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This section was deleted for the reason "Removed section: Discussion forum posts are not reliable 3rd party sources per Wiki standards. Section not written objectively. Material is granular and not relevant to article". -- CellarDoor2001
This section discusses 'showstopper' bugs repeatedly. I followed the citations into the vbulletin forums and don't see any 'showstopper' information. Suggest updating the references to verified discussions of active showstoppers in the product--or at the point of time discussed in the timeline. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.212.205.104 ( talk) 22:07, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
I pulled out the comments about this part: "The latest version of vBulletin has come under scrutiny for editing double-spaced sentences down to one space. This is likely done to save bandwidth, but is still a practice in terrible, improper English." This is not a factual statement. In fact, it has been a long practice in HTML not to observe every space unless a non-breakable space is inserted, due to the way pages are coded. Also, the phrase "terrible, improper English" is not at all unbiased or in keeping with Wiki rules. musicalmeg20 ( talk) 01:22, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
I removed the section where it lists a few sites using vBulletin boards. That is just a spam, a way to get a link to their sites from the Wikipeida. vBulletin has a list of sites using their product on their webpage. I replaced the links with a message to see vBulletin's homepage.
Wikipeida isn't a place for you to get a link to your website.
99.4.107.109 ( talk) 07:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)eric
A bit of an edit war has begun about how many websites should be listed in this section. One editor (who ironically has added a site to the list) is of the view that the list should be short, stating that a long list serves no purpose. The original editor (me) is of the view that a longer list is acceptable, especially if the list is comprised of noteworthy sites, such as those that already have wikiepdia pages. This convention of noteworthiness (rather than length of list) seems to be the standard in other parts of Wikipedia, such as lists of notable alumni from universities. If and when a list becomes too long, it is typically moved to its own page. My proposal is for the same treatment here: don't create some arbitrary length limit (apparently chosen by one editor), but let the list grow organically (or not) and create a new page later if necessary. LoveWikis ( talk) 14:26, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
It all goes back to this, seems useless and will only start another war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:VBulletin#External_Links_Restored -- 76.190.187.91 ( talk) 07:46, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
I still think vbulletin-faq.com vbulletinsetup.com and vbhackers.com should be listed. They are vbulletin support sites, we're not asking to be listed to advertise, we are asking to be listed for those looking for vbulletin help outside the corporate sites -Brandon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.201.162.178 ( talk) 17:39, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
I see we don't even have the dmoz links anymore? what's up with that? do you think vb.com and vb.org are the only places to get support for vbulletin? This article has turned into a huge joke..
Would the inclusion of vBSolutions approved third-party forums and or websites be allowed to be listed on the vBulletin Wikipedia page? Swipher ( talk) 21:37, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Why in the world is "skyskrapercity" listed as an example of a vbulletin site, why not just use vbulletin.com or for that fact, any of the 1,000's of sites using vbulletin, what made this one so special? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.201.94.98 ( talk) 20:40, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
In Wiki brasil don't have this article.
I'm KnuxD ! 201.92.159.88 ( talk) 11:21, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Connect section added. More to follow as the product develops. I have left blank fieds in the table to be filled in, please do not remove.
Franke 1 ( talk) 13:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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Steve Gibson of Security Now has a story of a (irresponsibly revealed) zero-day vulnerability in August 2020. That is in episode 779, 2020-08-11. Direct MP3 link.
To be covered?
-- Mortense ( talk) 09:30, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
All meaningful information has been removed. All context, impact on the forum industry, and historical significance have been completely stripped away. This article might as well be deleted if it is going to remain in its current state. Feldon23 ( talk) 16:35, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
As 80% of the content of the page has been removed, it is now essentially a stub. If it will continue this way, it should be merged with Comparison of Internet forum software. Feldon23 ( talk) 19:23, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
This article used to actually be useful for understanding the history and milestones of vBulletin. Since someone gutted the article, it now contains nothing of worth. Can we get some kind of agreement to bring back the removed items? If there are items that do not belong due to various reasons, such as not sourced, etc., they can be then removed one at a time with an entry in this Talk section explaining why. The fact that most of the article was removed with zero explanation is suspicious and not in the keeping with Wikipedia group editing ideals. I feel zero responsibility to respect the removal of most of an article with no explanation. Fanra ( talk) 22:29, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
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This section was deleted for the reason "Removed section: Discussion forum posts are not reliable 3rd party sources per Wiki standards. Section not written objectively. Material is granular and not relevant to article". -- CellarDoor2001
This section discusses 'showstopper' bugs repeatedly. I followed the citations into the vbulletin forums and don't see any 'showstopper' information. Suggest updating the references to verified discussions of active showstoppers in the product--or at the point of time discussed in the timeline. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.212.205.104 ( talk) 22:07, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
I pulled out the comments about this part: "The latest version of vBulletin has come under scrutiny for editing double-spaced sentences down to one space. This is likely done to save bandwidth, but is still a practice in terrible, improper English." This is not a factual statement. In fact, it has been a long practice in HTML not to observe every space unless a non-breakable space is inserted, due to the way pages are coded. Also, the phrase "terrible, improper English" is not at all unbiased or in keeping with Wiki rules. musicalmeg20 ( talk) 01:22, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
I removed the section where it lists a few sites using vBulletin boards. That is just a spam, a way to get a link to their sites from the Wikipeida. vBulletin has a list of sites using their product on their webpage. I replaced the links with a message to see vBulletin's homepage.
Wikipeida isn't a place for you to get a link to your website.
99.4.107.109 ( talk) 07:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)eric
A bit of an edit war has begun about how many websites should be listed in this section. One editor (who ironically has added a site to the list) is of the view that the list should be short, stating that a long list serves no purpose. The original editor (me) is of the view that a longer list is acceptable, especially if the list is comprised of noteworthy sites, such as those that already have wikiepdia pages. This convention of noteworthiness (rather than length of list) seems to be the standard in other parts of Wikipedia, such as lists of notable alumni from universities. If and when a list becomes too long, it is typically moved to its own page. My proposal is for the same treatment here: don't create some arbitrary length limit (apparently chosen by one editor), but let the list grow organically (or not) and create a new page later if necessary. LoveWikis ( talk) 14:26, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
It all goes back to this, seems useless and will only start another war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:VBulletin#External_Links_Restored -- 76.190.187.91 ( talk) 07:46, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
I still think vbulletin-faq.com vbulletinsetup.com and vbhackers.com should be listed. They are vbulletin support sites, we're not asking to be listed to advertise, we are asking to be listed for those looking for vbulletin help outside the corporate sites -Brandon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.201.162.178 ( talk) 17:39, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
I see we don't even have the dmoz links anymore? what's up with that? do you think vb.com and vb.org are the only places to get support for vbulletin? This article has turned into a huge joke..
Would the inclusion of vBSolutions approved third-party forums and or websites be allowed to be listed on the vBulletin Wikipedia page? Swipher ( talk) 21:37, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Why in the world is "skyskrapercity" listed as an example of a vbulletin site, why not just use vbulletin.com or for that fact, any of the 1,000's of sites using vbulletin, what made this one so special? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.201.94.98 ( talk) 20:40, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
In Wiki brasil don't have this article.
I'm KnuxD ! 201.92.159.88 ( talk) 11:21, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Connect section added. More to follow as the product develops. I have left blank fieds in the table to be filled in, please do not remove.
Franke 1 ( talk) 13:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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Steve Gibson of Security Now has a story of a (irresponsibly revealed) zero-day vulnerability in August 2020. That is in episode 779, 2020-08-11. Direct MP3 link.
To be covered?
-- Mortense ( talk) 09:30, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
All meaningful information has been removed. All context, impact on the forum industry, and historical significance have been completely stripped away. This article might as well be deleted if it is going to remain in its current state. Feldon23 ( talk) 16:35, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
As 80% of the content of the page has been removed, it is now essentially a stub. If it will continue this way, it should be merged with Comparison of Internet forum software. Feldon23 ( talk) 19:23, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
This article used to actually be useful for understanding the history and milestones of vBulletin. Since someone gutted the article, it now contains nothing of worth. Can we get some kind of agreement to bring back the removed items? If there are items that do not belong due to various reasons, such as not sourced, etc., they can be then removed one at a time with an entry in this Talk section explaining why. The fact that most of the article was removed with zero explanation is suspicious and not in the keeping with Wikipedia group editing ideals. I feel zero responsibility to respect the removal of most of an article with no explanation. Fanra ( talk) 22:29, 6 May 2021 (UTC)