Fueled by tea and general boredom, I figured I'd do a comparative write-up about vpsboard and touch base on why this place is the place to be.
Unbiased leadership
As most of you know, though some newcomers may be unaware, vpsBoard is provider neutral. Ran independently with no provider influence, it's safe to say that content here is unbiased and vpsboard administration does not support any provider more than another. In fact, vpsBoard is hosted by several providers from this very community, as we like to support those who support us. Being owned privately and being provider neutral also ensures that content is not censored, removed, 'sunk' or altered to hide information regarding providers or individual persons. This is just one reason why vpsBoard is a great place. We've been asked to remove legitimate content regarding companies and individuals in the past, and have refused to do so, and will only do so when/if required by law.
In-house Solutions and eliminating 3rd parties
A lot of effort has been put into maintaining user privacy here and eliminating 3rd party tracking of our user base. I'm happy to say that all scripts are hosted in-house. We started byreplacing Google Analytics with Piwik, a self-hosted analytics server and hosting all javascript in-house that was previously being served by Google. When we decided to sell advertising space, using a 3rd party ad-network was out of the question. Stepping up to the plate, vpsBoard member @Novacha coded a custom developed open source solution that allows us, once again, to keep another aspect of this website's operation in-house.
Coming soon: all images will be referenced locally. This will ensure free 3rd party image hosts do not track, alter, use your image to serve advertising or take it down without your consent. Just this week we have experience an issue where an individual has posted photos that were removed from several free hosting websites, hosting images in-house will make sure that images have a safe and sound place to be posted.
EDIT 5/4/2017: Systems are in place that convert remotely-hosted assets into locally-hosted ones served by vpsboard.com.
Community powered by it's people.
vpsBoard has directly grown as a result of the people from within this community. People sometimes tell me, 'Good Job with vpsBoard', but in reality vpsBoard is what it is today due to the support of the community and their suggestions and ideas. We welcome and consider all input, as well as allow the community to vote on changes. This is a sense of community that is not generally found elsewhere. Unfortunately not everyone can or will be pleased at all times, however we do encourage discussion and debate so we can mold this place into something greater.
Relatively lax moderation with a strong stance on no-censorship.
We always are quick to moderate when needed, removing spam and approving pending offers. However outside of that we're relatively lax in moderation. This has slight issue in the past but we still believe in taking a lax stance on censorship and do not resort to the removal, modification or altering of any legitimately posted content. Part of being owned individually allows this site to be operated without bias and without business-encouraged censorship. Our members actively utilize the 'Report' feature and are a great judge of what should and should not be, and we appreciate their help in maintaining a quality community.
Why are you here? Why do you stay?
Unbiased leadership
As most of you know, though some newcomers may be unaware, vpsBoard is provider neutral. Ran independently with no provider influence, it's safe to say that content here is unbiased and vpsboard administration does not support any provider more than another. In fact, vpsBoard is hosted by several providers from this very community, as we like to support those who support us. Being owned privately and being provider neutral also ensures that content is not censored, removed, 'sunk' or altered to hide information regarding providers or individual persons. This is just one reason why vpsBoard is a great place. We've been asked to remove legitimate content regarding companies and individuals in the past, and have refused to do so, and will only do so when/if required by law.
In-house Solutions and eliminating 3rd parties
A lot of effort has been put into maintaining user privacy here and eliminating 3rd party tracking of our user base. I'm happy to say that all scripts are hosted in-house. We started by
Coming soon: all images will be referenced locally. This will ensure free 3rd party image hosts do not track, alter, use your image to serve advertising or take it down without your consent. Just this week we have experience an issue where an individual has posted photos that were removed from several free hosting websites, hosting images in-house will make sure that images have a safe and sound place to be posted.
EDIT 5/4/2017: Systems are in place that convert remotely-hosted assets into locally-hosted ones served by vpsboard.com.
Community powered by it's people.
vpsBoard has directly grown as a result of the people from within this community. People sometimes tell me, 'Good Job with vpsBoard', but in reality vpsBoard is what it is today due to the support of the community and their suggestions and ideas. We welcome and consider all input, as well as allow the community to vote on changes. This is a sense of community that is not generally found elsewhere. Unfortunately not everyone can or will be pleased at all times, however we do encourage discussion and debate so we can mold this place into something greater.
Relatively lax moderation with a strong stance on no-censorship.
We always are quick to moderate when needed, removing spam and approving pending offers. However outside of that we're relatively lax in moderation. This has slight issue in the past but we still believe in taking a lax stance on censorship and do not resort to the removal, modification or altering of any legitimately posted content. Part of being owned individually allows this site to be operated without bias and without business-encouraged censorship. Our members actively utilize the 'Report' feature and are a great judge of what should and should not be, and we appreciate their help in maintaining a quality community.
Why are you here? Why do you stay?
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