This is a suggestion Thread
I hope this is not taken out of context but I'm saying this as a suggestion.
Can we get a a new board?
This software is terrible.
There is such a wealth of information here and it's so hard to post and to add attachments. It's ashame, I've been on two years now, and as much traffic and post generation there is I feel like I'm driving around in my parents old Pinto. The search engine is awful and makes it hard to find topics.
I've noticed a couple of things lately, like people with exterior blogs and now a new "Show and Tell". All this can be fused to one.
I have a solution.
"Invision Board" coupled with their "Gallery" and "Blogs" That way the search engine will not only kind keywords and phrases in the forum but also the gallery and blogs. Members will get instant notification from all three on comments, (I don't get email notification from this board, anymore) reply's and PM's. Top of it all, it is so user friendly you won't have to think your creating code to make a simple post with emotionicons, pics or other bbcode.
I will donate MY time and money if needed, this would be my contribution to this community. At least get a free PHPbb board. You can still modulate it with the regular Shopbot main website, for easy switch back and forth. I can't even get to the website from here.
A sample of my site
Front Portal Page
http://thesignsyndicate.com
Forum
http://www.thesignsyndicate.com/foru...ex.php?act=idx
Gallery for show & Tell
http://www.thesignsyndicate.com/foru...q=sc&cat=4
Blogs
http://www.thesignsyndicate.com/foru...utomodule=blog
All three aspects integrated into one. This is an IPB Board, there is also VBulletin and a few others, but IPB is my suggestion, it's more professional.
I only suggest because I like this community and as more info gets input, it's harder to find and help other's.