TDPL a bad idea?

[Lars T. Kyllingstad]

Roman Ivanov wrote:
> On 2/5/2010 11:52 AM, retard wrote:
>> The sad fact is that web forums are more or less a poor copy of the 
>> good old usenet newsgroups. The new format requires more bandwidth and 
>> server capacity
> 
> That's a questionable statement. Yes, in a forums you re-download the
> same posts several times. However, in a newsgroup you download them as
> well - inside quotes.
> 
> Web forums also much more flexible, and have many more features than
> news groups. You can do formatting, post inline images and proper
> hyperlinks for starters. You can easily access them from public
> computers. Also, the developers can extend their functionality based on
> the topic, like adding tags for code folding and laguage-specific
> highlighting. People can edit their posts if they make a mistake.
> Administrators can delete messages. I can go on and on with this list.

The best thing about the newsgroup interface is the lack of formatting 
and inline images!

-Lars