Mark Here - AMA

Hello TAZ Community!

I've been involved with forums in differing capacities since 2002. Like most of you, I eat, sleep, breathe and live forums. So, if you have any questions for me, let me have 'em.

Hey, some questions:
- have you created your lovely style by yourself?
- are you still satisfied with vBulletin?
- what are your plans in forum software for the future, upgrading to vB5 or other software?

Ramses said:

Hey, some questions:
- have you created your lovely style by yourself?

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No, the owner of MHB hired a professional designer about 6 months after starting the site. I believe he went by That1Design over at vBorg. I have added a great deal of math specific fetures, as well as coding a lot of general purpose addons, many of which we use there.

Ramses said:

- are you still satisfied with vBulletin?

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The mobile experience is lacking, and that's definitely something we need to address. The software itself works well for what we need other than that,

Ramses said:

- what are your plans in forum software for the future, upgrading to vB5 or other software?

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I've been looking most seriously at IPS 4.x and XF 2.x. I suspect we will ultimately choose XF since we really only need a forum. Both packages are exciting as prospects though.

You clearly appreciate Rush which I guess is considered somewhat 'old school' these days. Have you heard anything new that compares?

What do you do for fun?

zappaDPJ said:

You clearly appreciate Rush which I guess is considered somewhat 'old school' these days. Have you heard anything new that compares?

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I can't say I know of any "new school" group that reminds me of Rush. When I look at contemporary groups, I always wonder where their instruments are. I'm like, "where's the band?" Oddly enough though, I do enjoy dubstep every now and then.

zappaDPJ said:

What do you do for fun?

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When I'm not online, I enjoy playing my trombones, and punishing and then detailing my Z06.