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Doesn't use these forums that often.







Hero MemberActivity: 658Merit: 500Doesn't use these forums that often. [DENIED] Discourse! (Ruby Open Source Forum) April 19, 2013, 04:16:23 PM

Last edit: April 20, 2013, 08:21:03 AM by whiskers75 #1

I've seen a few people liking the idea of the Discourse forum software...

It would surely beat SMF, and be easier to write extensions for (uses Ruby).

Also, this forum looks pants. (well, that is, compared to Discourse)



Quote from: Discourse.org The Problem

The state of forums has been unchanged for so long that forums are considered unworkable and undesirable; few sites want forums any more because the software is so poor. The idea of free, unfettered online forums that anyone can fork and install is actually under threat. The dystopian future of company towns for all human discussion is all too real, because forum software is its own worst enemy at this point.



Most people, if pressured, can name at least one blog platform. But can they name even one single forum platform? Forums have had no champion that we know of. Even the better forum software is almost exclusively 100% for-pay closed source (although a rare few offer crippled open source versions), and all based on ancient, legacy PHP/MySQL code bases. (see, theymos? )



The freedom to easily one-click install and run a decent forum software for a topic you love is an essential part of the wild, chaotic, vibrant let your freak flag fly formula of the Internet that we've always known and loved.



Forums may not be sexy, but they are a fundamental building block of all online community, and they reliably produce useful search artifacts even today. It is a testament to the power of these communities that they are thriving despite the primitive state of forum software.



Today's forums are smart people trapped in bad software. The state of forums has been unchanged for so long that forums are considered unworkable and undesirable; few sites want forums any more because the software is so poor. The idea of free, unfettered online forums that anyone can fork and install is actually under threat. The dystopian future of company towns for all human discussion is all too real, because forum software is its own worst enemy at this point.Most people, if pressured, can name at least one blog platform. But can they name even one single forum platform? Forums have had no champion that we know of. Even the better forum software is almost exclusively 100% for-pay closed source (although a rare few offer crippled open source versions), and all based onThe freedom to easily one-click install and run a decent forum software for a topic you love is an essential part of the wild, chaotic, vibrant let your freak flag fly formula of the Internet that we've always known and loved.Forums may not be sexy, but they are a fundamental building block of all online community, and they reliably produce useful search artifacts even today. It is a testament to the power of these communities that they are thriving despite the primitive state of forum software.



ADVANTAGES:



- Working search

- Flowing discussion

- Looks great!



Please add any and all comments/+1's/criticisms, and hopefully we can replace this old dinosaur and get some easier, prettier forum software for a better future. Oh, and DON'T QUOTE THIS - that picture will clog the postlog (another reason to get Discourse )



-whiskers75 I've seen a few people liking the idea of the Discourse forum software...It would surely beat SMF, and be easier to write extensions for (uses Ruby).Also, this forum looks pants.(well, that is, compared to Discourse)ADVANTAGES:- Working search- Flowing discussion- Looks great!Please add any and all comments/+1's/criticisms, and hopefully we can replace this old dinosaur and get some easier, prettier forum software for a better future.Oh, and DON'T QUOTE THIS - that picture will clog the postlog (another reason to get Discourse-whiskers75 Elastic.pw Elastic - The Decentralized Supercomputer

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