Better forum

[Nick Sabalausky]

On Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:49:47 +0100
"js.mdnq" <js_adddot+mdng at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 19:39:07 UTC, 
> DypthroposTheImposter wrote:
> >
> >  It isn't the worst nor the best,
> >
> > I see many times where a thread gets split up -- eww
> > can't edit anything -- eww
> > At least I can view it as a forum not a mailing list - happy
> 
> 
> 
> Why can's a BBS be modified to integrate with the current forum?
> 
> After all, nntp and BBS's are basically databases with user 
> interfaces. (nntp through it's protocol and BBS's through web 
> browsers)
> 
> It seems that if D's forum works and is able to interface between 
> web based nd nntp then it wouldn't be hard to integrate or modify 
> a BBS to work with nntp. This way we get the best of both 
> worlds(or everyone can be happy).
> 
> To me, this is the best option and it shouldn't be difficult to 
> do.
> 

??? We *already* have both NNTP and BB interfaces accessing the
same common (NNTP) datastore. Why are you so insistent that the BB
needs to be the datastore?