LordViking

Ok, I have been disappointed for a long time and since we have no chance to get our DB, I am stuck here because I have put in a lot of hard work in building my forum. I don't have the time to start over so I figured the least I could do is make it better with suggestions and hopefully I might eventually get that all PHPBB users get when they run a PHPBB forum.

I would like to suggest an option menu that when you start a new forum or even update the one you currently have, you are give options to install mods and features on your forum. Such as

1) Mass E-mails

2) Mass PMs

3) Avatar Galleries

4) Uploadable Rank Image Packages (without the work arounds)


I don't think it is fair to be limited on features PHPBB has to offer. I understand there were reports in the past of abuse from previous customers however those people should be punished and not the current customers. We have done nothing wrong. Please enable these features or give us the option to use them at our own risk. If they are abused, you can remove the individuals forum.

People join a forum at their own risk. If they join some idiots board, they are subject to abuse and of course that isn't fair. It is still a risk. You can leave the forum and/or change your e-mail and the problem is solved. There are many ways to abuse a member in the forums and taking away Mass E-mail/PMs for admins doesn't solve anything. So I ask that you enable it on my board (if not all) as I could make good use of it.


Finally -

5) Do not install packages we don't want (Like Social Bookmarks ) and causing problems on our forums that take months to resolve and even then somethings don't work right. We should be able to order or choose what we want. Especially if we are paying for it. And yes, those of us who want ad-free pages are paying for our forums.

I joined this forum before you had to pay. It was a selling point that it was ad-free without paying. Months later, I have ads I have to remove. So I now have to pay for my forum if I want to keep it ad free and it isn't worth starting all over again because I can't get a DB. So I humbly ask you give us some of the great features back that PHPBB has to offer so those of us who are disappointed can make the best of our situation.

Thank you

~Viking
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"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

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Kurisu

Just wanted to make it clear... we don't force anyone to pay for ad removal...

If there is enough people who want these features we'll look into this.

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LordViking

I understand you don't "force" people to pay for ad_removal. However, I was a customer here because we didn't have to pay and it was ad free. I could have chosen many other sites that give me the options above as well as a copy of my DB and many other things. I could receive all this and ad removal for a small cost with another host.

I chose forumer because I was new to PHPBB and it was the best ad-free for no cost. Once I got established and learned how to set up my own PHPBB forums, I found out I couldn't get a copy of my DB and didn't want to start all over. So in order to keep what I wanted when I started up at forumer, I am forced to pay for ad removal.

I have put in a lot of work with League related posts and the community all together and it would be riduculous to start all over since I can't get a copy of my DB.

Also, I would like if you could look into adding attachments for PHPBB. I have an affiliate who runs PHPBB and they can add attachments to their forums with a limited quota for each member. It is a nice feature and allows people to post attachments without requiring another host.

Thank you for your prompt reply Kurisu!

~Viking
"The problem with the world is that the stupid is so sure, - and the smart so full of doubt."
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

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squadcar56

Enough people interested? There have been multiple threads in the past that have gotten a fair bit of interest involved with them, isn't that enough?

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Oompa Loompah

I want all of them, please think about this Forumer, this would be a great add-ons to phpBB Forumer, other forum hosting have this stuff, why can't we?

Thanks!

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squadcar56

Exactly!

Almost every other host has found a way to let their members use the majority of the features without sacrificing hours (or days) of downtime. Free or not.

It's a great idea, and Forumer IPB could use some more features as well.

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LordViking

Thank you for the support Squadcar and Oompa!

Squad is right Kurisu, my suggestions are not new. I have seen quite a few posts from people inquiring about these features and each thread ends with a copy and past response from Forumer staff saying this feature is not available on Forumer for whatever reason.

If you browse through the history of the PHPBB support forum, you will find that at least 75% of your customers would love to have these features and have asked why we can't use them. Those that don't care, can decline installing it if they wish.

If forumer is about their customers, they will answer the needs of its customers. I have dealt with extensive down times for problems on my board that I had no control over and some problems took months and almost a year to resolve. The least forumer can do is give the people what they want for their forums and not 30 stickies of work arounds that may or may not meet your needs. :P

I challenge many of you to google forum hosts and PHPBB to find out all we are missing out on here. What I mentioned above is a small request but would make people here very happy. I like PHPBB way better than IPB so I don't want to switch over. Plus that would mean starting over and I might as well go elsewhere. I don't want to do that. I want to make this place better.

If others have read this thread and you support my ideas, please do as Squadcar and Oompa did and post your support to show the Forumer staff that I am not alone in this and that our feedback can make forumer better than it ever has been! =D

Thank you in advance!

~Viking
"The problem with the world is that the stupid is so sure, - and the smart so full of doubt."
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

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Romanus

I think the basic thing is, you can leave Forumer if you want, I mean if you like all these other hosts, start a forum on them, but I think you will find Forumer is a lot better. I am not speaking from firsthand experience, but from what I have heard, Forumer offers better support, better servers, and better service.

Personally I would love to see those things you discussed, but I also understand that Forumer has had abuse problems with them. And while they can take away the service from just those people, isn't that leaving them open to more abuse? Forumer can get in Federal trouble if they are caught with illegal items running on their servers(which is why there are TOS. And if Limez has seen that these features pose a potential threat like that, I am perfectly fine with them being temporarilly removed.

As for Forced Ad-Removal, where did you get that?! If you decided that you wanted to remove your ads because you didn't like them on your forum, its just that, a free decision, with no external forces forcing you. While I must admit ads are a little annoying, especially when they are about things contrary to what your forum is(a cult ad on a Christian forum?), but they are nessecary. Limez is not Donald Trump(at least I don't think he is, it'd be awsome if he was, though) and he has to bring in income, if not for his job, for paying for the 20 servers that your and my forum's run on.

LordViking

Wow, you obviously haven't read what I typed because everything you mentioned was clearly stated in my posts.

And I said nothing about illegal stuff on the forums and the features I want are perfectly legal and provided everywhere else.

If I could get a copy of my DB, I would go but since I put some much effort, it is not that easy. Forumer was an ad free service when I joined. They changed after I started everything. Therefore putting me in a tough position to do things all over again. I have a life and a real job and can't offord to spend all the time I spent before doing things all over again.

Hence the suggestions to improve not only my forum but many others who have expressed interest in similar features.

~Viking
"The problem with the world is that the stupid is so sure, - and the smart so full of doubt."
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

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squadcar56

AT LEAST give us the option to backup our forums, if nothing else! That option will not get Forumer in trouble.

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Attitude

This will never happen. And besides, you are wrong on the second part.


Viking, about 3 weeks ago, I have submitted a request to Limez about the Mass e-mail, avatars, etc due to the high demands for these features.

However, to be honest, I think we are going to wait until phpBB3 to go ahead and ad on these features on.

I didn't wake up and decide to arrest you. You made that decision. Just like I didn't wake up and decided to give you an infraction or ban you. You made that decision by breaking the rules. You are just more paper work and overtime in my life.

squadcar56

The backup feature could get Forumer in trouble? How so?

I never would have known!

EDIT: And what about IPB features? Will they ever be added?

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Attitude

Reasons that are staying only with the staffs' hands.

This thread is only about phpBB features.

I didn't wake up and decide to arrest you. You made that decision. Just like I didn't wake up and decided to give you an infraction or ban you. You made that decision by breaking the rules. You are just more paper work and overtime in my life.

Romanus

Viking, I know the features mentioned by you aren't illegal in themselves, but they can, and most likely have been used for illegal purposes.

rsrikanth05

I agree with you. Even I wanted these features when I first joined Forumer, but in most cases, the Administration turns deaf to phpBB users like us.