A real Forum for D

[Abrahm]

"Walter Bright" <newshound2 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
news:jav8qp$2irt$1 at digitalmars.com...
> On 11/27/2011 5:40 PM, Jude wrote:
>> //quote cause I'm lazy
>> Those are all desirable properties. But the forum software I've seen
>> throws out what's good about NNTP news forums:
>>
>> 1. Threaded view
>> 2. Being able to mark messages as "read"
>> 3. Being able to quickly scan read vs unread
>> //end quote
>>
>> 1. Forums can have threaded view too,
>
> Generally, they suck.

Just "generally"? You've actually experience one that hasn't?

>They just don't get what a threaded view is. Newsreaders solved this 
>problem decades ago. A thread is not a topic. It's a view showing who 
>replied to which message.

Perhaps the whole "web forum" thing is mired in the focus on "community" 
instead of SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT. In that regard, they remind me of In-Win 
trying to sell fancy painted with pink flowers computer cases a few years 
ago to appeal to femmes. OK, time to fess up guys: how many of you have 
plexi-glass sides on their water-cooled workstations so you can see and 
show off the light show going on with those lighted fans and such? (How 
many have the pink-flowered ones???). Well good news for you: D Web 
Forums are coming!

 > I've used many forum softwares. They all just DON'T GET IT.

Meh. They got their "community" though, huh.

Abe ;)