurebb-released
•One-click style add-ons - you can install new style packs to improve the look of your forum by just uploading a file
•Simplicity - all features are easy to use, and almost every page can be accessed within four clicks
•Flexible permissions - there are a wide range of permissions you can set for every user group
•Full unread message tracking - all messages a user has not read will show up as unread
•Trash bin - all deleted posts can be recovered
•...and many more!

1. Actually, http://futuresight.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=3 isn't obnoxious at all, and can be shorter than most other topic urls based on titles.
2. Good. But I wouldn't see it, so it doesn't matter to me.
3. Good I guess?
4. Hmm, interesting. But like #2, probably won't see it much.
5. Good, similar to vBulletin.
6. No
7. Noo
-0+0+--=-
So not really

I haven't seen it "in action" either

Last edited by Molybdenum (2013-05-22 21:28:23)

jvvg · 2013-05-22 21:50:03

Molybdenum wrote:

New SS? Cool. But
•A perfect URL system - instead of a topic being at an obnoxious URL like http://futuresight.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=3, it would be at http://futuresight.org/forums/announcements/futurebb-released
•One-click style add-ons - you can install new style packs to improve the look of your forum by just uploading a file
•Simplicity - all features are easy to use, and almost every page can be accessed within four clicks
•Flexible permissions - there are a wide range of permissions you can set for every user group
•Full unread message tracking - all messages a user has not read will show up as unread
•Trash bin - all deleted posts can be recovered
•...and many more!
1. Actually, http://futuresight.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=3 isn't obnoxious at all, and can be shorter than most other topic urls based on titles.
2. Good. But I wouldn't see it, so it doesn't matter to me.
3. Good I guess?
4. Hmm, interesting. But like #2, probably won't see it much.
5. Good, similar to vBulletin.
6. No
7. Noo
-0+0+--=-
So not really
I haven't seen it "in action" either

Let me point out that a few features are already here, such as...
4. I've already hacked the forums to mess with the permissions
5. This sort of comes with FluxBB, but I've improved upon it a bit - the FutureBB one is still better
6. I installed a plugin for FluxBB that gives us a trash bin. If you have a problem with administrators being able to see deleted posts, then you should not post anything that might be problematic in the first place. This is the internet - once you post something, it's out there. There is no way to take it back.
We also just updated our privacy policy to reflect that, so there is no ambiguity.

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#1 2013-05-22 21:19:12

Should we replace these forums with FutureBB?

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Re: Should we replace these forums with FutureBB?

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