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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 08/01/2015 :  10:53:40  Show Profile
Hello all -
I've been away for a few weeks (settling in to a new job) and I wondered what happened with the planned forum migration and the ability to search and retrieve archived posts? Seems like from the user perspective not a lot is different but I assume what we see here is just the tip of the iceberg.
Whazzup wit dat?

Oh yes, while I'm asking, can anyone suggest a current web-based platform that would be "free" or economical for a volunteer organization to set up with a WYSIWYG interface where folks could follow their own or favorite forum topics, and which could provide public discussion spaces but also security to prevent non-members reading about "private" forum topics [for an AdHoc professional organization].

I realize some Facebook pages can do that and maybe some Google+, Tumblr, Wordpress or Meetup apps, but I'm skeptical that we could achieve full utilization (adoption by Luddites) or security with any of those. This forum seems ideal but I realize that several very skilled IT professionals have volunteered countless hours to make it so. This ain't drag & drop configuration by any stretch.

Wondering what folks have set up that would work.
Bruce Ross
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Response Posted - 08/06/2015 :  07:23:06  Show Profile
HI Bruce,

The forums are still running on Snitz. We got a reprieve from being unplugged and have been working on getting everything converted to a phpBB forum. We are taking our time and getting it right vs rushing through it. Don't have a date for the change over but it should be fairly seamless when we do.

Take a look at phpBB. Its a good forum platform and has a lot of security options built in. That and its easy to install. The default editor is not a WYSIWYG, but there are mods you can plug in for that.
Jeremy Duck
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 08/11/2015 :  19:50:12  Show Profile
Jeremy
Thanks for the update. Glad we got a reprieve on the current system.
Thanks also for the lead on phpBB. I'll suggest it to my colleague.
Bruce Ross
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Edited by - Voyager on 08/11/2015 19:51:54
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