A real Forum for D

[Walter Bright]

On 11/27/2011 11:11 PM, Jude wrote:
> I for one am glad they "DON'T GET IT."  I can't stand threaded view.
> Tried it, too much work for so little gain.
>
> What I don't get is why you are soo vocal about such a tiny, little thing.
> Check the thread with your threaded views. No one has suggested that
> we need to REPLACE the current newsgroup.
>
> No one has suggested anything more than "hey, maybe we should try to
> cater to a larger audience, instead of just those who agree that a NG
> is the best way to communicate ever."

Many have suggested replacing the ng with off-the-shelf web forum software.


> I've noticed that you haven't made an appearance on irc in a while.
> It doesn't have threaded views either, but I don't think that you
> would doubt it's usefulness.

I find irc to be difficult to deal with once a conversation gets beyond trivia, 
and multiple people are typing at once. I use skype chat, but that's almost 
always with just two people involved. That works, as it doesn't need threading.


> People like it, and I for one really appreciate it's existence.
> It has helped me out quite a bit, and I definitely would not have
> learned as much as I know(very little btw) about d if it didn't exist.

That's good, but it doesn't work for me.


> - From my point of view, we have a few people who think that it would be
> nice to have another method of communication, and people who would
> like to restrict other peoples choice based on nothing more than an
> antiquated black and white view of the world.
>
> I have yet to see a 'valid' reason against having a forum.

It splits our community into two groups that likely won't communicate with each 
other.


> "Forums are lame and just "DON'T GET IT" and I don't like them and
> EVERYONE must agree that my method is superior and use my preferred
> method" is NOT a valid reason.

We've been using NNTP for 10 years, and it's been pretty successful. Another 
reason is to not mess with what is working.

Please note that I have encouraged development of a "forum like" web app that 
operates as a front end to NNTP.