[Nitro] RES: np.org forum...

[Jonathan Buch]

Hi,

>> In which case I'll attach my patches here as well.
> No, please prefer the Forum.

now, that is scary (at least for me).

Please consider continue using the ML as the 'main'.

Why I consider a ML superior to forums:

* Threading (you said fora'll be threaded later, so ok)
* Searching (no, Google search is not a good replacement)
* Fuzzy searching
* _fast_ searching
* Speed in general, there are delays with a webpage, doesn't matter
   how 'fast' it is.
* Customizeability, not one user interface is good for everyone
* Customizeabliity, font size
* Delete unimportant/old posts
* Tag posts
* Integration with email, everyone has email
* Saving Contacts
* Adding additional information to saved contacts
* Ready spam filtering, can't filter spam on foreign system
* marking whole or part of a thread as read
* 'selecting' posts (mark read, delete, etc)
* General 'overview'.  List all threads on minimal space.
* Seamless integration with other services, like feeds/email/NGs
* 'One system for all similar services'
* offline support
* stability
* marking of quotes
* pasting code without formatting issues
* marking of attachments, attachment types
* vewing mails with attachments
* central (forum) versus distributed (ML)

* forum: 'just another login for just another service'
* forum: no interacting with the 'outside world'
* forum: 'protections' (like captcha) which make me want to hit
   my face with a table plate.
* forum: 'smileys'
* forum: 'signatures', three foot wide.
* forum: downtimes, every system has those
* forum: formatting issues (tab, anyone?)
* forum: no control over messages, they could get deleted
* forum: when down, how is development done, patches sent?
* forum: what about 'history', I like to save old mails..

You know, I love the web, its opportunities and niceties, but I
don't think, it should be used for _every_ application.  An Operating
System (I'm exaggerating here) is just not one of them.

You see, this is futile.  Not to build a forum, but to try to want
to please everyone.  So, if you intend the forum to be be used
exclusively, I would be disappointed, but go ahaid.

* bridge, ruby forums, google, home-grown?

Jo

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