An online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. Also known as a message board.
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HTML, Markdown or Textile support in LinkedIn discussion groups
Does LinkedIn support HTML, Markdown or Textile in their discussion groups?
I wrote a long comment in a discussion group on LinkedIn that would have been much easier to read if I could give it some ...
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Free application for local community? [closed]
I want to help out in a local community/support group for parents of children with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). To organize the group we need a place to communicate, organize ...
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A bug tracker service that can can also handle user feedback and community support?
Shipping date for the 1.0 of our product is nearing. It has known issues and missing features, but we'd like to release early, be transparent about missing stuff, and be responsive and prioritised on ...
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What are the forums for internet startup founders?
What are the forums for internet startup founders?
(I hope if I remove the word best it is not argumentative anymore? Please do not close this question unless you add an answer here)
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What happened to Google Answers?
I was browsing around Google recently, and I found a link to Google Answers. Now I didn't even know there was a Google Answers, but when I clicked the home button, I got this:
Does anybody know why ...
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Anonymous Forum Software [closed]
This is probably an unusual use case, but is there forum software available that provides anonymous posts only? At the same time, I would like it to be a private, invite-only forum.
This means that ...
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How can I delete my account/profile from http://forums.asp.net?
I've created a profile which has my full name as username and I don't want it to be displayed on my every posts. If I can change username then good else I want to delete that profile.
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Forum software with a nice mobile interface [closed]
I'd like to provide a support forum for my mobile app.
Of course many people will be viewing this from a mobile browser and most forum software looks terrible on a mobile interface.
Is anyone aware ...
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How do I sort search results by date in Google Support Forums?
Google's official support forums leave a lot to be desired as far as finding helpful information (they really should be powered by StackExchange!)
Is there any way to sort search results by date ...
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Make watch feature e-mail post contents for PHPBB
I use PHPBB's watch post/forums feature quite a lot. I get really tired of having to click on the e-mail to go to the board and see the new posts though. Is there some way to make it so that the ...
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Is there any web app for playing mafia? [closed]
Mafia is being played on IRC and Internet forums. But is there a specific software for this?
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Market leading forum software?
Which systems are considered to be the market leaders in user numbers, reputation and features in the forum software (as opposed to hosted service) field?
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Can the Disqus commenting system be used as a full-blown forum?
Disqus is a pretty neat little comment system. Does it have the ability to be turned into a full-blown community forum. Has anyone managed to successfully hack/customize Disqus in this way?
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Q&A Platform similar to Stack Exchange model?
I absolutely love the Stack Exchange model for asking Questions and voting on answers.
I have been looking at different forum platforms and at the moment I am considering either Vanilla, but likely ...
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What's a good site to setup a support forum?
I have a small software company and we have a forum (WebWiz Forums) on our site. Honestly, with all the spammer attacks, it's more hassle than it's worth.
I'd like to outsource the forum to some ...
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Is there a web service platform for opening forums? (like wordpress.com but for forums) [closed]
I know of Google Groups. I would appreciate any pros/cons for the suggested service. (Google Groups are only open for users with a Gmail account—that's a con...)
Thanks
Update: Sorry for not being ...
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Forum application with user customize home page?
Is there any forum software out there that have the option for the user to customize their homepage? Means they can check their rss feed, news etc before jump to the forum.
Any free/paid sofware for ...
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Guitar tabs editor for forum postings
I'm looking for a webpage that let's me input create simple guitar tab images (and/or text tabs would be fine too) which then can be posted into various guitar related forums. Ideally, the resulting ...
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Is it possible to search over multiple Google Forums from one search box?
I've embedded several Google forums in our website, found at: http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/forums.html, following the general guidelines found at:
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Google Groups: Tool for a moderation team to monitor which threads have been solved?
We are 7 people answering questions on a 20 messages/day Google Group.
We try to resolve all problems.
How to make sure no question is left behind?
Also, if it could allow us to focus on ...
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vBulletin feeds (RSS) for threads and subforums
Howto read a vBulletin board with feed reader? Wish to subscribe to some threads and also complete subforums. Is there a RSS feature which can be enabled by administrator? Some hidden feature?
I know ...
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What good free forum engines are out there? [closed]
I'm looking for a forum engine for my website, which will look modern, easy to use and follow lengthy discussions.
Most of the times people hear "forum" they imagine unresponsive phpBB with terrible ...
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Word Filter (censor) in RealChat Software [closed]
Using RealChat (http://www.realchat.com/) which uses I think java/jsp. Its integrated with my vbulletin forum (3.8x).
problem: the realchat's word filter is useless.
I have the censored words like ...
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What's the best place to discuss something privately?
I've been considering putting together a business proposal, and I would like to find a place to discuss this online with other collaborators privately. I also want to make sure that the data doesn't ...
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How can I read an entire forum thread in one page, minus all the noise?
Sometimes there is very valuable information buried in forum threads that span hundreds of pages, like this one about the very inexpensive IPS monitors available from South Korea on overclock.net. ...
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An app which can secretly connect two parties to exchange messages
This is a situation. I have a hired contractor and a client. A client gave me a job asking me to find someone to finish it. I did. But now a client and my contractor has to talk to each other to solve ...
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Open source web app recommendation: integrated issue tracker and forum [closed]
I'm looking for a web-based issue/bug tracking system which also supports a forum of some kind. The integration may be either direct or indirect (perhaps through a single-sign on system).
The ...
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Notifications of replies to posts in SourceForge.net
I'm using a SourceForge.net forum and I was wondering if I can subscribe to my posts in order to get email notifications when someone replies.
I'm currently using "Monitoring" functionality, but it ...
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What forum software is powering Hulu Discussions?
What (if any) forum software is powering Hulu Discussions?
I cant figure it out. I would say it is custom, but I swear I have seen very similar functionality and layout before.
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see contents of new forum postings in notification mail (like vBulletin)
I visit seldom a board with CMS "Invision Power Board v1.3 (IPS, Inc.)". I don't speak Norwegian, that's why for me the configuration of user options difficult.
I get notification about new postings, ...
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Any alternatives to Shutterfly classroom websites? [closed]
During the 2011-2012 school year, my child's kindergarten class had a private website (i.e. login required) hosted for free on Shutterfly with the following features (as seen on a sample site):
a ...
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Alternative to HipChat / CampFire that allow collaborators full access to one room only? [closed]
We are looking for a lightweight persistent chat application that we can use both internally as well as with outside groups or partner organizations that we are collaborating with on specific ...
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Forum software+skin with minimum visual information (crap like “joined on [date]” removed)? [closed]
I'm looking for some popular ("actively maintained" + many plugins) forum software (PHP+MySQL). And, what's important, I need it to have some de-noisified skin/theme available for free (with "user ...
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Private discussion form [closed]
Is there any private discussion forum service provided by google.
Please suggest me any best private discussion forum online which is free to register.
thanks
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Best forums for design inspiration on the internet one should check [closed]
What are the best forums one should check before building a forum for a specific topic.
I am willing to build a forum for a specific topic for global audience in my country. I want to know about ...
