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Posted: 08 August 2005 at 4:38pm |
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Hi!
I was hoping you could help, i am trying to decide which software to go
with, and in order to compare features lists, i was hoping someone
could answer the following questions:
1. Can we add an unlimited number of forums?
2. Can we set up Private Forums (by permission only, or certain members only)?
3. Can we create polls?
4. Is there an unlimited amount of members allowed?
5. Can moderators edit topics at will?
6. Can moderators perform mass deletes/edits/moves?
7. Do moderators have the ability to split topics (say if members go off-topic)?
8. What is the procedure (i.e. is it easy) to restore or create backups?
9. Can we disallow certain usernames (for example those containing our company name?)
10. Is there a word censoring option?
11. Is there an optional new post verification option?
12. Can we ban users by username/name/IP address/host/email?
13. Can we perform mass-emailing to our members?
Apologies for the amount of questions!
Thanks for your help!
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dj air
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Posted: 08 August 2005 at 6:22pm |
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1 - 5 , Yes you can
6. you can do all of them but not exactly mass.
you have ot do them seperate,
7. Yes, you can move posts, or create new topics
8, you can't click buttons for back ups, if using access you can
replace the database, but no back up. or restore feature is included.
you have to do this by hand.
9. Yes, all you have to do is edit a file, entering usernames/ words that are banned
10.yes you can have unlimited
example FCUK (correct way , comes out as F*CK i belive by default but you can specify what it comes out as
11. not in the present version but will be in V8
- please search for topics about V8 and release dates
12. you cna ban, IP, and email addresses
13. Yes , from the admin are a you can mass mail
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 10:31am |
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Thanks for your answers... it was really helpful!
couple more questions.... hope that's ok!
1. Can the content of threads be spidered by search engines?
2. Does Web Wiz allow for multiple quotes?
3. Can we set up a calendar (for things like annoucements and for members birthdays)?
4. Is there a flood control option (ie. posters have to wait so many seconds before posting again)?
Thanks for your help!
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dj air
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 11:16am |
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yes, i believe so
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Yes, if you search the test forum for dypers, he did a test and could code with about 8 nested quotes.
you do a quote using
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these dont come with the software but i know there are mods within the MOD's forum for them.
4.Yes you can specify how many posts they can do within a given space of time AND also specify time between posting.
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 11:39am |
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dude, u rock! thanks for the quick response!
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 11:45am |
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Threads will be spidered by search engines. They'll follow all links off of the main forum page down through the various levels.
It typically takes 3-6 months for a search engine to do a "deep-crawl".
One way to help them completely index your forum is to change the
drop-down default for the "Show Topics" dropdown
from "from The Last Two Weeks" to "from The Last Year" - at least until
your site has been completely indexed.
After that, check your logs to determine how often the SE's return and
set the dropdown to something greater than that time interval.
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 1:47pm |
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great advice, thanks!
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Posted: 09 August 2005 at 4:56pm |
Is there an optional new post verification option?
can be done by 30 minutes modify. i already mod mine and it work ok, i don't mine to share.
Can the content of threads be spidered by search engines?
Most of search engine now crawl the QueryString, how if you want make sure you can use queryString killer (my MOD) by replace the ?FID blah blah to something like topic-100.html.
You can do alot of thing if you check out the forum modifications.
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