Below you may review and compare some of the differences between our new style Boardhost boards in beta testing and our standard Boardhost boards. When you have selected the type of message board that you
would like to create, scroll below, select the type of account, and click continue to proceed in instantly creating your message board.
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| Commitment | |  No commitment or obligation | | No commitment or obligation |
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| Account Activation | | Immediate, free activation | | Immediate, free activation |
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| Cost | | Free of charge. Upgrades available. | | Free of charge. Upgrades available. |
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| Format | | Main page shows thread titles only, sorted by activity. Messages within threads can be set to linear or threaded. | | Threaded. All posts and all replies are shown on main page. |
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| Message Board URL | | yourchoice.boardhost.com or register your own domain name for a fee | | members.boardhost.com/yourchoice |
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| Message Capacity | | No set message limits. | | Standard 1000 Message capacity,
Ad-Free Service Plans of 200, 1000, 2500 or 5000 messages and 5000/with 50,000 message archive available. |
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| Number of Boards | | Up to 50 boards, within up to 5 tabs, which can each contain 10 boards. | | Single board |
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| Message Composition | | Compose messages in a lightweight editor with advanced formatting capabilities. No HTML required. | | Compose messages in a standard text box. Simple and effective, but HTML required if you want to compose a message with advanced formatting. |
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| Customization | | Choose colors, fonts and more. Header and footer access. Customize each board with its own additional header. | | Choose colors, fonts and more. Header and footer access. |
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| Ad-Free Service | | Available. Purchase for as little as $0.15 per 1,000 pageviews. | | Available. Purchase for as little as $4.99 a month*. |
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| Users | | Unlimited users. Signatures, message editing, profiles and more. | | Install password protection or allow anonymous users to post. |
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| Statistics | | Daily pageview and post totals with charts. | | None |
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| Features | | Loaded with features | | Loaded with features |
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| Viability | | Solid beta product which is subject to change based on feedback, but ready for production use. | | Proven with many years of reliable service and tens of thousands of boards. |
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