Engine of forum

[Andrey]

On Friday, 24 August 2018 at 01:43:54 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 8/21/2018 2:41 PM, tide wrote:
>> What about if you accidentially press a button that posts the 
>> comment?
>
> That's really up to your NNTP client's design, which we didn't 
> implement. There are lots of NNTP clients to choose from.
>
>> Why can't syntax formatting be implemented, does anyone 
>> disagree that is a useless feature?
>
> It's a useless feature.
>
> Formatting is needed for longer form text, which is not really 
> appropriate for the forum. Forum posts should be short and to 
> the point - posting an article or manifesto should be posted 
> separately, with a link to it in the forum.
>
> Also, there is no need to post pictures, emoji, banners, or 
> other cruft one sees in other forums. Especially pictures, as 
> those eat up server space and bandwith at a terrifying rate.
>
> Nearly 20 years of the D forum consumes 2,800,000 4K blocks, or 
> somewhat over a gigabyte. Not bad.

Forum posts should be informative and contain meaningful text 
that will be understandable for readers. And if required, it 
should contain videos / images / screenshots / quotes / links, 
etc. And should be written so that it is convenient to read - 
with formatting, highlighting, indentation...

It is very strange to hear from programmer that "syntax 
formatting" is useless feature.

Possibility to vote for message, append "thank you" and mark some 
message as an answer it also increases readability.

Any self-respecting website related to programming or developing 
something, has in its composition a place where people can 
comfortably and freely discuss pressing issues. Not some weird 
news group.