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kit
kit Posts: 1,678 Forumite
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Hiya
I am setting up a web site for the village I live in and want a forum on it.
Can anyone recommend a free but good forum package I can use?

Cheers
K
2012 wins approx £11,000 including 5k to spend on a holiday :j

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  • mumslave
    mumslave Posts: 7,531 Forumite
    Forumotion.com is good if you dont have a host and want a forum style website.
    :starmod:Sealed Pot Challenge Member 1189:starmod:
  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    kit wrote: »
    Hiya
    I am setting up a web site for the village I live in and want a forum on it.
    Can anyone recommend a free but good forum package I can use?

    Why not meeting in the pub like in the old days? :D

    SCNR
  • kit
    kit Posts: 1,678 Forumite
    tronator wrote: »
    Why not meeting in the pub like in the old days? :D

    SCNR

    lol, we do that too! :beer:
    However we have lots families with young kids that dont make it to the pub so am planning to use it like a noticeboard :D
    2012 wins approx £11,000 including 5k to spend on a holiday :j
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    If you've got children using it you'll need to spend a lot of time moderating it. It doesn't take spambots long to find forums and a lot of the stuff they post is not the sort of thing that parents will want their kiddywinks to be clicking through to.
  • oliver321
    oliver321 Posts: 18 Forumite
    you can try phpbb.
  • e00c
    e00c Posts: 228 Forumite
    another vote for phpbb :)
  • oliver321
    oliver321 Posts: 18 Forumite
    yes phpbb this has lot of free templates and good admin management.
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