# Forums (for dummies) free and easy to use - suggestions please **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [August 31, 2004, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785 "2004-08-31T09:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ratbaggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ratbaggy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratbaggy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/1 "2004-08-31T09:09:49Z")
A mate of mine who is a language teacher at high school level wishes to set up a forum for students to interact with students from other countries. suggestions of “dummy” proof forums would be great. cheers in adv. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/2 "2004-08-31T14:02:38Z")
I don’t know any forum that is ‘dummy’ forum, but phpBB is a free solution. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/3 "2004-08-31T14:11:19Z")
dummy proof…that’s tough 🙂 If she isn’t interested in anything fancy, ezboard is not a bad choice. You have limited customizability, but you don’t have to have your own server or worry about troubleshooting anything. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/4 "2004-09-01T03:06:09Z")
coo. cheers kirupa. LOL @ Maxtrosity. any more? (currently looking at ezboard) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/5 "2004-09-01T03:10:45Z")
I see lots of “Invision Power Boards” out there. Maybe they’re foolproof. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/6 "2004-09-01T03:22:45Z")
Invision Power Board is no more foolproof than any other self installed php-based forum system out there in my opinion. I agree with kirupa, get a free one that isn’t hosted on your own server or installed by you or anything, just a nice automated one with minimal features. EZboard being one of those. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forums-for-dummies-free-and-easy-to-use-suggestions-please/62785/7 "2004-09-01T03:28:51Z")
I’ve never made a IPB; I was just spewing out names. 😉