I'm working with a consortium of organizations and discussing the creation of a forum like this, but I haven't a clue what the cost in $$ and manpower is to make and keep something like this running. Can you help with a ballpark estimate? I imagine the message traffic eventually being about half what it is on this forum.
thanks,
cost of forum like this
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Re: cost of forum like this
You should probably contact Allied Supreme Commander Tang about that:
http://www.nwdiveclub.com/memberlist.ph ... rofile&u=2
http://www.nwdiveclub.com/memberlist.ph ... rofile&u=2
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Re: cost of forum like this
phpbb is free software. the costs involved are hosting and gruel and whiskey for your moderators.
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Re: cost of forum like this
spatman wrote:phpbb is free software. the costs involved are hosting and gruel and whiskey for your moderators.
You get gruel and whiskey?????!!!
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
Re: cost of forum like this
i forgot calvin was giving you the bathtub rotgut he was brewing. my bad.Joshua Smith wrote:spatman wrote:phpbb is free software. the costs involved are hosting and gruel and whiskey for your moderators.
You get gruel and whiskey?????!!!
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Re: cost of forum like this
I think it's mostly Nyquil and hairspray with some sterno for extra "kick."
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
Re: cost of forum like this
sometimes he adds strawberry Crystal Light to it and labels the bottles "Schnapps". makes a nice digestif after a tepid bowl of gruel.Joshua Smith wrote:I think it's mostly Nyquil and hairspray with some sterno for extra "kick."
Re: cost of forum like this
I was thinking the cost was in terms of "free time" and "sanity." :geek:
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Re: cost of forum like this
spatman wrote:sometimes he adds strawberry Crystal Light to it and labels the bottles "Schnapps". makes a nice digestif after a tepid bowl of gruel.Joshua Smith wrote:I think it's mostly Nyquil and hairspray with some sterno for extra "kick."
We should explore this idea some more, I'm seeing some potential, here.
How about:
Nyquil, rubbing alcohol, and coffee grounds= Jagermeister?
Maritime Documentation Society
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
Re: cost of forum like this
pinesol, theraflu, and toilet tank water = jose cuervo?Joshua Smith wrote:spatman wrote:sometimes he adds strawberry Crystal Light to it and labels the bottles "Schnapps". makes a nice digestif after a tepid bowl of gruel.Joshua Smith wrote:I think it's mostly Nyquil and hairspray with some sterno for extra "kick."
We should explore this idea some more, I'm seeing some potential, here.
How about:
Nyquil, rubbing alcohol, and coffee grounds= Jagermeister?