Casual Discourse, The future of this site is in your hands!

My vBulletin license expires in one month. It's an "owned" license, so I could, in theory, continue running this site on this version of vB forever.

"forever", however, is a relative term, as eventually some massive security hole will be discovered and the site will get hacked and all your precious posts will disappear into the void only to be replaced with links to viagra and other pharmaceuticals.

So, I have a choice. I can drop $200 on vB 4.0, which will turn the forum into this: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/

Basically, after giving them $250 last year, they want another $200 from me to buy vb 4.0. I can't just continue to get upgrades for 3.8, because they're greedy, money hungry assholes. I have to buy the new version in order to keep CD 'secure'. And then I'd have to upgrade to vB 4.0 because they're not going to release any more 3.8 updates anymore.

The other options I have:

1. convert to phpBB or simplemachines forum. Both are free, but both are kind of obnoxious to use. I don't know any forum that's successful that uses either.

2. Move to Invisionboard. It will cost me $150 and $50 a year thereafter. The forum would then look like this: http://community.invisionpower.com/ The company is less money hungry apparently, and has a licensing structure similar to what vBulletin had.

3. the aforementioned "let the site run until it explodes".


So, help me out here, CD. I'd love everyone's input. If you have other ideas, great.

I'd also appreciate it if the thread could remain somewhat constructive. I know we love our shitposting but really this is sort of serious business.

http://www.proboards.com/

I would point to http://www.big-boards.com/ and note that there are some really big and successful (if you consider gaia successful) phpbb boards but then again that site actually says zoints and it is not 2006 any more

basically I see no reason to spend $400 on this heaping pile of shit so might as well use the best free product which is phpbb by leaps and bounds

that said if you've got money to burn upgrade the fuck out of vb

whatever you do make sure it has pink panda kthx

freee is grayt I'm drunk so my p;ost man the mopst

vB4.0 looks horrible and it totally doesn't seem worth the money.

Either go with invisionboard (which looks slightly less horrible) or just use whichever free one seems best.

I'm a fan of letting the site run until it falls apart at the seams

although yeah, whatever you do, pick something free instead of wasting money on stuff we'll never appreciate

Free is fine with me, times are tough after all

I thought we already voted on this

Free or RIP...

Are there any major security flaws with this version of VB? I really don't see a reason to buy the upgrade, or move to a different system free or not. I say lets just let this mother fucker ride until it can't be used anymore then just get one of those free boards at THAT time.

i have no problems with phpBB and I hardly see a difference between invision and vbulletin. if you want to pay, get invision. Otherwise let's stick with this or get phpBB.

I vote something else

Everybody post your adress ITT and we can all send each other letters that will create huge personal paper copies of these pointless conversations

Then when the polar ice caps melt, the paper will soak the excess water up

Fuck you Al Gore, try solving the local newspapers crossword before you try messin' wit' da big boys

When we move to a new type of forum can we leave Sailor Jack behind?

Yes because im really the worst thing on the forum

oh really? i am? Awesome.

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Originally Posted by sponge

http://www.proboards.com/

I would point to http://www.big-boards.com/ and note that there are some really big and successful (if you consider gaia successful) phpbb boards but then again that site actually says zoints and it is not 2006 any more

basically I see no reason to spend $400 on this heaping pile of shit so might as well use the best free product which is phpbb by leaps and bounds

that said if you've got money to burn upgrade the fuck out of vb

whatever you do make sure it has pink panda kthx

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proboards is shit. my clan uses proboards for our forums, and the managing tier(i.e. moderators, forum permissions, etc.) is completely fucked.

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Originally Posted by Pepsi

proboards is shit. my clan uses proboards for our forums, and the managing tier(i.e. moderators, forum permissions, etc.) is completely fucked.

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are you really this dumb

yep.

so when does this site go tits up?

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Originally Posted by sailor jack

Yes because im really the worst thing on the forum

oh really? i am? Awesome.

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...aaaaaaand another one takes the bait

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Originally Posted by MrTroy

Are there any major security flaws with this version of VB? I really don't see a reason to buy the upgrade, or move to a different system free or not. I say lets just let this mother fucker ride until it can't be used anymore then just get one of those free boards at THAT time.

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qft

let the spam bots take over. no one will notice.

cheep v!/\g/\ra jst 4 u! Click Here for MASSIVE PEN!S OVERLOAD NOW!

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Originally Posted by coqauvin

cheep v!/\g/\ra jst 4 u! Click Here for MASSIVE PEN!S OVERLOAD NOW!

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It's not that massive.

i dunno what do you wanna do

Don't matter to me... What you wanna do?

Let's all go to SA, then branch off and steal their ideas.

bots will take over the world in 2012 anyways

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well I mean my dick is in my hands atm so

I think you should phone niel and demand that $50,000 wanker pick up an updated license for you

then cut him

run it till the tires fall off.

Voted upgrade VB but what I really mean is keep the current VB until it gets hacked.

CD should go down in... flames.

it pretty much does already anyways

Nuke it form orbit


It's the only way to be sure

jesus guys, i was able to get a bunch of druggies to kitty in the $200 in less than a week. quit being pussies.

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Originally Posted by ollie cromwell

jesus guys, i was able to get a bunch of druggies to kitty in the $200 in less than a week. quit being pussies.

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but drugs are fun

can these guys play at the funeral?

http://wimp.com/wronggig/

They can play at YOUR funeral...

theyre already booked

Turns out that InvisionBoard has built in post voting. I still can't find anything like that for vBulletin.

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Turns out that InvisionBoard has built in post voting. I still can't find anything like that for vBulletin.

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postvoted -1

i can't wait to see some giant FAILED images again

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Originally Posted by gina

i can't wait to see some giant FAILED images again

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especially if they are the whole first page of the emo hair thread

Use the "economy is bad" excuse. All the business owners that can't run shit and would have went out of business anyway use it on a daily basis.

InvisionBoard has a native faggot widget

just keep resetting the server back to june until we're all gone

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Originally Posted by zuelan

just keep resetting the server back to june until we're all gone

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I support to this

Run this one into the ground. Maybe consider attracting more members to make it worth upgrading.

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