Hello guys,
I'm member in a dozen of forums on the net and all have been upgrading to new forum-makers during past five years. vBulletin features is now very limited comparing to new scripts. I think it is worth every penny if you could invest a couple of hundred dollars to immigrate to a something like XenForo or IPS Community Suite. all the current date will be preserved and transferred to new forum. it's a SQL job only.
I hope other members support this idea. I know it would be a big change in diyaudio.com history
I'm member in a dozen of forums on the net and all have been upgrading to new forum-makers during past five years. vBulletin features is now very limited comparing to new scripts. I think it is worth every penny if you could invest a couple of hundred dollars to immigrate to a something like XenForo or IPS Community Suite. all the current date will be preserved and transferred to new forum. it's a SQL job only.
I hope other members support this idea. I know it would be a big change in diyaudio.com history
I think the software used now on this site is about the best that is in use in these kinds of forums. Others have upgraded and the result was not an improvement, with much less user-friendly operation, very buggy operation, and loss of established features. Check out TechTalk as an extreme example of a site that used to work ok but got improved to something that users basically have to fight with to be able to use in any fashion.
I understand that 'updating' will at some time become necessary, if only to work with changes in server software and needed volume. But usability compared to other sites' software is not a reason to change what is already pretty much the most usable audio forum. If only audioasylum, Techtalk, and AVS would use what diyaudio uses.
I understand that 'updating' will at some time become necessary, if only to work with changes in server software and needed volume. But usability compared to other sites' software is not a reason to change what is already pretty much the most usable audio forum. If only audioasylum, Techtalk, and AVS would use what diyaudio uses.
DiyAudio Forum today is perfect & user friendly
i don't feel needs for "upgrade".
Not thanks 🙁
Best regards
i don't feel needs for "upgrade".
Not thanks 🙁
Best regards
new version of Vbulletin is very nice to use and very user-friendly. I'm pretty sure it will enhance site ranking within a few months. imagine you can attach images drag and drop. you can have personal photo gallery and countless of other interesting features.
risk reward ratio doesn't seem very high. But as my day job is mainly using putty terminals and vi a GUI still seems like an extravagance 🙂
Compared to many other forums out there, diyaudio is one of the cleanest and easiest-to-read that come to my mind.
I wouldn't change it unless there are serious performance or security issues...
Regards,
Rundmaus
I wouldn't change it unless there are serious performance or security issues...
Regards,
Rundmaus
Could be it has most advantages for those who visit this forum 11 days a year on average*, and are members of a dozen clubs.
*135 days in the course of a 4493 day membership, total of 254 posts. (creepy, moi ? Never !)
*135 days in the course of a 4493 day membership, total of 254 posts. (creepy, moi ? Never !)
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No need to migrate, this board is working fine and even an old fart like me can understand how to post stuff. If you change, there are always new issues. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, that's what I learned from a lot of tinkering. Let it be.
Couldnt have said it better!!bwaslo said:
Xenforo is OK but its NOT AS GOOD AS THIS!! -- Its slower,dumbed down and basic...
There isnt ANYTHING as good as VB3.x and lower out there now!!
NEWER IS NOT BETTER!!
It would help your case if 1) you tell us about the features and benefits we would gain and 2) provide links (actual posts/features, not just the overall forum) to demonstrate the examples.
We're very likely moving to XenForo in the next few months. IPB used to be my preference but XF seems to be more focused on performance and in line with where I'd like to take the forum. It's also the "natural" non-VB upgrade path, being from the same developer, and shares a lot in common with VB. I will reserve further comment when I make a post and email newsletter on this subject in the very near future.
Both of these issues are considerable and pressing. Many components we rely on are beyond end-of-life and have no replacement - we have to move soon before our hand is forced. And so we will.
I don't have a timeframe, but it will be within the next few months.
Seems like the logical choice.
Yeah, VB is becoming an infestation in itself. A lot of malware has been spread through old VB installations lately. Unfortunately, also through new installations that are up-to-date. The new VB owners don't seem to care.
yes, otherwise someone will want to build a wall, and make someone else pay for it
and things may not be broke until they are, and then you're fluxed
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