Better forum

[Jesse Phillips]

On Wednesday, 5 December 2012 at 18:28:04 UTC, js.mdnq wrote:
> I have a lot of trouble with the forum. Many times a msg will 
> not post as it sits in a cycle waiting for the nntp server to 
> get the message or for it to be announced.
>
> IMO there are much better forum software out there that would 
> make it easier to communicate about D than the current method.
>
> http://www.mybb.com/ is free, pretty good, and relatively easy 
> to setup.
>
> The ability to edit a post makes life much easier too!

Well my anecdotal story comes as one who never knew of NNTP until 
D.

I've found it really nice. I've not found a perfect client and 
had issue which I do not know if where blame would lie (like your 
cycle waiting for announcement).

This was some time ago now and I don't really participate in 
sites with BBs anymore. I find reddit to be the best visual 
threading interface, but it is read once (I don't have gold to 
show unread).

Anyway your listed great improvements over NNTP aren't very 
convincing. Of course we can replicate the great stuff of NNTP 
and provide standard BB features, but it isn't trivial work.

Some history, there is a D phpBB, it is rotting on and along with 
dsource.org. It is mainly for projects, but has some general D 
discussion boards.