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[David_B]

Hello ?

Is anyone here /running/ such a forum?

Is anyone here a /member/ of such a forum? If so, which one(s)?

Has anyone reading here ever /run/ such a forum and then disbanded it? If so, why*?

Does one NEED a server or can one run a forum from a computer?

Thanks in anticipation of helpful advice.

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[Hawk]

[David_B]

<snip>

Although you didn't answer my questions, 'Hawk', your referral to WikiHow was, indeed, most helpful.

Thank you. :-)

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

You need a server of some sort to run phpBB. How else could people post to it? If you're asking: 'Can I run my home computer as a server?' Ask your ISP. IIRC, phpBB is one of the pieces of software in Softaculous, that I recently mentioned to Mike Easter. Are you looking for a forum you can't be banned from... that you can control? ;)

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

Try this:

And them click the "demo" button shown when you hover over phpBB.

And dont miss the login creds:

Admin Username: admin Admin Password: password

[Shadow]

What that copy and pasted too? Or are you looking for new victims?

------------------------------------ BD: I want people to "get to know me better. I have nothing to hide". I'm always here to help, this page was put up at BD's request, rather, he said "Do it *NOW*!":

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[Snit]

On Nov 3, 2020 at 5:58:00 AM MST, "David_B" wrote <stcoH.34880$ [e-mail]:

I ran one for a short time -- hosted by GoDaddy. Been a few years and I do not recall what issues I ran into. Overall it was not fancy but worked well enough for a real-time chat. FB Messenger and other tools worked better for my needs.

[David_B]

I must have missed that.

Yes. EXACTLY that! :-D

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

Probably the most common that php based apps suffer from... being starved of memory as a default (which can make sense for an ISP).

A troll would have problems running a BB, 'hit and run' works much better on FB.

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

I fail to see how as you responded to that post:

<%iJkH.1038807$ [e-mail]

Maybe, like Snit, too many of your own CPU cycles are going to trolling instead of learning? Worth considering.

I recommend running it locally first, via one of the apps Mike and I were talking about in that post (no dicking around with server stuff).

[David_B]

Thanks. FB Messenger is a fantastic facility but I only use it to message people individually. I used to enjoy the one Jenn used to run but, for whatever reason, she took it down. Something to do with Dustin? Probably!

[Snit]

On Nov 3, 2020 at 3:18:40 PM MST, "David_B" wrote <5HkoH.181495$ [e-mail]:

I used phpBB or something like it because I was able to add a dice roller -- useful for the role playing games I am in. Now I use tools like Roll20 or, and this might help you will your needs,

It has a free chat client that works well, and you can easily make an account

-- or more than one if you want -- and then create rooms. This is one I am sure others will now visit, but literally as you create the URL you create a room (though you can also require passwords to enter and the like):

For the games where I do not use Roll20, I still do use Messenger because everyone in the group has it, it works well on all platforms we use, and we can easily share images (something not so easy on rolz.org).

[David_B]

Thanks.

I am already familiar with USING phbBB

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

As an admin? Didn't sound like it given the question you asked:

"Does one NEED a server or can one run a forum from a computer?"

[David_B]

Please remind me about this tomorrow.

[David_B]

NO - as a posting member.

I didn't mean to confuse you.

[Snit]

On Nov 3, 2020 at 6:13:39 PM MST, "David_B" wrote <7fnoH.31252$ [e-mail]:

I believe it is tomorrow for you now. :)

[Steve Carroll <"Steve]

Now why would I be confused when you asked (2 times) about 'running' one? I'll give the same advice to you I've often given to Snit:

Despite the fact we probably shouldn't, some of us pay attention to what you write, I suggest you give it a shot ;)

[David_B]

Not any more! ;-)

However, I have now, at last, got around to reviewing your post and exploring Rolz. For now, I'm going to give it a miss and stick to what I know.

THANK YOU, though, for introducing me to something new! :-)

[Wolffan]

On 04 Nov 2020, Kelly Phillips wrote (in article [e-mail]):

He?s an idiot, that?s why.