It looks like moot.it would fit the bill except for the data import. According to their update section importing is about 2 months away. I like how it looks for mobile it's very clean and minimal. https://moot.it/forum/
I'd pay 5 dollars a month, but only if there was proper search. Also some kind of way to display all my posts in a single topic, in order, without anyone else's comments in between, all on one huge page. That would be awesome.
I'd pay 5 dollars a month, but only if there was proper search. Also some kind of way to display all my posts in a single topic, in order, without anyone else's comments in between, all on one huge page. That would be awesome.
I'd pay 5 dollars a month, but only if there was proper search. Also some kind of way to display all my posts in a single topic, in order, without anyone else's comments in between, all on one huge page. That would be awesome.
Profile > Comments, or is that not what you mean?
Not really. I want to see ALL the comments by me in a SINGLE thread displayed in a single page without anything else in between. Something more like this. I've put a lot of data into this forum in many different threads, and I'd love a way to get all that data out easily. I have reviews of 99% of the movies I've watched in the last five years or so. That is something for which I'd gladly pay good money.
I'd pay 5 dollars a month, but only if there was proper search. Also some kind of way to display all my posts in a single topic, in order, without anyone else's comments in between, all on one huge page. That would be awesome.
Profile > Comments, or is that not what you mean?
Not really. I want to see ALL the comments by me in a SINGLE thread displayed in a single page without anything else in between. Something more like this. I've put a lot of data into this forum in many different threads, and I'd love a way to get all that data out easily. I have reviews of 99% of the movies I've watched in the last five years or so. That is something for which I'd gladly pay good money.
Ravelry has awesome forums that can do this. It is incredibly useful. (You can also use it to look for all comments in a thread by another author, or search in just one thread, or view only posts with images, etc etc etc.)
They also have a team of coders and UI developers, and have been actively developing the site for years. So nobody is saying you have to be like that, Scott.
There are many updates to Vanilla that we simply do not have.
Why?
Maybe some small and tasteful flair?
Please, no. But I understand that having a visible sign of "Second Row Crew" status may go a long way toward driving interest in it, so maybe it's necessary.
I could also create a members only thread category, but I like to keep our content on the open web for all the lurkers, as they are actually the largest audience. Thoughts?
I like this idea. I also agree (easy for me to say, I know) that keeping Geeknights open is the way to go. One question: how many unique posters do you get a day? I'm speculating, but I would guess people not motivated enough to register aren't going to be chipping in too many dollars to fix the forum.
Also, you trashed like 4 of your rules upgrading from vanilla 1 to 2.
Having to pay to get in would definitely make the barrier to entry more like the Ivory tower we'd all like to think this forum is, but I worry about the reduction of new people such a system would create. As long as it's optional, I'd be down for it. I'd happily kick in $1 a month.
Additionally, perhaps, rather than a subscription, the forum could hold bi-annual pledge drives? For those of us with less than stable incomes, it may prove easier to kick in $6 twice a year than $1 every month. Perhaps those who donate could get interesting perks? Such as the ability to edit thread names after the post editing time has passed?
Maybe we should do a print run of Tshirts. It's been a while. I can figure out, at current prices, how many shirts we'd have to sell to cover a year or two of upgraded forum.
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https://moot.it/forum/
The current version has a compete CMS package tossed in and it is more of a social network suite now.
Have you considered using something like subbable to get a better idea who/how much people would pay?
Also, you trashed like 4 of your rules upgrading from vanilla 1 to 2.
Additionally, perhaps, rather than a subscription, the forum could hold bi-annual pledge drives? For those of us with less than stable incomes, it may prove easier to kick in $6 twice a year than $1 every month. Perhaps those who donate could get interesting perks? Such as the ability to edit thread names after the post editing time has passed?
It's simply that it bothers me to intentionally deny some people useful functionality for the purposes of a perk.
If it's not an issue of functionality, it doesn't really bother me, though; e.g. simply receiving a bit of flair seems OK.
With Tshirts, we can also Kickstart it.
I couldn't say that with a straight face.
I'd probably end up drifting away. I tend to skirt the edges of several communities rather than get deeply involved with one.