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Author Topic: Help with forum/BBS setup (user agreement in particular)  (Read 1245 times)
SzDoc
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« on: January 09, 2010, 12:21:49 PM »
So, I have been a member of a wide variety of fora for years.  I have never, however, hosted one.  I have been solicited to create a forum for the homeowners' association where I live.  I know nothing of the software, but have bookmarked some stuff about PhpBB and SMF, and I figure I can figure it out.  Software is an area where I am pretty skilled (despite being an MD). 

What I'm looking for from this group is guidance on crafting a user agreement.  Are there any templates out there?  Is there some way I can get to the agreement for Lunarforums, to see what it includes?  Do any of you host or moderate boards?  Any other suggestions?

I DON'T want to pay a lawyer to write boilerplate which I figure is readily available.  However, being new to this task, I really don't know where to look.  So, I thought I'd ask before trolling (not an intentional pun) through 1.42 E 36 Google search result links.

Much thanks for any feedback.

Happy New Year/Decade.
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 10:29:27 AM »
If you use SMF (which I highly recommend), I would just stick with the standard agreement and add anything that you think is important to the bottom.
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2010, 10:41:48 AM »
Much thanks.  Why SMF over PhpBB?  I wouldn't mind saving a couple of hours comparing the two if one is clearly superior for some compelling reason.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2010, 11:03:59 AM »
From reading this forum for a number of years, SMF seems less likely to cause issues with over utilizing shared server resources. I have found SMF very easy to administer and to integrate with the look and feel of the primary site. SMF is also very quick at making security updates available when needed. I also find that SMFout of the box is much easier to keep track of new posts and unread replies to your posts. I moderate a couple of phpBB forums and often find myself rereading posts I have already seen.
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2010, 12:26:08 PM »
OK.  Thanks.
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