has anyone ever tried...

[e c h o]

hey, has anyone ever tried communityzero? it's a free remotely hosted board/community and it looks really good, but if anyone's ever tried it, i'd like to hear opinions.

and before anyone berates me for not reading the sticky first... i did actually, and all other threads with bb or other related terms in the title, and communityzero has never been mentioned.

i hope you could help.

[Archbob]

Wrong link, I get a 404

[zoobie]

Communityzero (http://www.communityzero.com) :o

[trenzterra]

I've never tried it but then it looks cool...


If someone tries it please post a link for us to try it out.

[Jan]

Here is one I used to be subscribed to (guess I still am as I just received an update in my email, I thought I had unsubscribed to them all)
I always found them to be extremely slow, especially entering through my login. If anyone wants to test it, sign up so you can have a better look around. (You can always unsubscribe once you test it out)

http://www.communityzero.com/gpsb

[zoobie]

Well, I just took the virtual tour...Interesting how they have no sample boards or communities.

It's nice to see a host that has some extra space for graphics, etc...but they say unlimited...hmm. They make no mention of ads...although I'm sure there are...or mention any paid upgrades.

I saw where they have a seperate welcome page, news page, calander, etc.

I'll make a board tonight. From their screen-shots, they look pretty typical and dry (no smilies, posticons, etc) but I really don't know until I signup. Maybe they have them...dunno
:D

[trenzterra]

Hey Jan, it's really slow. And you need to signup first before you can read anything I think.


Not worth it...

[Jan]

Originally posted by Jan
If anyone wants to test it, sign up so you can have a better look around. (You can always unsubscribe once you test it out)

That's basically what I said here :p And you are right, it isn't worth it! :devious2:

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Jan

That's basically what I said here :p And you are right, it isn't worth it! :devious2: You didn;t say it isn't worth it!

[e c h o]

oh well. thanks, everyone. i really appreciate it.

one more thing, what i'm really looking for is a board with chat, but most remotely hosted boards don't have that. any suggestions?

[we647]

put a chat in iframe, than turn the html back off. i have that on a forumco host based on snitz. http://www.forumco.com/support/default.asp basic but all right for what you need. another pretty good remotely hosted board is
http://bb.bbboy.net you can wrap bbcode around a iframe and insert in a thread using thier custimization of bb code they have in the admin panel

[anhedonia]

I made one - and I like it!!!

Here's the one I made:

http://www.communityzero.com/bobbi

I'm going to customise it heaps more :).

[Seldimis]

Originally posted by Hrc
Hey Jan, it's really slow. And you need to signup first before you can read anything I think.


Not worth it...

Same to Me. Slow! I dont like remoted hosted becuase of the ads and the semi-control on the forum.

[e c h o]

umm... the reason why i wanted a board with chat is because i wanted the chatters' user name to be the same as the name they use to post. help?

[rainplanet]

I prefer this: Smartgroups (http://www.smartgroups.com)

[we647]

thanks rainplanet for the smart group link,looks like you get 5-30 megs of space there if you need it

heres another one you get 5 megs but you can add as many 5 megs as you create new sub groups
Create your own family website


In just 3 minutes you can create a private website. Join millions of people who are using MyFamily.com to keep in touch with family and friends.

First Name: • Share Photos
Last Name: • Post News
E-mail: • Build a Family Tree
• E-mail & Chat
Front Page
What's New Addresses Calendar Chat Family Tree File Cabinet History Members
News Photos Polls Recipes Reviews Utilities

i was reading zerocommunity, they limit you to 5 megs and 10,000 page hits a month otherwise you have to buy more

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by Seldimis


Same to Me. Slow! I dont like remoted hosted becuase of the ads and the semi-control on the forum.

Hey, it may not be such a bad idea, as many free hosts are beginning to die out "anonymously" (faster than remote hosts), as well as adding tons of annoying ads. And they're cracking down on forums. Don't expect host.sk to continue their idiotic marketing strategy for long.

[rainplanet]

www.myfamily.com seems interesting. But I failed to register... down?

[conkermaniac]

I'll check out these three hosts over the weekend, and work on a site redesign as well. I'll start including scripts, as well as adding ALL free remote hosts.