More phpBB like forum?

[Sean Kelly]

I think there must be a generation gap here.  The first thing I look for is a
newsgroup dedicated to a subject.  After that, a mailing list.  I have basically
no interest in web forums.

== Quote from Morusaka (morusaka at inwind.it)'s article
> As a newcomer, I think more has to be done to make info about D more accessible.
> I'm thinking of what comes after one reads the first steps tutorial... and one of that things could be a
forum.
> Luca.
> Daniel White Wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Is it just me, or does anyone think it may be a good idea to use a
> > phpBB style forum instead/aswell? I understand the reasoning behind
> > the current system, as many of you have dedicated news readers which
> > parse the emailed posts into a more thread like manner afterwards.
> >
> > However, for many people who don't have these readers (and don't want
> > to try one yet), but who are very interested in D, the flat like
> > posts may put them off, and that of course would be a great shame.
> >
> > To get the best of both worlds, one could get some backend server
> > software to automatically parse the posts into a thread/phpbb like
> > system, AND for the posts to be sent in the usual way to be read by
> > the specialized newsgroup software readers. Is there such a system? -
> > if not then why not, as it would be beneficial to everyone.
> >
> > At the same time, we can remove (or subsume) the old 'deprecated' D
> > newsgroup.