phpBB, Vbulletin, IPBoard, PunBB?

Why don't you guys use one of those for the forums instead of this piece of crap one I've never heard of...?

Well according to the boss, we will be changing soon but i think we use this one because it's the most stable. It's a little old now though. I think we are converting to VBulletin soon though.

SMF is very good (being free). RomUlation has plans of switching to vBulletin soon though yes. Also, phpBB wouldn't be much better mang.

Your thorough reasoning really blasts me off my feat, there is truly nothing I can do to counter your awesome powers of reasoning and logic. Furthermore your dislike of the forum is obviously not based on the unknown making you feel inadequate since you have to learn new things.So thank you for this constructive feedback, I'm now going to revalidate all our decisions on the software we use and pick one of these forums you know about.

chibis · #1this piece of crap one I've never heard of...?

And you are..?

SMF is better that the "big" forums in my opinion.How many times have you ever seen or heard of an SMF forum hacked?
Never?Now, how many times with IPB/VBul/phpBB?
Many times?Seriously, just go to Youtube and type in "How to hack IPB (Vbul, phpBB, w/e)". You will see step by step guides telling you what you have to do to hack the forum.
Now, try that with SMF. Didn't find any videos, did you? ::)If you have ever seen a phpBB forum, you may have noticed how they don't even display the phpBB version they are using on the forum because if people know the version they are using, they can easily get hacked. :oSMF is the most secure out of all of the forums I have used and it is also extremely user friendly. You can customize it in any way you like with literally no experience whatsoever.Stick with SMF! :D

Replying to #6

I have been told by a security professional that SMF is the most secure free, php based board. He also said that Vbul is the most secure php based board (counting both free and commercial), and the most secure forum he'd ever encountered was Ikonboard, a free, perl based forum that has been abandoned for years.We cannot stick with SMF, it is too inefficient (certain operations lock mysql up for minutes at a time, rendering site unavailable) and it is struggling to cope with the sheer number of members we have.

chibis · #1Why don't you guys use one of those for the forums instead of this piece of crap one I've never heard of...?

well this forum is hardly a "piece of crap"

Replying to #7

any idea when you'll change

Hey now why diss on RomUlation?This is our home, if you're not happy with how things run here, then you can just giiiiiiiiitt ooooooooooouuuuuuut!Just kidding, can't resist the South Park reference ;D

Usoppu · #8any idea when you'll change

When SMF 2.0 is released we'll evaluate all the options and then move.

i personly think SMF is the best user friendly forum you can have, thats just my view :)

chibis · #1Why don't you guys use one of those for the forums instead of this piece of crap one I've never heard of...?

well you have a very high standards of a piece of crap

chibis · #1Why don't you guys use one of those for the forums instead of this piece of crap one I've never heard of...?

Things you've never heard of must be crap, of course.

Hey, I think RHDN also uses SMF so it's not that lame per se.

so anything you've never heard of is crap?

Okay enough people, you're all just echoing what I said... not adding anything new, locked.