Current affairs, gossip and general conversation
Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:58 pm
Jus interested to know if this is a free message board, or do you purchase. I noticed that you don't seem to get bothered with spam which is great! I am thinking of starting a message board soon, really as a place to save all my facebook stuff about History or Leamington etc.
Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:57 pm
It's not really either Fairmay. The forum software is free (PHPBB) but needs a server to run on. Servers are usually rented but I built my own. That is rare and not for the faint-hearted. Free message boards are available but usually come with strings attached. You generally get the level of service you pay for.
If you want a message board that's responsive, reliable, free of forced-ads and has an easily-remembered internet address it can be quite expensive.
Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:58 pm
Try looking at freeforums.net
I use that as a back-up for my main forum.
Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:25 pm
Thanks both for your advice. I shall probably look at freeforums.net. Or CreateAforum, I think. The adds are probably not too intrusive.
I'll give it a shot anyway.

p.s My wee cat avatar disappeared , I'm trying to find another sort the right size.
Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:26 pm
FairMay wrote:The adds are probably not too intrusive.
Advise any users to install 'adblock'

I use it and very seldom see ads.
Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:32 pm
FairMay wrote:p.s My wee cat avatar disappeared , I'm trying to find another sort the right size.
Not sure what happened there Fairmay, it should be back now.
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:21 pm
rebbonk wrote:FairMay wrote:The adds are probably not too intrusive.
Advise any users to install 'adblock'

I use it and very seldom see ads.
Many thanks , I shall remember that rebbonk!
Thanks also Dutchman for retrieving my wee cat, so nice.
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