# vbulletin as opposed to other forum software **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2000, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003 "2000-12-17T08:25:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dj)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/1 "2000-12-17T08:25:43Z")
i’m looking to set up a forum site and want to know which is the best , vbulletin, wwwthreads, discusware, webcrossing. anyone have any input? ---
**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/2 "2000-12-17T17:36:50Z")
I just came from a place with ads for free message board software. Looked a lot like this board. [http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507](http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/3 "2000-12-17T19:04:42Z")
This is not really an appropriate forum for this sort of question, as this is for questions directly relating to THIS message board and not just boards in general. It’s really more for IMHO. So off it goes. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![dj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dj)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/4 "2000-12-17T22:14:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pit Meister \* > \*\*I just came from a place with ads for free message board software. Looked a lot like this board. > [http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507](http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507) \*\* thanks for the lead, but they have banner ads at first glance, and my traffic then becomes their traffic. how do i get people back to my site? does all this matter? ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/5 "2000-12-18T03:03:55Z")
Well, I’d assume that most message boards let you configure them so a link back to your page would be displayed prominently. At least that was my expirence setting up a free account at EZ-Board and something from Network 54 for my friend. (Which is somewhat sad because I never have time for my sites.) ---
**Author:** ![Turley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Turley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turley)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/6 "2000-12-18T05:00:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dj \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Pit Meister \* > > \*\*I just came from a place with ads for free message board software. Looked a lot like this board. > > [http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507](http://www.coolboard.com/myboards.cfm?oid=94003094186507) \*\* > > thanks for the lead, but they have banner ads at first glance, and my traffic then becomes their traffic. how do i get people back to my site? does all this matter? \*\* I went there and they have a free way to put as many links and banners on the page as you want, top and bottom. They also mention “Get a message board with or without ads” Without ads costs $25/mo. ---
**Author:** ![Poirot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@Poirot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poirot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/7 "2000-12-18T19:28:48Z")
You should also ask at **OpalCat** ’s board, which is here: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Poirot \* > \*\*\*\* [http://fff.fathom.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro](http://fff.fathom.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro) \*\* She would surely be up on the details of comparison. ---
**Author:** ![dj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dj)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-as-opposed-to-other-forum-software/46003/8 "2000-12-19T16:55:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Poirot \* > \*\*You should also ask at **OpalCat** ’s board, which is here: > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Poirot \* > > \*\*\*\* [http://fff.fathom.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro](http://fff.fathom.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro) \*\* > > She would surely be up on the details of comparison. \*\* ``` thanks, i see she is running on infopops ubb system, but have noticed that many are moving to vbulletin from ubb. vbulletin sounds like it's the trend. any thoughts on vbulletin? also, why pay $25/month for a bannerless service when you could have your own website for less running any one of the freeware boards like discus from discusware. ```