http://feedgrowth.com/idea-categories/blogging-and-publishing/a-funny-thing-happened/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://feedgrowth.com/idea-categories/blogging-and-publishing/a-funny-thing-happened/comment-page-1/#comment-14812 Joe Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:15:20 +0000 http://feedgrowth.com/blogging-and-publishing/a-funny-thing-happened/#comment-14812 Late to the game (greetings from Cobb County!) , but saw this right on the lefora front page: "Recently overheard in Lefora i dont know why any one in their right fucking mind would ever run an unsealed bb. or…" Do I really want my business forum on a site that can't even keep its front page inoffensive? Or literate? Lyke, OMG, Ur t33n demographic R not gunna pay teh billz. vB, SMF, bbPress and the rest may not look all post-Web 2.0 and "Social", but what you gain in pretty you can lose in control. There's something to be said about having total, absolute control over not just your content, but the way it is delivered and the -enviromnent- in which that content may be viewed. I could care less about the f-bomb, but, pardon the pun, I'll be damned if I want it anywhere my paying customers might see it. It may be great for an online community - and again, I could argue even that, with no obvious mention of ads or revenue sharing - but it's not where's I'd want my online -business-. Look at woot.com - their forums boil over with sarcasm, photochops and insane amounts of LITERATE participation. And they seem to be making $$$ truckload over fist. There's reliability (looks at tripod and lycos europe), stability (wordpress bought out and remarketed the biggest 3rd party comment system plugin, and now it's so slow no one can use it), customization, administration, the list goes on. http://feedgrowth.com/idea-categories/blogging-and-publishing/a-funny-thing-happened/comment-page-1/#comment-9863 Vincent Lauria Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:56:45 +0000 http://feedgrowth.com/blogging-and-publishing/a-funny-thing-happened/#comment-9863 Hey Tom, somebody from Lefora here, and just wanted to say you made some good points on the value of a forum. They do indeed predate the web and our intentions are to bring traditional forum software up to date with current social trends on the web. We see them as the best way to create an online community. vincent from lefora