i'm looking for a free online forum

good afternoon!

i'm thinking of establishing a forum for other fans of vintage motorcycles, such as i am. now i'm looking for a forum which i could use. here is a list of what the forum should be able to deal with:

- it should be german!!
- it should be free
- it should be able to handle multiple sections (brand-forums, buy/sell, aso.)
- it should be available online, because i don't want to maintain a server for it
- html posts should be possible

that's all. i've no need for member login, personal messaging, ratings and the like. also, there won't be too many posts a day.

if anyone has experience with this, please advice. i definitely DON'T want to write "yet another online forum"...

thanx in advance!

leo

There are a few:

WoltLab Burning Board Lite

Quote:

---

- it should be german!! - Yes
- it should be free - Yes
- it should be able to handle multiple sections (brand-forums, buy/sell, aso.) - Yes
- it should be available online, because i don't want to maintain a server for it - No, but a setup is really easy
- html posts should be possible - Yes

---

YaBB

Quote:

---

- it should be german!! - Multilingual
- it should be free - Yes
- it should be able to handle multiple sections (brand-forums, buy/sell, aso.) - Yes
- it should be available online, because i don't want to maintain a server for it - Yes for example: http://www.xonder.de
- html posts should be possible - Yes

---

SMF (Simple Machines Forum):

Quote:

---

- it should be german!! - Yes
- it should be free - Yes
- it should be able to handle multiple sections (brand-forums, buy/sell, aso.) - Yes
- it should be available online, because i don't want to maintain a server for it - No - Setup is really easy
- html posts should be possible - Yes

---

I don't know all the links to the forum software now, just google on them.

great! herzlichsten dank!

i will have a look at them when there's time to.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by reset-leo

great! herzlichsten dank!

i will have a look at them when there's time to.

---

büdde ;)

If you need further help on installing or maintaining: Just drop a PM or email: I have expirience on setting up forum software. ;)