moderators... this post might be a bit of a rant, but i think that it might be healthy to have some discussion here regarding the different paths available to current .threads users. if i get moderated, oh well, but i'd really like to hear peoples thoughts. Thanks.
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i'm sure that there are many other bbs admins out there right now who are running through the options in their head... where do i go next with my site's forum software.
after 10 months of sub-par releases, i'm sure there are a few of us here that are not happy with ubb.t and infopop release cycle in general. i personally one of those users.
i've been a faithful infopop customer since 1999. as prompted by the company, we made the migration to .threads a few years back, and things have run smoothly... but the last year has been a rough one. the users of my site have grown weary of the buggy upgrades, and the admin's likewise are growing tired of the poor support, and unpatched security holes going unadressed for months.
so... now we stand at a crossroads, so to speak, in the life of our message board; stand strong with infopop and hope the next generation board provides, and the support makes a turn around... or begin looking for other options.
and indeed, there are many other attractive products out there. i have been watching the exciting developments from Josh and Dave with great interest, and being a hacker at heart, I can't help but be excited about their new product.
likewise there are other many feature rich bbs systems out there, but migration can be a LARGE ordeal.
so, i'm hoping to pick the brains of the threadsdev community for what folks might be doing with their sites over the next few years. what path are you going to take... and what has lead you to that decision.
I must admit i'm a bit sad to see the .threads product come to an end. this site and its users have taught me a bunch about PHP, and programming in general, and its sad to see the once active community slowly wither away.
so before we all part ways and venture down different BBS paths... I'd love to hear where you are heading. and if you have read my entire post; thanks for your time, and thanks for making this ubb.threads community a good one over the past few years.
cheers-
timmy
