New forum software

[Valay]

Well, I'd say this is a pretty big announcement. Today we've changed our forum software from SMF to phpBB. Let me explain why this switch was made.

1) Better security - On the last forum, you probably noticed that numerous bots somehow were able to sign up and spam inappropriate content here and there. As far as I know, this software provides better security and there are ways to improve it even further.

2) More support - SMF is a fairly new product. phpBB has been around for years and has gone through numerous releases. Some would argue that phpBB is the most popular forum software available. Because of this, you'll get a better experience. I'll be able to add "fun" stuff to the forum that otherwise wasn't possible with SMF.

3) More flexible - Installing updates to SMF was a pain in the butt. I couldn't even automatically upgrade to the newest version, as I explained a few weeks ago. This really motivated me to make the move to phpBB.

4) Past experience - Before Nintendo Everything, I worked on a few other websites (long time ago). However, during that time, I had a ton of experience with phpBB. Implementing SMF on NE was a difficult move as a result.

5) Main site connection - This is the most important reason. I am hoping that with phpBB, I'll be able to tie in user accounts and possibly comments with the main site. When a post goes live on NE's front page, a topic will be posted on the boards here. This is a work in progress, though I hope that it'll happen somewhat soon.

Right now, I'm happy to be back with phpBB. The good news is that I was able to convert the old database, so all posts, topics, and stats have been retained here. Please let me know if you see anything that's broken, though.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I'll try and have a new chatbox installed soon.

[Sr.Gabo]

Wow, this feels pretty weird, if you know what I mean.

Congrats for the improvement!

You should advertice this at the main site!

Edit: The _member image wont show.

[357 Lobster]

Yeah, I was like "am I in the right place?" Lol!

[Valay]

Hmmm...

Didn't realize the forum automatically made me moderate new posts. I think I changed it. Can you guys post freely now?

@ Gabo - Will try to fix that.

[357 Lobster]

Yeah, I'm posting freely now.

[Valay]

Alright, that's good!

Still have a lot of work to do, though.

[Sr.Gabo]

Test post.

Edit: Yes.

[Valay]

Alright, I've got a lot of work to do tomorrow.

1) Add quick reply.
2) Add in a chatbox.
3) Try to integrate phpBB with WordPress...That's going to take awhile.

[357 Lobster]

There's some spamming going on pretty furiously. Anyone need cheap viagra?

[Valay]

Yeah, just saw that. Fortunately it was just one robot. Looks like I have to install a modification to get rid of the spamming.

[Valay]

Blech. Gonna have to put main site integration on the backburner for a little while. Almost broke everything. Took me a few hours to fix.

[Caio]

Whoa, that was kinda of scary. I thought for a moment I had stepped into a different reality.

[Valay]

Haha, nope! We're still here.

And now I'm going to try and put in a chatbox.

[L.A.C.]

It is weird, because we were used to the old layout, but this feels refreashing.
And is weird, but I was about to suggest "quick reply".

And I agree.
Once you're done, you should advertise this on the main site.

[Sr.Gabo]

There's some spamming going on pretty furiously. Anyone need cheap viagra?

Hehe, I also see that bot, Valay banned him. Looks like he return.

To save humanity, one pill at a time!