On 11/02/2014 09:34, Sergey Mereutsa wrote:

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Sorry but I would like to reiterate that any move to a forum *must have*
the buy-in from the experts (Ann, Helen, Vlad, ... ) whose insight is
currently so invaluable on the mailing list.

> Instead, we have our own forum (ok, it is not so "feature rich" as PHP
> BB, but it was written for the FB and exploits all it`s features
> (SP/Triggers/generators). We are using it for our space game and for
> one of the local fotbal clubs (you can check it here, it is in
> Russian, but you can just browse without reading:
> http://fc-sheriff.com/ru/forum/). I`ll setup short version today or
> tomorrow and will send link for all interested in testing. We can add
> _ANY_ functionallity to it.

Very impressive!

Personally I don't think there is much functionality needed, just the
ability to post, quote, search and add images. It should also be
possible to set up areas for different aspects such as Firebird server,
FlameRobin, Commercial Tools, Jaybird, IBPP etc. If the content can be
found by Google so much the better.

Also don't worry to much about graphics, I think the simpler and plainer
the interface the better. The only thing I would ask is that we can have
different coloured backgrounds for quotes and also maybe 'code' formatting.

One (possibly contentious) suggestion is that you make available free or
very low cost advertising areas for those individuals and businesses
that provide so much support to the FB community. This would need to be
very subtle and not a
ram-it-down-your-throat-totally-irrelevant-nonsense approach that is on
the current Yahoo archive.

Ready to give it a try!

Mike