ToplaceUSA Wrote:This new forum has many more new features than the old foum. People had difficulties doing searches on the old forum and you could not bookmark topics and other things. This upgrade is long overdue.
Regards,
John

I totally agree.

In the past (years ago) I have offered some constructive suggestions to improve the functionality of the forum in use (the Network54 one that is) by switching to a professional solution, like PHPBB, Invision or vBulletin for example. Exactly because of the points you make John : searches, bookmarking and a lot of other essential things. I was really amazed by how some people on the 54 one reacted on those suggestions really (most reactions were very defensive and even taken personally sometimes) and I decided to stop putting anymore energy in constructively offering my insights in setting up and managing professional websites (especially forums).

When the (paid) clubforum was set up at the time I wondered why there was a need for 2 separate forums? Again, with this new PHPBB forum history repeats itself and I wonder the same. Why does a company need 2 forums, even powered by 2 different platforms? What I said years ago still stands IMHO : holding on to the network54 'solution' is holding on to a problem. From my point of view, an upgrade was needed years ago really, indeed.

And I say this in the best interest of Toplace. Curious to find out if I get slaugthered again now...

More past discussions about this overhere:

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Setting up this new PHPBB board and sticking to 1 professional, mature solution is the way to go obviously, as others and myself constructively suggested years ago.