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[MaineFishing45]

Invision Power Blog

I was wonder if we were ever going to install the IPB Blog(s) here? Since we have the gallery it would be a great addition for the members to discuss personal stuff, tell about there experiences and have a area that is there personal space in the forums.

I don't see any harm in installing it, other than you have to buy it and then install it. Was this ever thought of before? I think it would get a lot more hits then the gallery, since people have PhotoBucket and ImageShack to host stuff, but you really don't use Blogger for your forum blogs. Anyways tell me what you think, because I know that we would benifit from the Blogs here.

[Tetraca]

Naw. We should encourage good forum topics and not bad blog ramblings.

[MaineFishing45]

How would the blogs be a negative asset to the forums? Its not like you earn credits by posting in your blogs and stuff. Its where you can talk about what you want to discuss. People will still post in the forums and stuff, since your not earning anything in the blogs. Maybe we could only let Hosted Members use the blogs and stuff? To keep them active? And force them to post as a alternative? But thats not the problem I see.

The blogs are a place where you can discuss stuff, update people on your personal life, career and what you do. Like me, I install forums for people (IPB 2.1x's). And offer some support and modification istallation and my administration or moderation services. And I work for GFX HQ (Moderator) and Deadly Designs (Owner).

But lets see what BuffaloHELP says.

[truefusion]

I think Trap17 already has more than enough things that can be considered a form of "blog". No need for something that's already taken care of. Like, anything under "The Real World".

[Tetraca]

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The blogs are a place where you can discuss stuff, update people on your personal life, career and what you do. Like me, I install forums for people (IPB 2.1x's). And offer some support and modification istallation and my administration or moderation services. And I work for GFX HQ (Moderator) and Deadly Designs (Owner).

That's what a forum is for, but its more interactive and centralized.

[MaineFishing45]

Yea but its a blog. Its an addition to the forums. Its like the gallery and stuff. You either use it or you don't use it, and I just added a poll to this topic.

(please don't vote, if you don't care. Don't just put a random anwser...)

[AceGirl]

Why do we need blogs? Even though I voted yes I dont believe we need it. I thought that The Vent was similar to a blogbut more interactive and much better. People can go on and on but there is not a benefit to the forums.

[MaineFishing45]

Yea, but whats the benifit with the gallery. I can tell you that only like a handful of people use it... and that half the forum users here, have no clue that they have a gallery!

Anyways, have you ever been to a site with the Invision Blogs? Its neat, and a great addition. Why some many negative responses. Can you give me something other than these reasons...

• People will spam there blogs
  
• Contributes nothing to the forum
  
• Bad idea
  
• no credits and stuff
  
• waste of time

Those area all just pointless.... I want a real reason that will make me think, no just a post a reason type anwser. Anyways...looks like its not going to happen. Oh well..

[Sinari]

I would use it. I don't know why or how, but I would use it. Sounds cool and I really don't think that security would be a problem. Who would spam a blog? No one would read it so no one would mess with it. Catch my drift? Sounds like fun!

[truefusion]

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I want a real reason that will make me think

How about, it'll take up more storage of the MySQL database? This forum is big enough as it is. There are already sections in the forum that are perfectly good for stuff that you'd see in blogs. Last thing we'd want is people complaining that the forums is acting slow.

Edited by truefusion, 21 May 2006 - 03:52 AM.