The Worst forum software

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  1. agentmanningctu

    agentmanningctu Regular Member

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    I thought ipbfree was the worst. It wasn't anything like IPB. Now it's gone, so my new least favorite has to be proboards. I don't necessarily hate it though, it has a lot of pros.
     
  2. NBK*Twitch

    NBK*Twitch Regular Member

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    I am assuming you mean the worst free forum host.

    If so - FreeForums
     
  3. Wolfy

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    Forum Software: Proboards

    Forum host: Free Forums. So glad that I am off of them right now.
     
  4. Black Angel

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    Bravenet Forums, Excoboard, Ezboards, Hyperboards, PHPBB2, PB/CF/SL, Invisionplus.net
     
  5. jeff001

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    1 floor........~~~~>_<~~~~~~~~~~
     
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    cpvr Regular Member

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    I was never a fan of Proboards either. It look like it sucked to me.
     
  7. Trombones13

    Trombones13 Regular Member

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    Glad I'm not the only one who despises ProBoards. I still use it because one forum I'm active on uses it, but I so wish they could upgrade (preferably to XF)... :(
     
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    daveaite Regular Member

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    SMF is very difficult to browse
     
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  9. Marc

    Marc Checkmate - Game Over

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    I've got to say phpBB2 or at least that's my least favourite software that I've tried, ;)
     
  10. cpvr

    cpvr Regular Member

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    I used SMF for about two months or less before I switched back to vBulletin. I liked it but it didn't have enough features for me to continue on using it.
     
  11. Marc

    Marc Checkmate - Game Over

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    It's just different when comparing it with MyBB or phpBB3.
    I've gotten use to some SMF styles already although I'm not a fan of their software but I surely don't dislike it, ;)
     
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Shawn Gossman Regular Member

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    I am not a big fan of MyBB myself. However, PhpBB2 is the all time worse for me... that was the first forum software I used (besides free hosted ones) and if that software had been a real live person, we would have had a few fist fighting rounds >_<
     
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    To be honest I would just say PHPBB because it is such a horrible forum, the style of it is just totally horrable and the fact that even all the addon templates look terrible. Also phpbb are trying to be to much like a paid forum software and they are just trying to hard and it shows because it looks terrible. There are also a tonne of security flaws with loop holes for hackers to get through to.
     
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    ridwan sameer Regular Member

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    PHPBB Definitely.
    I always had troubles when using that forum , always hated it.
     
  15. AngelicDevilTel

    AngelicDevilTel Regular Member

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    Proboards has to be the absolute lowest of the low, one of my efed colleagues uses it for his fed and I refuse to join.
    InvisionFree was okay when I didn't know about MyBB and SMF but now I can't really stand it
     
  16. DarkGizmo

    DarkGizmo Mr. Awesome

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    Free host: Proboards
    Free software: SMF

    IPBFree, used an older version of IPB, one that was around probably when you were still a baby, which is why you think it's "nothing like IPB", it IS IPB, it just uses/used the last FREE version of IPB released, and that version dates back to 2003. :)
     
  17. cpvr

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    SMF is actually quite good. It just lacks some major features like vBulletin has. I've never tried Proboards.
     
  18. DarkGizmo

    DarkGizmo Mr. Awesome

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    I don't like SMF. I've used it before both as admin and user, and it's not just the lacking features I dislike about it. The overall feel and way it runs is what turns me off about it. It looks like a forum that was coded back in 1995.
     
  19. AngelicDevilTel

    AngelicDevilTel Regular Member

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    You don't ever want to try proboards either.
    The admin panel is way too complicated and cluttered; you can't find anything
    Its like a really bloated version of SMF, but SMF is far better than Proboards
    The look and feel of Proboards is like a 2 year old coded it.

    Plue it is almost impossible to skin the thing
    You try everything in your power to give it a new look and alas, you take a look and it look just like the original layout.
     
  20. lucasbytegenius

    lucasbytegenius Regular Member

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    I think the worst software I've ever used are the following:
    • phpBB
    • vB
    • SMF
    I must admit though, I do like some of the themes available for phpBB.
     

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