Invision Power Boards and redirects
I came across a free forum provider that had both phpBB and IPB (Invision Power Board) free forums.
And the IPB forum I saw had redirect code between the head and the body.
There’s an additional problem with IPB boards: They cost money. They used to be free, but in order to update them, you need to pay. And for a free forum host, that’s not a good deal. And because it’s not open source, the owners of the free forum host are hesitating to change the software.
So I propose a solution: Stop accepting new signups for IPB boards, but keep the old ones. But scan or look through the old ones, and remove ALL spammy forums.
Something to think about…
August 15th, 2006 at 9:04 am
Spammy forums are a scurge on the Web. Look at all the Matt’s WWWBoard sties that are still out there, for instance, just open to spammers. Matt refuses to update his forum script or stop distributing it, though.
Think the operator will do that? The free forum sites are funded through advertising on forum pages. Wth fewer forums, there’ll be fewer ads served, and possibly less revenue. What’s in it for them?