Re: The future of the Lua Forums

[Stefan <stefan@...>]

On 09/30/2013 02:06 PM, Rob Kendrick wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 01:21:48PM -0700, Coda Highland wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Pierre Chapuis <catwell@archlinux.us> wrote:
> > > I am not sure writing new forum software is a good idea.
> >
> > While I agree with you in the sense that this is a very large wheel to
> > be reinventing, I unfortunately can't recommend any other existing
> > forum software because they all have major problems of some sense or
> > another. (If I *had* to recommend one, it'd probably be vBulletin, but
> > that's not free.)
>
> I've never understood the attraction of web fora; the only advantage I
> can see over mailing lists is that they have a web interface; and that
> can be easily overcome by using webmail and having a searchable archive.
>
> B.

I whole-heartedly agree with you. I myself prefer newsgroups (like how I 
access this list) to web forums. And I personally avoid using the Lua 
Forums - to the dissapointment of the volunteer moderators.

But how great or silly web forums are is not the issue. The Lua Forum is 
used by thousands and helps promote Lua to a audience that does not feel 
comfortable with using a mailing list. That is why I would like to keep 
them alive.

--
Stefan