The best forum system?

[jaint]

ipb because it has good functionality, easy to mod, and the mods are available for free - even the 2.0 version is free, if you download the trial version. VB is expensive and has to be bought, plus its resource intensive and not very friendly to non tech savvy users. PHPBB is good because its free but it lacks functionality, and you have to add lots of mods in order to make it admin and mod friendly (lack of good and fast and proper admin tools with phpbb)

[lambada]

I'd have to say that SMF is the best for Mod / Admin side while PhpBB is best for user side. SMF has a neat little feature that allows you to downlaod and install mods right from your installation in one click! For paid i'd go with vB for customer support. Also I don't really like paid ones which used to be free (i.e. IPB)

[jonyquest]

no. I dont like phpbb because very easy to hack. i dont want anybody hack my site.
I think vbullentin is a good forum but not free. if you like free. use invision forum.
I have some code of phpbb forum and invision. and a vbullentin forum. I can share it.
i hack some mod for phpbb forum and insvision ,vbullentin. it is very easy to install.

I come from viet nam. an i am 17 year old. i cant write english good.
Thank

[sakibahmed]

One of my favourites is PHPbb2 because it has a lot of MOD's and it is easy to install them.

[jkenny]

My guess is probably Invision Power Board, the good forums that I visit usually use that. I believe at one point, it was offered in the control panel, and I had installed it, but it got deleted in some sort of update, and now the only choice from the menu is YaBB, which doesn't even match, and the fact that it has a good 20 ads when you first make it.

[ikki()]

vBulletin. More flexible, more fun.

[jonyquest]

vbullentin. very very good. I dont want talk again

[EsotericSociety]

I would have to say that VBulletin is the best forum system. It really depends on your needs though. For instance, if you aren't attracting much traffic PHPBB would probably the best bang for your buck. :dunno:

I prefer the look of VBulletin anyway, I don't know why, I just do. Eventually I am going to use it, but for the moment I am stuck with PHPBB. :happysad:

[waster]

i love vBulletin ... i think it's more safe

[Joker Boy]

Yes, I've changed my mind now. vBulletin is now officially my new favorite forum system, though SMF is right behind it just cuz its free