Off the topic of my head. Categories and sub categories (some people refer to them as forums and sub forums) Ability to subscribe to a topic and receive notifications. Topics show who started them, who last posted and when. New post tracker so u can see whets new since your last visit. Sticky topics. Announcements Locked categories/topics Password protected categories/topics Groups, so specific groups can be given access to specific categories Moderation abilities
As I said, CFBB is a good example. It's not overly complicated, but does all the basic things I think a forum should. -- snake -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 November 2005 20:58 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Cf forum Sorry - I see snake - I type spike. ;) So, not to be pushy though, but can you list specific things you would like to see added? The only ones that come to mind are: Avatars (seems a bit silly) BBML (or whatever it is called, which is just a smiley language, right) I've tried to focus on the core aspects of a forum. A lot of the stuff I see other forums as having seems more like fluff than anything else. (In general.) On 11/16/05, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do like calling me Spike don't you ray. > > I had a look at your site that is using galleon, and there just didn't > seem to be much to it. Threads and posts and that is it. > Fusetalk for example is OTT and personally I think it is way to > complicated for most users, is not user friendly and is not very stable either. > I really like PHPBB, it does just about everything you need a forum to > to, or vBulletin. > CFBB below is not bad, but it seriously need a frameowrk behind it and > some brushing up as it's quite messy, but it's probably the closest I > have seen to the superior PHP forums. > > -- > Snake > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 November 2005 17:41 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Cf forum > > Spike, can you tell me what features you would like to see included in > Galleon? While I don't think Galleon has as many features as other > forums, I don't think it is fair to say it is 'very basic'. > > (Of course, as the author, I'm probalby being defensive.) > > On 11/16/05, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ray's is very very basic. > > Try these > > > > http://www.1000ad.net/index.cfm?page=cfbb > > > > http://www.ipostmx.com/ > > > > Snake > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike | NZSolutions Ltd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 16 November 2005 01:27 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Cf forum > > > > Actually, I do not know how I missed this but there is an open > > source forum on ray's site. I will check this out. > > > > mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike | NZSolutions Ltd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2005 2:18 p.m. > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Cf forum > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I am needing to integrate a user forum into a client site. I have a > > bit of time up my sleeve for this project so thought I might have a > > go at building (or modifying an existing project) rather than using > > an off the shelf product. To be honest, most apps available I have > > seen would be too advanced for my clients needs. > > > > Question: could anyone point me in the right direction for > > tips/tricks on how to go about building one of these suckers. I > > would be willing to look at any open source projects also - > > obviously I can learn a lot from this way. > > > > The forum will go alongside an ecommerce app, and share the sql server. > > > > mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:224419 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
