(27-07-2022, 12:05 PM)LI4M Wrote:

(27-07-2022, 11:56 AM)Scrotnig Wrote: You need a proper server and some forum software (MyBB is used here) and if it's going to work and be successful, setting it up and making it do what people want is going to take weeks and weeks of work.

No disrespect but it strikes me that some people have jumped in thinking they can grab the userbase in an instant. It doesn't work like that.

I am an experienced forum admin of 20 years standing. If I had the time I would do it gladly but I absolutely do not, I can barely fit in what I do now.

I have no experience of MyBB, though I'm not keen on the interface. 

My advice to whoever's site wins out in the end it avoid phpBB. I've operated forums on that software before.... and ended up in my local paper after it was was hacked by Russian bots that posted a bunch of 'saucy' pictures. I never did resolve the spam problem on that software.

Certainly MyBB is the way to go. Although its development has slowed in terms of a new 2.x version, it's still a reliable piece of kit, and as mentioned before there are plenty of extensions you can add (the vast majority are free to use) and although most themes aren't responsive, there are a few that can, like I did for something in the past.

Personally, whilst paid options for forum software exist such as Invision, XenForo, vBulletin etc, there's no point paying for their licenses until your board is regularly active and actually warrants paid software. Might as well keep things simple and just use what Rob used, for whatever is going to get used as the replacement for here.

Rob, I hope things get better for you in the future and once you have shut this place down I'm sure a huge weight will come off you. Thank you for your time in giving people a place to talk about this stuff, even if it was for a short time.