[Web4lib] phpBB Alternative

[K.G. Schneider]

I too appreciate this idea as I recently installed phpBB to see if it
would work as an internal bb and had the same "meh" experience. There
may be a way to set it up that is not confusing for users but I'll be
darned if I can figure out what it is--a question I also have for
Sharepoint. Any web bb suggestions (or phpbb or Sharepoint configuration
models) would be *greatly* appreciated. 

K.G. Schneider

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:13:51 -0400, "Rick Mason"
<rcmason at rsproductions.net> said:
> One site that can be helpful is Open Source CMS, which lets you try out 
> a variety of freshly-installed programs (re-installed every two hours) 
> so that you can see how the design and admin controls work without 
> having to install each yourself.  They currently have about 20 forums on 
> their site.  I am not sure how many fit your requirement #1, but I 
> suspect most will.
> 
> http://www.opensourcecms.com/
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Rick
> 
> Cloutman, David wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I have a need to set up a forum for my Library's summer reading. We are
> > hosting it internally on our Library's application server. I have
> > installed phpBB, which seems to be the most popular tool for this. My
> > problem is that I don't think phpBB is all that great. The more I use
> > it, the more I hate it. I find the interface confusing, and I think our
> > users may have problems with it as well. I'm particularly concerned
> > about the Librarians who will have to moderate the posts. I don't want
> > to have to do a formal training session on what really needs to be a
> > quick and dirty solution.
> >
> > I am looking for a forum tool that:
> >
> > 1. Runs on PHP / MySQL OR JSP / MySQL / Tomcat and is easy to install.
> > 2. Has a really simple interface.
> > 3. Has a obvious mechanism for changing the branding of the masthead.
> > 4. Has enough granularity in the security sytem to allow for registered
> > users / moderators / administrators.
> > 5. Permits the administrator to require approval of posts.
> > 6. Has a really simple interface. (Yes, I said that twice.)
> >
> > Any recommendations or library success stories would be much
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - David
> > ---
> > David Cloutman <dcloutman at co.marin.ca.us>
> > Electronic Services Librarian
> > Marin County Free Library 
> >
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