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Official vBulletin Team member here to serve you. :)

by JaspervBulletin
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Greetings warriorforum members,

My name is Jasper, and I am an official vBulletin staff member. As part of the vB Team, I am responsible for working on expanding vBulletin’s affiliate marketing program through commission junction, helping to build out communication to customers through e-mail, vbulletin.com and other means, assisting in developing video walkthroughs on the product, managing social media presence, and providing general assistance with marketing and communications efforts.


I am here to basically assist you and answer any questions or concerns you may have about any of our vBulletin service and product.
  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Hi Jasper,

    With a surname like that, it looks as though you were made for the job!


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  • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
    Thank you Frank for the kind welcome. I come from a long line of vBulletin developers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brandon Sheley
    welcome to WF as well
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      • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
        Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley View Post

        welcome to WF as well
        Originally Posted by Ride_the_lightning View Post

        Welcome along here, Jasper! Glad to meet you aboard!
        Hope you'll find the forum informative!
        Thank you guys for the very warm welcome. Looking forward to interacting with you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sleaklight
    Welcome, I was denied from promoting vBulletin on cj.com last month though I own a license myself of the publishing suite
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  • Profile picture of the author menj
    Nice to see someone from the vBulletin team here.
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    great stuff, here's my question / do you have a warrior forum discount code ? / not sure if you can post it here / you may need to place an advertisement section then link out your Sig / check with admin.
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    • Profile picture of the author martinglover
      Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post

      great stuff, here's my question / do you have a warrior forum discount code ? / not sure if you can post it here / you may need to place an advertisement section then link out your Sig / check with admin.
      I'd be interested to hear on a discount code too - I'm looking to purchase but am slightly short on cash at the mo!
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      • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
        Originally Posted by Sleaklight View Post

        Welcome, I was denied from promoting vBulletin on cj.com last month though I own a license myself of the publishing suite
        hey sleaklight,

        Sorry to hear that! Don't feel bad about being rejected. We've rejected over 2,000 publishers and have only accepted around 400+. Please apply again and provide me your cj id and name. I will accept it.

        Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post

        great stuff, here's my question / do you have a warrior forum discount code ? / not sure if you can post it here / you may need to place an advertisement section then link out your Sig / check with admin.
        I'll direct your inquiries to the right channels and see if I can get you a discount.

        Originally Posted by sndas View Post

        Hi Jesper,

        Welcome to WF. I am very interested on this product.
        I want to develop a great site including the forum section
        using VBulletin.

        Thanks
        Looking forward to providing you support sndas.

        Originally Posted by zzman View Post

        Hello,

        I wanted to purchase vbulletin and was confused about the option of the publishing suite. Now I have wordpress and have no intention of changing my blog platform. Is there any benefit in the publishing suite if I want to keep my wordpress site?

        p.s. Do you facebook style profile pages where members interact with each other? If so is this available on the forum version as well?

        p.s.s. Can your regular forum software (not the publishing suite) embed video in a regular forum post?

        What are any features of the publishing suite that would still be useful even though I do not change my wordpress platform and still run my wordpress site?

        thanks
        Hi zzman,

        Thank you for providing me your inquiry. I also saw your private message, but could not reply due to low post count.

        The forum only version provides you everything the CMS has except for the blog and CMS itself. The facebook style conversations in profiles and video embedding are also included with the forum classic. There are other features that I believe you would enjoy in the product. You can customize the forum to any way that suits your needs and wants.

        We also have tons of Free plugins down at our sister site vBulletin.org

        Basically the #1 reason why people purchase the CMS system is because it is fully seamlessly integrated with the forum software itself. You don't need some type of "bridge plugin" to connect your CMS with the forum. So for example, if you have wordpress, and you want your forum users to comment on your articles, you would need a custom plugin to bridge your Wordpress with the forum. However, if you have the CMS, you don't need any of that. They can easily post comments on your articles. That's the best feature in my opinion.


        Originally Posted by martinglover View Post

        I'd be interested to hear on a discount code too - I'm looking to purchase but am slightly short on cash at the mo!
        I'll see what I can do. I'll direct this message to my boss.
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  • Profile picture of the author zzman
    Hello,

    I wanted to purchase vbulletin and was confused about the option of the publishing suite. Now I have wordpress and have no intention of changing my blog platform. Is there any benefit in the publishing suite if I want to keep my wordpress site?

    p.s. Do you facebook style profile pages where members interact with each other? If so is this available on the forum version as well?

    p.s.s. Can your regular forum software (not the publishing suite) embed video in a regular forum post?

    What are any features of the publishing suite that would still be useful even though I do not change my wordpress platform and still run my wordpress site?

    thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
    I'm having a big problem with spam users thanks to the damn auto posting software being sold to "marketers". Is there a way to keep spammers from joining? I had to put it on manual approval and now I have thousands of people who I haven't approved, of which 99% I'm sure are not real people.

    Originally Posted by JaspervBulletin View Post


    I am here to basically assist you and answer any questions or concerns you may have about any of our vBulletin service and product.
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    I'll direct your inquiries to the right channels and see if I can get you a discount.
    I'm sure the warriors would appreciate it / @ Tim /\ I had a big chat a while back on another thread where we were swamped and the guys gave me some good tips. Not that it has cured the problem but it has helped greatly.

    what we have done is pretty well shut down all loving / no Sig links / links and i have set a X days / X posts user upgrade in place.

    this has stopped pretty well much of the crap coming in and also lets you weed out the strays, but if your saying they are also jumping past the approval entry point ? that is a new one but we do not have the enforced / manual submission in place.

    the above restrictions has not hampered forum enrollments, what is being seen is an increase of people enrolling / also a higher rate of those in the forum posting again, it seems people want the forums to be rubbish free and respond positive when you take steps to eliminate it.

    I see even tougher measures in my new digs shortly.
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    • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
      Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

      I'm having a big problem with spam users thanks to the damn auto posting software being sold to "marketers". Is there a way to keep spammers from joining? I had to put it on manual approval and now I have thousands of people who I haven't approved, of which 99% I'm sure are not real people.
      Hey Tim,

      Great news, I have uploaded a video on our official vbulletin channel about spam prevention. Go check it out and see if any of my tips help.

      I can't post links since I am still at 1 post, but just go on youtube and search for vBulletin4 user.

      Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post

      I'm sure the warriors would appreciate it / @ Tim / I had a big chat a while back on another thread where we were swamped and the guys gave me some good tips. Not that it has cured the problem but it has helped greatly.

      what we have done is pretty well shut down all loving / no Sig links / links and i have set a X days / X posts user upgrade in place.

      this has stopped pretty well much of the crap coming in and also lets you weed out the strays, but if your saying they are also jumping past the approval entry point ? that is a new one but we do not have the enforced / manual submission in place.

      the above restrictions has not hampered forum enrollments, what is being seen is an increase of people enrolling / also a higher rate of those in the forum posting again, it seems people want the forums to be rubbish free and respond positive when you take steps to eliminate it.

      I see even tougher measures in my new digs shortly.
      Spam is pretty easy to decimate with vBulletin. I own a big board myself and I have halted many spam post from appearing in my community. Check out our youtube channel.
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      • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
        It's not just keeping the users from posting links, but keeping these "users" from even joining. I mean, it's obvious they are not even remotely interested in the niche, with names pornboy781 or vicondincheap229.

        Thanks for the video and to Pete for posting it. I'll check it out now.

        Originally Posted by JaspervBulletin View Post



        Spam is pretty easy to decimate with vBulletin. I own a big board myself and I have halted many spam post from appearing in my community. Check out our youtube channel.
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        • Profile picture of the author Sleaklight
          Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

          It's not just keeping the users from posting links, but keeping these "users" from even joining. I mean, it's obvious they are not even remotely interested in the niche, with names pornboy781 or vicondincheap229.

          Thanks for the video and to Pete for posting it. I'll check it out now.
          You can black list those words from registration. Then again, they'll just change their username to not contain those words. :\
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere

    thanks Jasper
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    • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
      Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post


      thanks Jasper
      Thank you for posting it tryinhere.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeAmbrosio
    Tim,

    Most forum software have very good communities of users who create add-ons, etc. I have not run a board in quite some time, but I remember using registration plugins that require the user to answer a basic question (that you determine) or the reg process does not finish. So you could ask: "What color was George Washingtons white horse?" and set the answer to white. Only real users can answer correctly.

    I would go in to vBulletin's developer/user community and look for something like that. It's not foolproof, but when I ran a board a couple years back I went from hundreds of fake users to only a couple dozen. Much easier to handle.

    Mike

    P.S. Go Giants!
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    • Profile picture of the author Cassandra Antoine
      Originally Posted by MikeAmbrosio View Post

      Tim,

      Most forum software have very good communities of users who create add-ons, etc. I have not run a board in quite some time, but I remember using registration plugins that require the user to answer a basic question (that you determine) or the reg process does not finish. So you could ask: "What color was George Washingtons white horse?" and set the answer to white. Only real users can answer correctly.

      I would go in to vBulletin's developer/user community and look for something like that. It's not foolproof, but when I ran a board a couple years back I went from hundreds of fake users to only a couple dozen. Much easier to handle.

      Mike

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      Greate advice - Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
    Hey guys,

    Just wanted to let you know that I can't reply to private messages until I reach 50 post. I'm still at 1 post for some reason.

    If you guys want to contact me directly you can go to our official vbulletin site and join the forums. I go by Jasper Aguila.

    Btw, having joined many webmaster forums, the warriorforum is by far the best. Very nice people here!
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  • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
    Hey Jasper,

    You can upgrade your account to a WAR ROOM member, for $37 for 20 years... http://warriorforum.com/payments.php .. That will allow you to use the PM system very early .

    Anyways, I wanted to know. As a vBulletin customer, and a xenforo customer, can you comment on the law suit between the two companies? I'm quite dissapointed when you guys said "you hope customers understand the copyright infringement", but that claim was never backed up.. and it makes me wonder whether you're trying to hurt xenforo sales.

    I'm willing to buy more licenses. But I don't want to buy, if people aren't going to be open about whats really go ing on in this lawsuit.

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    • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
      Hello caleb,

      Thank you for the very useful tip about subscriptions. I'll upgrade my account asap.

      Unfortunately I cannot comment on the Xenforo lawsuit. I have little to no information about the subject. You can contact Internet Brands law department if you wish to pursue more information about the matter.
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      • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
        Originally Posted by JaspervBulletin View Post

        Hello caleb,

        Thank you for the very useful tip about subscriptions. I'll upgrade my account asap.

        Unfortunately I cannot comment on the Xenforo lawsuit. I have little to no information about the subject. You can contact Internet Brands law department if you wish to pursue more information about the matter.
        Hey Jasper,

        I figured you wouldn't be able to comment. Thank you for taking the time to make a reply. Thanks

        Caleb
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  • Profile picture of the author zzman
    I purchase vbulletin and installed it. But I am having a hard time getting to learn how to use it. I try to post a thread and it gives me this message: Forums

    Is there videos which will show me how to do the basics and get started. The user manual seems very tedious.

    thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
      Originally Posted by zzman View Post

      I purchase vbulletin and installed it. But I am having a hard time getting to learn how to use it. I try to post a thread and it gives me this message: Forums

      Is there videos which will show me how to do the basics and get started. The user manual seems very tedious.

      thanks
      Forums

      You have things set as categories. You can't post in a category, hence why you check the box "forum is closed for posting".

      you n eed to create sub forums of that category in order to be able to post in them.

      As for videos, so far I haven't heard of any, you just need to get used to the admin panel, and the system

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    • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
      Originally Posted by zzman View Post

      I purchase vbulletin and installed it. But I am having a hard time getting to learn how to use it. I try to post a thread and it gives me this message:

      Is there videos which will show me how to do the basics and get started. The user manual seems very tedious.

      thanks
      Hey zzman,

      I'm very delighted to hear you purchase our software. vBulletin has a great support community at vbulletin.com/forum

      May I ask where you tried posting a new thread? Try posting it in your Main Forum and see if it works.

      I understand that even for experienced users, it can be a little intimidating at first. Play around with the settings and let me know if you're still having difficulties customizing your forum. It should take a day or two to get used to.

      We have a channel down at youtube called vBulletin4. You should be able to view some video tutorials we've uploaded. Though, we haven't really utilized it for beginners, I will see to it that I upload more to the channel.

      Anyways please let me know if you're having any trouble.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trivum
    I have thought about buying vbulletin in the past on several occasions, but a few things have held me back, so maybe you can relay my issues to people who might be able to take care of them.

    1. The blog function on your CMS doesn't act much like a real blog from what I can gather, especially the way it handles photos, etc. It should be made so that users can simply upload and insert a photo in a wysiwyg editor (like wordpress).

    2. In #1 above, I said, "from what I can gather," because I couldn't "gather" much. There's no real way to test out things like the blog. Which brings me to #3 - a BIGGIE.

    3. The vBulletin pre-sales forum is $#!+. ... Sorry, but that's just the way it is. Because they limit testing on things such as the blogging function, I am forced to post in the only forum open to me - the pre-sales forum. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that vBulletin has a lot of interest in making sales, because my questions there routinely go unanswered.

    At first I thought, "Are you serious?" But after it happened a number of times, I determined they were.

    That's a big concern for me. If I'm going to pay for software, I'd like to know there's some customer service behind it. When there isn't even anyone willing to try to sell me the software in the first place, I can only assume it will get worse after I've bought it.
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    • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
      Originally Posted by Trivum View Post

      At first I thought, "Are you serious?" But after it happened a number of times, I determined they were.

      That's a big concern for me. If I'm going to pay for software, I'd like to know there's some customer service behind it. When there isn't even anyone willing to try to sell me the software in the first place, I can only assume it will get worse after I've bought it.
      invisionpower.com

      not sure how you got on, I think jasper the ghost has disappeared ? stil waiting myself for some feedback, anyway there is invionpower i found and have a 5 day trial going and there is the one Caleb mentioned as well Xenforo, and the run of the mill free version of forums.

      will see how invision trial goes.
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      • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
        Originally Posted by Trivum View Post

        I have thought about buying vbulletin in the past on several occasions, but a few things have held me back, so maybe you can relay my issues to people who might be able to take care of them.

        1. The blog function on your CMS doesn't act much like a real blog from what I can gather, especially the way it handles photos, etc. It should be made so that users can simply upload and insert a photo in a wysiwyg editor (like wordpress).

        2. In #1 above, I said, "from what I can gather," because I couldn't "gather" much. There's no real way to test out things like the blog. Which brings me to #3 - a BIGGIE.

        3. The vBulletin pre-sales forum is $#!+. ... Sorry, but that's just the way it is. Because they limit testing on things such as the blogging function, I am forced to post in the only forum open to me - the pre-sales forum. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that vBulletin has a lot of interest in making sales, because my questions there routinely go unanswered.

        At first I thought, "Are you serious?" But after it happened a number of times, I determined they were.

        That's a big concern for me. If I'm going to pay for software, I'd like to know there's some customer service behind it. When there isn't even anyone willing to try to sell me the software in the first place, I can only assume it will get worse after I've bought it.

        Hi Trivum,

        I'd be more than happy to answer your questions...

        1.) The vBulletin 4 blog does come with it's very own WYSIWYG editor. You can copy and paste articles with pictures and it will automatically convert the text and images similar to Wordpress. Have you tested the blog? Maybe the one you've tried had the WYSIWYG editor disabled.

        2.) Would you like to test out the blog and other features? I can direct you to my test forum and give you full administrator rights.

        3.) Sorry to hear about the poor support you've been receiving in the forums. We usually answer all questions that our customers and non customers post. If you can direct me to your question, I'd be more than happy to answer it to the best of my abilities.

        When you purchase our software, you will receive access to our Tech Support Team where they answer all questions within 1 hour of sending a ticket.

        Anyways if you'd like to contact me directly, you can message me at vBulletin.com/forum/forum.php and contact JasperAguila. I'll give you my full personal support.

        Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post

        invisionpower.com

        not sure how you got on, I think jasper the ghost has disappeared ? stil waiting myself for some feedback, anyway there is invionpower i found and have a 5 day trial going and there is the one Caleb mentioned as well Xenforo, and the run of the mill free version of forums.

        will see how invision trial goes.
        Hi tryinhere,

        I can't message anyone privately since my post count is still low. I've tried purchasing support, but I keep receiving an error. I'll contact the administrator and see if they can fix this. Once I get the go ahead from them, I will subscribe and reply to your inquiry.

        I'm quite active here in the forums. Just post here for now or message me down at vBulletin.com/forum/forum.php (JasperAguila is my username) and I will reply.
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        • Profile picture of the author Trivum
          Originally Posted by JaspervBulletin View Post

          2.) Would you like to test out the blog and other features? I can direct you to my test forum and give you full administrator rights.
          Yes, if you could do that, it would help. Thanks.
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        • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
          hi tryinhere,

          I can't message anyone privately since my post count is still low. I've tried purchasing support, but I keep receiving an error. I'll contact the administrator and see if they can fix this. Once I get the go ahead from them, I will subscribe and reply to your inquiry.

          I'm quite active here in the forums. Just post here for now or message me down at vBulletin.com/forum/forum.php (JasperAguila is my username) and I will reply.
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          Thanks Champ, have your update now, appreciated.
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          • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
            Originally Posted by Sleaklight View Post

            Jasper, I'm aware that other forums have translated the forum to other languages and it is managed by the language files. However, I find that they do a rather poor job at it. Will vBulletin release any official language translations? I've looked around and can't find anything official or maybe there is something official released and I have missed it?

            Thanks,
            Oscar
            Hey Oscar,

            vBulletin does not officially release other language translations out of the box. However you can easily install "language packs" using the user friendly "language and phrases" system. The language packs can be downloaded here...

            vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?96-vBulletin-Language-Packs




            Originally Posted by Trivum View Post

            Yes, if you could do that, it would help. Thanks.
            Hey Trivum,

            Do you think you can private message me your email so I can send you admin info.

            Originally Posted by tryinhere View Post


            Thanks Champ, have your update now, appreciated.
            Hi tryinhere!

            No problem. I'll let you know ASAP once I receive an answer.

            I'm also going to make sure I receive the go ahead to purchase subscription to this forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sleaklight
    Jasper, I'm aware that other forums have translated the forum to other languages and it is managed by the language files. However, I find that they do a rather poor job at it. Will vBulletin release any official language translations? I've looked around and can't find anything official or maybe there is something official released and I have missed it?

    Thanks,
    Oscar
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  • Profile picture of the author mrozlat
    so if i wanted to integrate a forum with my blog: Herbal Supplements Edition - Your Ultimate Educational Resource On Herbal Supplements

    how and why would vbulletin help me in that regard?
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    • Profile picture of the author JaspervBulletin
      Originally Posted by mrozlat View Post

      so if i wanted to integrate a forum with my blog:

      how and why would vbulletin help me in that regard?
      Hey mrozlat,

      Many webmasters that purchase vBulletin use the software to implement a community around their service or product. By providing a place for communication with and among customers, you will generate an additional source of educational information. Not only will your customers learn more about your service or product, but you will as well! I've created numerous forums over the years, and the knowledge I've learned is better than any books I've read or college courses I've taken. It's in that regard, forums are a valuable tool for further expanding your brands presence and learning more about your particular niche.
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    Any current deal or promo code for vb?
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