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  1. 01-12-2009, 05:33 PM #1
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    XtremeSpeakFreely.com

    yeah... a new home for us SF types so we can stop bugging the XS staff...

    (yes this post is OK with XS)

    Ok, I've secured the domain name and am ready to roll... only problem is

    I've never done it before, lol!!!!

    But I do have the basic theory down...

    XSF will be a vbulletin site, very similar to XS, unrelated of course. XSF will be moderated and will NOT be "anything goes"...

    XSF will be modded and adminned (lol) by people from both ends of the spectrum... I'm hoping Speederlander will step into the role...

    Same basic rules as XS... no bad words, no flaming, no racial nastiness!

    We will entertain thoughtful debate on provocative issues... and have fun, too...

    At first, membership would be open ONLY to XS members of good standing with at least a few months membership here.

    We will use our XS user names and avatars for familiarity.

    We will have NO tech forums, no competition to XS. Just a main forum and MAYBE a sub forum or two.

    It will be fun. Very fun. Lots of beard scratching.

    So... who wants to help me get this in the air? Anyone have php, vb experience and such?

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  2. 01-12-2009, 05:39 PM #2
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    I've setup a lot of forums in the past, it's really not too hard. I can help get this going if you want.
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  3. 01-12-2009, 05:39 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie View Post
    yeah... a new home for us SF types so we can stop bugging the XS staff...

    (yes this post is OK with XS)

    Ok, I've secured the domain name and am ready to roll... only problem is

    I've never done it before, lol!!!!

    But I do have the basic theory down...

    XSF will be a vbulletin site, very similar to XS, unrelated of course. XSF will be moderated and will NOT be "anything goes"...

    XSF will be modded and adminned (lol) by people from both ends of the spectrum... I'm hoping Speederlander will step into the role...

    Same basic rules as XS... no bad words, no flaming, no racial nastiness!

    We will entertain thoughtful debate on provocative issues... and have fun, too...

    At first, membership would be open ONLY to XS members of good standing with at least a few months membership here.

    We will use our XS user names and avatars for familiarity.

    We will have NO tech forums, no competition to XS. Just a main forum and MAYBE a sub forum or two.

    It will be fun. Very fun. Lots of beard scratching.

    So... who wants to help me get this in the air? Anyone have php, vb experience and such?

    C
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  4. 01-12-2009, 05:41 PM #4
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  5. 01-12-2009, 05:42 PM #5
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    so is that the first 3 members?
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  6. 01-12-2009, 05:48 PM #6
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    I'd join. Admin/mod privileges to first 5 members?
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  7. 01-12-2009, 05:54 PM #7
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  8. 01-12-2009, 05:57 PM #8
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  9. 01-12-2009, 06:02 PM #9
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  10. 01-12-2009, 06:09 PM #10
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    As a thread about any computer related subject has its length approach infinity, the likelihood and inevitability of a poorly constructed AMD vs. Intel fight also exponentially increases.

    Rule 1A:
    Likewise, the frequency of a car pseudoanalogy to explain a technical concept increases with thread length. This will make many people chuckle, as computer people are rarely knowledgeable about vehicular mechanics.

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  11. 01-12-2009, 06:11 PM #11
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    Charlie, if you could PM me some sort of IM/Phone information that would be great so I could contact you directly about the logistics of the site.
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  12. 01-12-2009, 06:11 PM #12
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    I'll sign up but listen more talk less as You guys have some pretty funny debates...
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  13. 01-12-2009, 06:15 PM #13
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    Those who participate can help by keeping a link to the forum in their sig, assuming XS has no issues with that.

    As Charlie indicated, the fewer sub-forums the better. I would recommend starting with a serious discussion forum and a chat forum (so people don't use the main discussion area for simple chatter).

    I would also recommend vBulletin as it has a great set of features and good support.
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  14. 01-12-2009, 06:30 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speederlander View Post
    Those who participate can help by keeping a link to the forum in their sig, assuming XS has no issues with that.

    As Charlie indicated, the fewer sub-forums the better. I would recommend starting with a serious discussion forum and a chat forum (so people don't use the main discussion area for simple chatter).

    I would also recommend vBulletin as it has a great set of features and good support.
    I own a vBulletin that I can set up if you guys want to, I am literally allowing you to use my license...
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  17. 01-12-2009, 06:37 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by [cTx]Raptor22 View Post
    I own a vBulletin that I can set up if you guys want to, I am literally allowing you to use my license...
    ssweet. one hurdle down.
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    I'd also like to see lots of deep threads, meaning of life type stuff, physics, astronomy and stephen hawking type stuff
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  20. 01-12-2009, 06:58 PM #20
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  21. 01-12-2009, 07:01 PM #21
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    Damn, I go take a nap and have a snack, play with the cats and when I come back there's a freaking revolution!!!

    I'll certainly do whatever I can to help.

    How will it be hosted? Are we going with a free hosting site or are we going to get a commercial hosting service? I guess it could technically be hosted from someone's home but you would probably need to make arrangements with your ISP. PM me if I can help with that or anything else. There's also an email address in my profile but it's a forwarding address so I might not get stuff right away. I did some research recently on rankings of hosting services.

    Can we not have a language filter on the new site. I think BBS software will give you the option of replacing certain words with other characters if you need the posts to be family friendly. But this should be an option you can select or deselect in your profile.

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  22. 01-12-2009, 07:06 PM #22
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    Why have a language filter at all? Honest question, I'm not trying to bash your decision charlie. It seems to me, to be old enough to have a decent, serious discussion about anything political/scientific in nature, you are already old enough and exposed to vulgar words.
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  23. 01-12-2009, 07:17 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polizei View Post
    Why have a language filter at all? Honest question, I'm not trying to bash your decision charlie. It seems to me, to be old enough to have a decent, serious discussion about anything political/scientific in nature, you are already old enough and exposed to vulgar words.
    Vulgarity pushes people over the edge of good conversation too often. It's also unnecessary for a good debate. Nothing gained by allowing it.
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    I'm in if you'll let me Charlie.
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    This sounds pretty awesome,
    Charlie as the leader.
    Speeder and I, second and third in charge
    (I'm providing the forum), and whomever volunteers (and is accepted) to moderate.
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