Can someone explain why it cannot continue in this format under different management ?
So after looking through the pages, it seems as though we actually have very few options being tabled. None of the clubs or suppliers have weighed in.
1. falkor - migrate to a phpBB format
2. Ban306 - build a new forum with new domain and hosting account
3. Quattro - Rich, did you speak with your IT guy?
4. Various offers to pay for upkeep/hosting
Right now, we only have one serious offer, and that's falkor - however, going to a php format seems like taking a step backwards.
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5. cobraboy - Keep the same forum run by new management.
Already stated no.Do you have the technical knowledge to support the forum, and keep it going if there is an issue?
That has to be a pre-requisite to anyone taking this on..
Already stated no.
Sorry Chris, wires must be crossed.
I offered up 5. as an option, I did not offer to take over the existing forum and run it. I could not see keeping the existing forum under new management as an option and wondered why.
I now assume that is because no one has offered to offered to do it that way.
3. Quattro - Rich, did you speak with your IT guy?
Thank you Rich, ditto # 71Hi - OK. This forum is run on a commercial platform called xenforo. The forum actually used to be on phpbb. phpbb is a more primitive system to manage a forum with.
In terms of hosting xenforo is easier to administer, and is a more modern system with features like gallery.
There are loads of plugins available for it.
xenforo requires php and a my sql database exactly the same as phpbb so the stack is the same. It's just a more modern platform.
If someone was willing to do all the technical stuff i could just give them a login to the server and ftp access as long as my costs are covered. Seems a little complicated though.
The other advantage of xenforo, is that as a paid solution support is actually available from the authors of the software. It's not like phpbb where if something goes wrong you end up trawling endless forums.
Rich.
a repository indeed! yes quite right and a Skype conference would be good , count me in
I don't think that we need some kind of club-style AGM over skype. I think that a simple poll would be more beneficial.
Once a decision has been made, then those who plan on taking the forum forward can happily hop onto skype and check each other out to their hearts content.