On 27/11/2011 17:41, alex wrote:
Hi folks,
I just wondered why there still is this uncomfortable and obviously
outdated newsgroup software in use.
Perhaps it'd be more contemporary to have a 'real' browser-based
forum to which everyone can register and post D-related
questions&answers.
So, my recommendation would be to establish a forum based on phpBB or
a similar framework software (btw, it's free and open source, so
don't worry about possible costs!) at
forum.d-programming-language.org
To give D a further community 'push', I and a friend of mine really
would like to set up all required things if wanted.
The reason I'm asking the newsgroup directly is to have the forum
that can be reachedunder the official D internet URL, so that it
won't be a 'third-party' driven one or something like that.
Even if this idea should be a bit too 'large', please do fix the http
interface for the D main newsgroup thread - it's not working for me
and only gives back a connection timeout.
Ok, so there was already lots of discussion. Just let me add my 2 cents...
PHP forum? Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!1
If D had a web-based forum only I would not bother reading it or ever
coming back to it. I would not have bothered trying to learn any D. I
like how these "ancient" newsgroups sort and organise individual
messages. I get a nice threaded view, I can see what I've read already,
who replied to what. Very efficient.
Forum? barf... I hate having to sign up here and register there. I
opportunistically want to reply to messages. All this clutter around it,
avatars, annoying formatting. Please, pretty please, no.
A nice web-based interface to the newsgroup? Yeah could do (I wouldn't
use it though).
