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Mach828
 | | Subject: Can we get Tapatalk? Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:08 am | |
| Can we get tapatalk for this forum? Its a free app for you to install that many of the most popular forums use. Its nice to keep up to date on the latest threads/posts using your smartphone or itouch. |
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SteveO
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:13 am | |
| I agree, can Tapatalk be added to this forum?
How 'bout it moderators? |
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SheWolf
Alpha Rider
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:42 am | |
| IIRC correctly, you can't because it is a free hosted forum. If the owner upgraded it to a paid forum then one could add all kinds of stuff here.  _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.'  |
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Ecarnell
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:23 pm | |
| | SheWolf wrote: | | IIRC correctly, you can't because it is a free hosted forum. If the owner upgraded it to a paid forum then one could add all kinds of stuff here. |
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? Two forum that I visit regularly - and "free"(?) have tapatalk. Advrider and tdiclub.
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motokid
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:31 pm | |
| | Ecarnell wrote: | | SheWolf wrote: | | IIRC correctly, you can't because it is a free hosted forum. If the owner upgraded it to a paid forum then one could add all kinds of stuff here. |
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? Two forum that I visit regularly - and "free"(?) have tapatalk. Advrider and tdiclub.
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This forum is a "free forum". It costs the Admin's nothing to run and operate. (nothing other than time)
Forums like ADVrider and others cost money. The web site (server) has a fee and in some cases the software that operates in the background costs money.
Anyone can start a free forum, but there's a limit on how much control you have as an Admin.
If you pay money for your own web site, and load your own (purchased or free) forum software you have total control.
There's a huge difference in behind the scenes maintenance too.
Does that explain it better?
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motokid
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:05 pm | |
| ADVrider runs on vBulletin software which costs about $200.
phpBB software is free. (look at very bottom of this forum's page. You'll see the phpBB line there.
Those are the two main forum software choices out there I'm pretty sure.
Both require that the owner of the forum has web space available. That costs money too.
These free forum sites provide it all for you. You just have to put up with ads and very limited choices for what you can and can't do.
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SheWolf
Alpha Rider
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:13 pm | |
| Thanks Ed. That's pretty much it in a nutshell. _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.' |
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motokid
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:34 pm | |
| My pleasure ma'dam.
One thing I'm very well versed in is the free forum versus "full blown" forum difference.
Been there. Done that.
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SheWolf
Alpha Rider
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:04 pm | |
| Yeah, me too. vBulletin's nice software if you can get enuf ppl then it pays for itself (like ADV & TT). phpBB has its limitations, but it's not a bad system. Joomla...eugh...  But yeah, if we had members donate to the cause and stuff like what TT and ADV do, then we could have all kinds of neat little widgets and whatnot. I think tho that YamWow wanted to keep it as simple as possible, yet user friendly enuf to manage the stuff that we do on here. There's a lot of time and thought that goes into a full blown forum for it to be a total success.  _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.' |
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whitea42
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:35 pm | |
| Well, How about a "Donate to the Forum" button at the bottom? Maybe as an incentive, Admin could put a shiny Gold star next to their username. On second thought, make it a shiny BLUE star. This is a Yamaha forum, Just a thought.  |
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deerHater
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:51 am | |
| | whitea42 wrote: | | Well, How about a "Donate to the Forum" button at the bottom? |
I'd definitely kick in $20/year voluntarily, if contributions is what the site owner and moderators wanted.
I'd support whatever decision they made. This is a great forum... |
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whitea42
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:09 am | |
| +10! Edit: +$20!
Last edited by whitea42 on Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:11 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : MAKING MY POST BETTERISTER) |
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sturgeon
| | Subject: Re: Can we get Tapatalk? Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:59 pm | |
| Umm, near as I can tell, Tapatalk is free to forum owners. It's probably a bit of work for the admin to install, but it does support phpBB 3.0.x. Users need to pay for the app...but lots of us already have it, and it's small potato$ anyway.
http://www.tapatalk.com/faq.php |
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