The State of Forum Communities

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Forums have been around since the mid 90’s. The early software used to power them was crude. They worked well for like minded people to get together and engage in conversation. Much has changed since then. This is what I see as the state of forum communities in the 2000’s.

The state of forum communities has evolved significantly over the years, influenced by various factors such as technology, social media, and changing user preferences. Here are some key points regarding their current state:

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vBulletin v IPB – The Final Chapter

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As some of you know I bought a site database. The site vBnt.net was a vbulletin site and is no longer online. I was going to convert it to IPB. Problem was it wouldn’t convert. I have done my share of vbulletin to IPB conversions, over 20 in fact, for myself and clients and this is the first time I could not work through the conversion issues so I just upgraded to the latest stable release of vbulletin, version 4.1.1.

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Might Use vBulletin For One of My New Sites

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I am getting ready to open a new site. It’s been one I have been wanting to open for a while and is in a niche that is rather new. There are some established sites in the niche so the sledding will not be easy, but, since this is a somewhat newer niche there is a good chance of being successful. For this site I will use IPB. I still think IPB is the best forum software to date.

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