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Originally Posted by vlauria
gazzie, i'm curious to learn more why you don't like hosted solutions? We're working hard to make forum software that we think is kickass, and if people don't like our feature set, it's really helpful for us to know why (so that we can build more items).
Do you feel limited using a hosted service? We give away lots of free space and bandwidth and allow the admins to fully edit their CSS and add 3rd party widgets to the site. We also support custom domain name hosting, so you can have forum.yourwebsite.com and not have to use a Lefora domain. Are there other items you would be concerned with that we could address?
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Hi, Vincent! How are things there in San Fran?
Regarding hosted solutions and my general dislike of them, it's mainly because of the limited control users are given. I've had a closer look at Lefora and it seems it
does give you a greater that usual control when compared to other hosted solutions. It actually looks more like a social platform than a straight-up forum ala vBulletin, which I think is probably a wise choice since it makes community building a lot easier. For webmasters who like to get down and dirty with the code, a hosted solution probably isn't right for them. For the average user, though, it's fine.
By the way, one big I issue I have with most hosted solutions is advertising. Namely, that hosted solutions companies put their own ads in users' sites. I understand why it's like that, but I (like a lot of people) prefer to monetize my own sites. I think I read somewhere that you are planning a premium solution where users can remove ads... does that also include allowing people to put up their own ads, too?