Website Proposal - HiRes Central: Recruiting Staff

[The Dave]

I installed Mambo on a client's server and I had a very good first impression. I think TS_Death_Angel and myslef will have no problems tackling getting it running to how we want.

 

[Vanit]

Well to be honest I think we're all set staff-wise.

The Dave: I'm glad to hear it .

 

[but2002]

What is wrong with phpBB?

 

[skyman8081]

What is wrong with phpBB?

phpBB is a fat bloated bitch, that is ill-suited for this kind of task.

 

[but2002]

If the website needs a forum then I do reccommend phpBB fully modded the origional version of phpBB yes is a pice of garbage but Fully Modded seems like a reasonable thing to ponder.

 

[skyman8081]

If the website needs a forum then I do reccommend phpBB fully modded the origional version of phpBB yes is a pice of garbage but Fully Modded seems like a reasonable thing to ponder.

The Simpleboard component for Mambo integrates perfectly with Mambo, and uses much less overhead on the server, compared to phpBB. Also, if we ran Mambo and phpBB, we would be require double registrations, which is a HUGE NO in terms of user-experience.

 

[Doomulation]

Wheee, I didn't have time before, but now I have...
I can offer several things for you all.

I am experienced in both PHP and MySQL, as I have written a full script with administration and a personal profile, with more.
Also experienced in javascript. Used to create nice effects with it.
I have done HTML, but... well, no professional sites.
I can also offer hosting for you all. I have a whopping 10 gb of space, with about 300 or so already reserved. I have 500 gb bandwidth each month with about 8 gb or so used each month, which should be plenty!
Of course I have all the advanced stuff with php, perl mysql (unlimited mysql databases to boot), etc, etc...
It is possible to direct a domain of your own to my web space also, so that is not a problem.
I could also help moderating forums, if you want, or run some quick (not too much time consuming at least) random errands.

If there is anything here you might have use for, then feel free to ask it of me.

 

[but2002]

Well DuH! We need to choose one or the other (Vanits choice) phpBB fULLY MODDED or Mambo, and no phpBB isn't an overload.

 

[The Dave]

but2002, please stop bringing up phpBB. I've worked with phpBB, and I just started getting into mambo, and mambo at the moment has everything I am looking for to go with the design and navigation of the site. phpBB has nothing that would help me, besides bloated forum software, when forums aren't the main focus of this site. If this site was just for forums, there would be no site, because this is a site born from a forum community.

Just take a look at your phpBB and compare that with the images of what we plan on with the look of the site. Nothing matches. So please.

 

[skyman8081]

In my experience, phpBB is nowhere NEAR as flexible as Mambo is, especially from an administration standpoint. Also it opens the door to a LOT of security vulnerabilites. Unless YOU want to see HiRes Central replaced with "DEFACED BY IDIOT1024!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL SHOUTZ TO 1337-JACKASS!" I suggest we stick with Mambo.

And the phpBB component for mambo is a total hog.

 

[Vanit]

I say we stick with Mambo .

Doomulation: I think we're all set staff-wise for now so we probably won't need your assistance. As for your hosting, I take it you mean you'll be running it from your own computer? If thats the case we're definitely not interested in something as unreliable as amature hosting. If thats not what you meant, I'm still waiting on the reply from my friend with regards to the deal he's already offered us. Thanks for the offer though.

 

[but2002]

OK, i know the site isnt just about forums, im just trying to get a forum that can be easily set for restrictions wo having to "flex it" and has features that go beyond that of just a forum. I keep bringing it up becaue what we want to do on the site can be done on this forum itself. The main portal page is designed to post updates on, its almost like it isnt a forum, it just has a forum built into it. we can put updated and upload them and much more.

we saw what was on Mambo and this is what phpBB FM can do.
(Sorry i brung it up again just showing the features as you did Mambo although I cannat give a direct link)
But if Vanit chooses we must respect that

(=] Mabye we shouldn't.. 40MB of information but it is VERY light on the Databas)



EDIT: Read below!

 

[The Dave]

What the hell is wrong with you? Everyone has spoken against it, and then you pull this shit with this super long post of a changelog for software that no one cares about, or cares using. You're really getting under my skin.

 

[skyman8081]

NO.

Back to Mambo, you want me to give you some pointers to good components and modules for mambo?

phpBB chokes under a lot of traffic. ESPECIALLY when you have a bunch of mods. Mambo caches pages, and can handle larger amounts of traffic with ease.

Given that this forum (Dipji's cell-shaded OoT pack) has been on digg before, that is a HUGE concern.

 

[but2002]

OK the point of a community is to express OPINIONS and i did.
DEAL WITH IT

 

[skyman8081]

OK the point of a community is to express OPINIONS and i did.
DEAL WITH IT

And I happen to be expressing my opinion that your suggestion is not feasable to implement, and does not meet the needs of this proposed websites. You just did not want to drop it and accept the idea that your suggestion isn't feasable.

You want to walk you through a hypothetical scenario of your suggestion?

Your scenario:

1. Dipji posts a final version of the cell-shaded OoT and Majora's Mask pack. This gets posted on the HiRes Central website.
2. Joystiq runs a story with a link to the download page.
3. The traffic that Joystiq dumps strains the website, due the amount of database calls that phpBB has to make.
4. Slashdot and digg pick up the story and post it. The sheer amount of traffic crashes the website, rendering it unavailable, and fills the database that has to hold the forum.
5. Some enterprising skr1pt k1dd1e discovers that the version of phpBB is slightly out of date. He uses on of the many hacking scripts available and gains admin powers, banning the staff from the forum, causing the website to have to roll back to a database backup.

Under Mambo:

1. Dipji posts the final version of the cell-shaded OoT and Majora's Mask texture pack. This gets posted to HiRes Central.
2. Joystiq runs a story with a link to the download page. Mambo has cached all the pages, and serves those, meaning that it does not need to make any database calls.
3. Slashdot and digg pick up the story. It gets linked to and the server is barely, but able to handle distributing the pack.

 

[Vanit]

but2002: I appreciate it if you never brought up the topic of phpBB ever again.

 

[Doomulation]

I say we stick with Mambo .

Doomulation: I think we're all set staff-wise for now so we probably won't need your assistance. As for your hosting, I take it you mean you'll be running it from your own computer? If thats the case we're definitely not interested in something as unreliable as amature hosting. If thats not what you meant, I'm still waiting on the reply from my friend with regards to the deal he's already offered us. Thanks for the offer though.

No such thing as amature hosting. It's a professional hosting from another hosting company. In case you're still interested in staff - as I mean, you can never have too many - I'll still be here.
But it's up to you, though.
Thing is, I can also set it up immediately. So you can and experiment, etc. Setting up a domain name and connecting it later should be no problems. Now the decision is left in your hands. Good luck!

 

[Vanit]

Well my friend just got back to me and he says that its an 80% chance that they'll be able to host us. So I'll be hanging on a bit longer for his answer.

 

[Doomulation]

You have the option to choose whichever host provides you with the best service I'll be waiting for your answer anyway.