First off, I didn't mean this thread to become a combat zone, but some members can't clearly read a thread and just rant off. I just wantedto know about the credit system and offer a suggestion. I do apologize and I had previously read the other credit system thread, but when I had, the question was a bit off from what I wanted to know up until this thread was posted.
My thoughts are if it's so easy to have the users link the accounts, how's the Inactivity system gunna work when it's a totally different system?
Can't login to the AIP without fixing that too - that tries to use the forum login info.
Ticket system would need to be rewritten - that was custom built and integrated into vB. This is probably the biggest pain of all of them; it's an extra button on the forums, a few extra database calls and overwrites.
Permissions for everything would need to be redone, including getting to be Community Advocates.
Not to mention a new theme. All when it's working pretty darn well as it currently stands. If credits are all we have to worry about, then I think we're doing well.
*sigh* this is really becoming cliche....
The inactivity system already is built in IPB. You search all users who have been inactive for X amount of time and delete them. This can also be automatic if desired. If the database is linked in the same way vB is, then when converted, the clients can automatically be put on suspension or automatically deleted after a certain period or time the user doesn't respond, if desired.
When converting, there would be no lag or large server usage.
Permissions, users, staff, admin, ranks, forums, sections, etc. are automatically converted.
The x10 ticket system is its own stand alone suite.
There is a free theme almost identical to the one x10 is currently using and would just require a logo upload. If they want to edit anything with that theme or create a new one, well IPB has a easy and complex skin generator that allows a skin to be created in a few minutes.
The only thing I see x10 would be missing is any additional mods they are currently using with vB.
The reason I know so much about IPB is that I am currently using it and will continue to in my upcoming hosting. I set it up and everything is fully integrated without any manual linking of any kind. A user signs up at forums it creates a user in the client database and forum database. Both use same log-in and when one is edited in the forums it edits it in the client system and vise-versa. All done with a simple mod set up in 1-5 minutes. All x10 would need to do is pay for IPB and convert. If they don't feel they have the skill to do so or are too busy as they always say, then they can pay a small fee to have IPB professionals do it for them as they continue doing what they do.
Why are you whining about something that is FREE. Do you not understand time and expense. You can't just turn something this big off, migrate and huge number, and then back on. I'm new here but tired of people complaining about something they don't pay for. If you're so great at this go start your own FREE hosting company and see how it goes.
Once again, another non-researched and completely missed my point post. I am not "whining". I am clearly giving a suggestion much like many other users who get crap form people like you. Instead of complaining that I'm so called whining, then actually read the damn thread clearly. If you honestly must know, I had a FREE hosting company up when I was 16 up until last year when I went off to college. I now am finally restarting it back up with IPB with just a few simple mods that allow me to achieved what x10 has (in regards to the simple database questions yall keep asking about). So, please stop throwing random insults at me and actually look things up before acting all big stuff then sucking up to mods.
Instead of argueing with me why not actually see
here what IPB now has that is way above vB. They include a FREE iphone/itouch app. With this alone, it increases traffic to x10 by a large percentage. They have facebook and twitter integration which is amazing and brings even more traffic throuth the spread of word. More extra features can be found
here.
Once again, I realize I have no control over what decisions x10 makes and just wanted some info about the credit system, btu it turned into a battlze zone with one user and a conversation about IPB, vB, and x10 with other users.
