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Re: Possible New "Real" Forum if there's interest.

2005-10-23 by quasi_ww

Stuart,

I recently stumbled across this message about setting up a forum.
I would much prefer a phpbb-style forum.  Did you finish yours?
If so, where is it?  I didn't find anything at iolabs.com.

WW

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "inna_thort"
<stuart@i...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello All.
> 
> After being a member here for a while now, I have noticed numerous
> comments about how nice it would be to have a real forum, in the sense
> that it can be searched easily, there are sections for particular
> areas of interest etc etc.
> 
> As a member of other yahoo groups I think this would be a good idea -
> yahoo as we all know is terrible for searching out information.
> their color scheme isn't great either lol.
> 
> So I have decided to take it upon myself to create one.
> I run a linux server here in my studio and am using an open source
> phpBB package - info can be found here about this particular bulletin
> board interface: http://www.phpbb.com
> 
> Within the next few weeks my server will be mirrored at
> http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/ as well as their own mirrors located
> worldwide.
> I have unlimited bandwidth/disk space available to me.
> 
> My main interest is with epson/hp printers, both color and b+w
> printing, primarily for art reproduction, but the forum does not have
> to be limited here, and I hope it won't be ...
> 
> I understand that there is valuable information here already that
> could, if necessary, be transfered over to the new forum. I am
> interested in getting the admin of this forum to help me on that.
> 
> I would love some feedback from the members here as to what you would
> like to see within the forum. What categories are important ? etc
> 
> Please email me off list or reply here and lets start this ball rolling.
> 
> It is pretty much ready to go, I just to need to set up the style, and
> of course add Categories and Topics. :]
> 
> thanks
> 
> stuart linacre
> iolabsinc.com
> http://www.iolabsinc.com
>

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