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j-train
Starting Member
Iceland
33 Posts |
 Posted - 27 November 2005 : 22:31:18
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Jorrit787
Average Member
Netherlands
681 Posts |
Posted - 28 November 2005 : 00:35:09
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| It depends on what sort of forum/community you have. You might want to consider Avatars and Private Messages, at least; in my opinion those are nice additions to any forum. |
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
3859 Posts |
Posted - 28 November 2005 : 05:04:55
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Active Users
Avatars
Private Messages
.. the big three, then maybe :
Site Integration
Photo Album
etc...
It all depends on what you and your members want. |
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AnonJr
Moderator
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 28 November 2005 : 06:23:56
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I guess the ultimate answer is "it depends"
All things being equal, I like to make sure all my forums have the Custom Policy, FAQ Manager, and Forum Rules. The rest I add on an as-needed basis.
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DJGray
New Member
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - 28 November 2005 : 15:40:40
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One piece of advice... Several years ago, when I set up my first Snitz forum, I was enamored with all the "cool mods" and WAY overdid it. I had mods running out my ears, so you are already very wise in that you are asking.
Most of them have demos. Determine the need you have, and then view the demo to see if it really does what you want.
I certainly agree with the above posts:
- Private Messages are a must.
- Avatars can be fun.
- Active users is helpful if you want live chat.
- I find the single sign on to be fantastic so the user can log into the site and forums all at once. There is also an Admin quick logon which is great. When you are logged in as the an administrative user, it does not require you to log in again to the Admin section.
- Spell checker is also nice. It would be WAY cool if it also allowed you to correct, but even pointing out the errors is helpful.
- Related to another post here, there is a Password Reset mod that I like.
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
2897 Posts |
Posted - 29 November 2005 : 05:26:55
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Why not start clean (and fast! The core Snitz codebase is pretty lean), and add frills as you think you need them - remember each frill will slow down your forum to a degree.
Me, I'm a 'Content over Chrome' guy. If the whizzbang outweighs the value of the content, I'll happily go elsewhere, especially if the site is slow! |
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j-train
Starting Member
Iceland
33 Posts |
Posted - 30 November 2005 : 17:32:44
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Where do I find these mods?
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Roger Fredriksson
Average Member
Sweden
556 Posts |
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j-train
Starting Member
Iceland
33 Posts |
Posted - 30 November 2005 : 18:09:13
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| I just tried installing the Avatar and block IP mods, little success, any tips? |
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AnonJr
Moderator
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 30 November 2005 : 21:07:01
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Chalk these up to "Things I've learned the hard way":
* Make frequent backups
* Do your mods one at a time and test ruthlessly before moving on to the next.
* Make frequent backups
* Work methodically through the instructions, re-reading several times.
* Make frequent backups
* Ask for help if you run into any snags
* Make frequent backups
* Sometimes you may need to 'just walk away' for an hour and then get back to it
* Make frequent backups
Did I mention "Make frequent backups"?  |
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eauxvives
Junior Member
Bhutan
145 Posts |
Posted - 01 December 2005 : 05:09:16
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| Private messages would definitely be my number 1 suggestion. But be careful it might become too popular so don't forget to clean the old PM . limiting the number of allowed PM to a reasonable number is a good idea, because some of my members tend to use PM almost like a chatroom! |
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Zuel
Average Member
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - 01 December 2005 : 05:59:31
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| Where does one get live chat? Snitzbitz doesn't seem to carry it. |
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eauxvives
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