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Web Hosting Forum
Discussions on all aspects of web hosting including past experiences (both negative and positive), choosing a host, questions and answers, and other related subjects. If your service is unavailable, please click here.
Sub-Forums: Windows Hosting Forum, Web Hosting Tutorials

Dedicated Server Forum
Current and past experiences with dedicated server providers, bandwidth, and server performance. Review managed and unmanaged dedicated web servers, discuss both Windows and Unix dedicated server solutions, and discuss dedicated hosting providers. If your service is unavailable, please click here.
Sub-Forums: Cobalt RaQ Forum, Dedicated Server Tutorials

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Find data centers, server hardware, bandwidth providers, and techniques for colocation purposes. Get advice on colocation web hosting, review providers and offer suggestions on choosing colocation hosting services and the right datacenter. If your service is unavailable, please click here.

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Virtual private server discussion and vps hosting solutions. Review VPS hosting providers and offer advice on virtual web hosting solutions. If your service is unavailable, please click here.
Sub-Forums: VPS Tutorials

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Advice, experiences, and recommendations on reseller providers and discussion of other services required for web hosting reselling. If your service is unavailable, please click here.

Managed Hosting and Services
Discussions on hosting and services offered by managed service providers. This includes reviews and general questions and answers about the managed services segment of hosting. Whether you purchased managed hosting or hired someone to manage your server, you're in the right place.

Specialty Hosting and Markets
Sub-forum discussions involving VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), telephony, wifi, internet telephone and related technologies. Game-Servers, green hosting, cloud computing and other emerging technologies are discussed here.
Sub-Forums: Cloud computing, Green Hosting, VOIP etc, Game Servers

Technical & Security Issues
Configuring and optimizing web hosting servers and operating systems, developing administration scripts, building servers, protecting against hackers, and general security (SSL certificates, etc.)
Sub-Forums: Technical and Security Tutorials

Programming Discussion
Discussions related to web programming languages and other related issues. Topics may include configuration, optimization, practical usage and database connectivity.
Sub-Forums: Programming Tutorials

Hosting Software and Control Panels
Software used in the web hosting industry. Topics include control panels, add-on software, setup scripts, etc.
Sub-Forums: Hosting Software and Control Panels Tutorials

Running a Web Hosting Business
Non-technical aspects of running a web hosting company. Topics include management, accounting, problem customers, taxes, support options etc.
Sub-Forums: Running a Web Hosting Business Tutorials

ECommerce Discussion
Review web hosting payment processors, payment systems, merchant accounts, online banking, shopping carts and billing systems for ecommerce solutions.

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Discussion of issues related to domain names such as domain registration, DNS transferring, domain reselling, etc. Find domain resellers and registrars. Post domains for sale at Domain Names Advertising.
Sub-Forums: Domain Name Tutorials

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Subjects include, HTML, graphics, editors, CSS, Flash, graphics creation, placing of ads, copyright, content and nearly anything else design related. Also talk about businesses that provide design services. If you link to your site, you must post in Web Site Reviews.
Sub-Forums: Web Design and Content Tutorials

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Discuss Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and philosophies -- The art of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) -- Social Media Optimization (SMO) -- And all points in between. *NOTE* If you feel you need to link to or mention your domain name, you must use the Other Reviews forum.

Other Forums

Web Hosting Lounge
Forum for general conversation, share interests, have a laugh or discuss anything not related to above or below forums.
Sub-Forums: New Members, Social Issues

WHT Announcements, Feedback and Questions
Forum to post general questions, comments, feedback and suggestions regarding the WHT forum. General Forum announcements will also be posted here. Please check back often for any significant changes that are due to be made to the forums.

Computers and Peripherals
Have a problem with your home or office PC? News about computers? If it's about a computer, post here.
Sub-Forums: Computers and Peripherals Tutorials

HostingCon
Forum to discuss HostingCon, the upcoming hosting industry conference and exhibition. Help set the direction of the conference by sharing your thoughts, questions, and anticipated participation. Exhibitors are welcome to share a preview of their offers.
Sub-Forums: From the HostingCon Blog

Other WHT/iNET Announcements, Feedback, and Questions
Forum to post general questions, comments, feedback and suggestions regarding the WHT community resources (Web Hosting wiki, Web Hosting News, etc). General resource announcements will also be posted here. Please check back often for any significant changes that are due to be made outside the forums.

Advertising Forums

Web Hosting Offers
Offers Only. No Requests
Sub-Forums: Shared Hosting Offers, Reseller Hosting Offers, Dedicated Hosting Offers, Colo Hosting Offers, VPS Hosting Offers, Other Hosting Offers

Domain Names Advertising
Sub-Forums: Domain Name Offers, Domain Name Requests, Domain Name with Web Site Offers, Domain Name with Web Site Requests, Domain Name Appraisals

Employment Offers and Requests
Sub-Forums: Employment Offers (by employers), Employment Requests (by employees), Systems Management Offers, Systems Management Requests

Design Offers and Requests
Sub-Forums: Design Offers, Design Requests

Related Offers and Requests
Sub-Forums: Other Hosting Related Offers, Other Hosting Related Requests, Advertising Offers, Advertising Requests, Software and Scripts Offers, Software and Scripts Requests, Other Offers and Requests

Free Hosting Offers and Requests (link)

Paid Hosting Requests (link)
This is the only area on WHT that you can request quotes from hosting providers.

Community Reviews
Sub-Forums: Web Site Reviews, Other Reviews

Industry Announcements
Sub-Forums: Hosting Industry Announcements, Providers and Network Outages and Updates

What would you like to see added/removed/merged/left alone? :)

I like WHT the way it is mate.

Consise and easy to surf.

owm

I'd add a hardware offers forum under Related Offers and Requests. That's about it though change-wise.

Ya that sounds good Matt!!

I like WHT just the way it is Denny!! (NO NEED TO CHANGE HER)

I'd add a hardware offers forum under Related Offers and Requests. That's about it though change-wise.

Agreed. :agree:

It would be really nice to have a request forum added but sadly it can cause spam.

Something more where people would share their tips about their business or promotional techniques. This should not provide access to put in warez links for downloading some e-books. Better upload on WHT and share with others.

Nothing such like selling or buying but it should be completely free.

I'd add a hardware offers forum under Related Offers and Requests. That's about it though change-wise.Yeah. I actually started this thread based partly on the thread requesting that addition. As long as we're adding, we may as well see if there's anything else that should be added, removed or merged. :)

It would be really nice to have a request forum added but sadly it can cause spam.

They've went over this, alot. It's not going to happen, ever.

The best web hosting forums and the best people on the planet. :stickout:

Nothing needs changed at all. ;)

Better upload on WHT and share with others.
Upload what exactly?

The best web hosting forums and the best people on the planet. :stickout:

Nothing needs changed at all. ;)awwwww :love:

Not sure if this is the right place, but I renew the argument to make Advertising Forums a paid feature or increase minimum post / member term requirements. Other than that, I think everything is great.

It nice like this no more :)

Hi Dennis,

Thanks for considering the proposal for a new hardware offers forum.

I think the list you posted might be a little outdated (there's no Other WHT/iNET forum anymore, some forum names are still the older ones [e.g. Technical and Security Issues], and Cloud Hosting Offers does not exist in the list). But actually, that's irrelevant to my suggestion. :)

I think the HostingCon forum should be tucked away underneath something else. Is it possible to go under Web Hosting Lounge? I'm not exactly sure where else it would fit--however, since the conference only comes once a year, the "traffic" in that forum only spikes around that time.

Thanks,
Nich

Not sure if this is the right place, but I renew the argument to make Advertising Forums a paid feature or increase minimum post / member term requirements. Other than that, I think everything is great.

I think i would have to agree with this one. '10' relevant posts are not that hard to gain, neither is registering and not doing anything for 7 days and waiting anyone can do that right?


Maybe '25' relevant posts and 14 days of membership or something along those lines.

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Aside from the hardware forum and what not WHT is fine and dandy ;)

Upload what exactly?

You can make it like some kind of tutorial section where people will only share their hand written or free e-book owned by them. These tutorials will be related to hosting, web -designing or SEO or developing themes or WP and there are too much to share...

Just restrict it to technical and authentic material...This forum will boost more..

I think i would have to agree with this one. '10' relevant posts are not that hard to gain, neither is registering and not doing anything for 7 days and waiting anyone can do that right?


Maybe '25' relevant posts and 14 days of membership or something along those lines.

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Aside from the hardware forum and what not WHT is fine and dandy ;)

I think also to post in the advertising forums you should have to provide proof that you are a real legit business. IE Prove you are a Sole trader, LTD etc (i am making reference to the UK as I don't know anything about US) so as to help prevent Fly-by-night hosts posting.

I like WHT the way it is mate.

Consise and easy to surf.

owm

+1, don't make it too clumsy like digital point. Just add new features which will make the user experience little better.

I think i would have to agree with this one. '10' relevant posts are not that hard to gain, neither is registering and not doing anything for 7 days and waiting anyone can do that right?


Maybe '25' relevant posts and 14 days of membership or something along those lines.

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Aside from the hardware forum and what not WHT is fine and dandy ;)

Users should provide proof of business before being permitted to post in the ads forum. It would get rid of all the non-serious fly-by-night providers.

Users should provide proof of business before being permitted to post in the ads forum. It would get rid of all the non-serious fly-by-night providers.

This is exactly what I meant here:

I think also to post in the advertising forums you should have to provide proof that you are a real legit business. IE Prove you are a Sole trader, LTD etc (i am making reference to the UK as I don't know anything about US) so as to help prevent Fly-by-night hosts posting.

Good to see I am not the only one thinking this.

It would be really nice to have a request forum added but sadly it can cause spam.

We would like to see this, too. It's unlikely to happen since WHT is trying to earn money with HostVoice.

We would like to see this, too. It's unlikely to happen since WHT is trying to earn money with HostVoice.

There used to be a Requests forum at WHT back in the day, but it was filled with spam :) It's unlikely that they would bring it back.