General What's the software that introduced you to Forums?

[AForum]

Which software did you started with on your first forum?

I started of with Forumotion. Reason why I prefer it because it has multiple versions you can use and change back-and-forth: phpBB2, phpBB3, PunBB, Invision, AwesomeBB, ModernBB (Currently using AwesomeBB)


I've also tried Vbullentin and Invision.

 

[Cedric]

The VERY first forum software I used was Snitz 2000.

Snitz Forums 2000 - free ASP-based Internet Discussion Forum Software

That was back in 2003. I moved on to other forums on phpBB 2.0 I assume it was and InvisionFree.

 

[Cory]

vBulletin was the first forum I was a part of, and InvisionFree was the first forum software I created a forum on.

 

[AForum]

The VERY first forum software I used was Snitz 2000.

Snitz Forums 2000 - free ASP-based Internet Discussion Forum Software

That was back in 2003. I moved on to other forums on phpBB 2.0 I assume it was and InvisionFree.

Holy, I've never heard of that software. It sure does look old but with a quite clean touch. They're last update was back on '09




@Cory, I had to reread that twice. 😅 would you recall what year it was? Mine was back at '11

 

[Cedric]

This is how it looked when I used it in 2003-2004. So it has definitely improved but it seems development has stopped now.

999 Games Forum

 

[AForum]

Oh it definitely improved

 

[ladyquack]

There were two: YaBB (or might’ve been YaBB SE idr) and another software/host I can’t remember the name of, but it was sometime circa 2002 and started with an A.

 

[Jason]

I used phpBB to start out with. However, the forum was a flop because I couldn't understand spambots. Not only could not get rid of them, I thought they were real people!

 

[Ravenfreak]

The first platform I used was Forumotion, this was back in 2009 and I made a Pokemon Rom hacking community. In hindsight it's probably a good idea it never gained traction, I wouldn't want Nintendo to come after me lol. I also didn't know what I was doing, and didn't really promote it anywhere but on Facebook.

 

[Jason]

I had a pretty good grasp of phpBB when I started out. However, I couldn't understand spambots and that was enough to sink things.

My main problem was that I was isolated from other web developers. It was totally me going alone.

 

[ten thousand]

First forum I ever joined as a member was IGN Boards back in the stone ages (year 2000 or so). It ran software called SnowBoards, later renamed to "IGNBoards". The only other forum I ever knew of running the same software was TheForce.net.

The first forum I ever ran on my own was an InvisionFree forum. Good times. IPB 1.3 was nearly peak forum aesthetic imo.

 

[Tracy]

For forums... it was both myBB and phpBB (settled on myBB).... but as far as precursors... QuickBBS back in 1987 (about 6 years before the internet became a thing for the general public).

 

[Nomad]

The first forum I joined was Hubpages forum and I do not know what software they were using for the forum. The first known forum software that I remember was phpbb.

 

[Oblivion Knight]

As a member: Ultimate Bulletin Board (before there was UBB.classic and UBB.threads)

As an owner: ezboard

 

[Ravenfreak]

As a member: Ultimate Bulletin Board (before there was UBB.classic and UBB.threads)

As an owner: ezboard

Oh wow you've been around the forum scene for a while then. Lots of old Sonic the Hedgehog forums were on ezboard, it wasn't until the mid 00's that most of them made the switch to IPB. I believe ezboard became Yuku, and it eventually got bought out by Tapatalk.

 

[Oblivion Knight]

Oh wow you've been around the forum scene for a while then. Lots of old Sonic the Hedgehog forums were on ezboard, it wasn't until the mid 00's that most of them made the switch to IPB. I believe ezboard became Yuku, and it eventually got bought out by Tapatalk.

Since roughly 1999/2000. Back in the day, the most memorable ezboards I visited were EyesOnFF (which is still around as vBulletin!!) and La Femme Fatale (a Tomb Raider fan community).

 

[Zombie]

I actually originally installed phpbb2, but found it too confusing. So I switched to MyBB. Now I am comfortable using both. I however prefer the latter,

 

[Paul]

MSN Groups and then Conforums.

 

[TwitchisMental]

This is a good question but I don't really remember the software of the first forum I joined. I think the earliest ones I remember are UBB and phpBB.

 

[joelr]

SimpleMachinesForum - loved the modding community