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[ionutmihaistancu]

Hey Guys,

I wanted to start a new vista forum at vistazone.info and I was wondering if could give some advice on how to get a forum up and running.
My domain is hosted by 1&1 and they offer Linux and Ms webhosting options...and I am not sure what kind of tools do you need to create a forum.

Please HELP!!

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks ,

Mik

P.S. Hope you guys do not take this question the wrong way!

[crabby]

Lol... hope it goes well for you

The person you need to talk to is dazzlin, she owns this site.

Unfortunately I believe you are too late for a Vista forum now, a year too late in fact

You might want to setup a forum for the next version of windows

crabby

[Midway]

ViennaZone.info

Sorry but I have no experience in maintaining a forum.

[dazzlin]

First, you'll need some forum software. Some are free, some are not. phpbb is probably your best bet. Then you need to do some behind the scenes work to apply a theme to it, make some management decisions, etc. Once you've got the board all set up, then it's time to attract members. That's the really really hard part. That usually takes either some SEO and internet marketing knowledge and some luck. You might want to check out some forums that are devoted to helping forum owners (adminfusion comes to mind). Good luck!

[Midway]

Make sure you show up in Google, that's how I found this place I had just gotten Vista and was googling "Vista forums" when I landed up here.

[ionutmihaistancu]

Hey!!

Thanks a lot to all your replies.!!!! I mean it!!

I went and asked the same question at The Vista Forums website and the admin there has been very rude to me and bloked my thred. ...he said I was trying to build competition...come on!!!!

I guess you guys out here are not as rood and do believe that there is space for all of us out there...

I got a new domain for the site but I will not revel it till im done.. and yes I am going with phpbb. for the beginning..

I will keep you informed as I go along..I might get some time to work on it this weekend..
I really appreciate your taking the time and helping me a bit and alo beliveing that there is sapce for all of us on the net

Take it easy!! Thanks!!

Mik

[crabby]

Hope it works out for you, and sorry other forums were so rude.

You'll always be welcome around here if you need advice etc

crabby

[Midway]

"building competition" pffft!!! What a joke.

I am familiar with that forum. I joined there but don't post on it. The webpage scrolling is jerky (at least in IE7) which bugged me.

Anyway, good luck on your site

[dazzlin]

Now let's be fair. Every forum has its own style and method of dealing with issues like this. In fact, most forums would probably take the "we dont want to discuss competition" approach, though not all would necessarily be hardlined about it. If you asked the same question at 10 different forums, it's possible that 9 of them would kick you out as well. That's a normal forum admin response to that type of question. So let's not bash the other forum for doing what most other forums would do. Ok? Rock on.

[Midway]

You're right dazz, I beg forgiveness

But I do applaud you for taking the high road on this matter though