Needs an update or something!

steven Bianco · Joined: 13 Mar 2013 Posts: 26

This forum has the potential to be a really good resource but the software is lacking. Is this even a V-Bulletin platform? If it is, it needs an update, BAD!

By the looks of it, it is. If money is the issue, create a forum that you can join for FREE with limited access to "Club" level options.

Example: http://www.chevelles.com/forums/

Pretty basic forum, makes sense and supports the person hosting the site.

Then there is the basic, all FREE site like my company uses. Of course we pay for the software but membership is free

Example:http://community.freebord.com/forum/forum.php

And to end this rant, the search feature is horrid! Just a little more tweaking and this site could have the potential to take modern day karting to the next level. Juss sayin'.

David Cole · Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:22 am Post subject:

Thanks for the message Steven. I don't think this forum is holding back the sport from growing, it actually does the opposite.

We have a complete new redesign website in the works that we hope to launch soon. Thanks.
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steven Bianco · Joined: 13 Mar 2013 Posts: 26

David Cole · Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject:

This is phpbb.
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Jim McMahon · Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:28 am Post subject:

Steve, you know vbulletin isnt free right? External "free" hosting is rarely a good idea for any kind of body that values its data. It's search functionality aint all that either, often you wind up using a google custom search.

I moderate a couple of vbulletin boards (boards.ie is one). While the nerd in me says it would be nice to have features like rep/thank posts, easy addition of images/attachments etc but this also requires extra resources to manage and needs to be considered carefully. Plus theres the fact that really some of these things may only appeal to the minority of users here.

There's always room for improvement but I dont think there is really anything within the restrictions of ekarting's phpbb setup that is truely holding karting back. At the end of the day it provides a platform for an exchange of data and does this pretty well. Any departure from the current setup needs careful consideration and I believe that's what David and Robert's approach is going to be.
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steven Bianco · Joined: 13 Mar 2013 Posts: 26

Okay, thanks guys. If I offended anyone I'm sorry, it was not my intention.

Thanks for providing this great resource.