Re: Web Forum Topics
Derek Parnell wrote:
> can I request that you find a way to segment the messages being placed
> in the Listfilter EUforum. It would be useful if people could select a
> topic for their message and the display of messages was then able to be
> presented on a per-topic basis.
>
> For example, I have no or little interest in the many Linux and CGI
> messages currently being posted. It would be nice if I could easily put
> those aside so that they didn't 'waste' so much screen space.
>
> I'm sure you have seen other Web based BBs and seen how they have multiple
> message lists broken up by topic area. The reader can then select a topic
> area and just see the messages within that area.
>
> Currently the EUforum is servicible, but not optimal. On the plus side,
> it is fast and has a clean UI. On the minus side, it allows almost no
> user-customizations, no attachments, no topics, etc... Although software
> like phpBB maybe total overkill, some of their capabilities might still
> be useful for your forum too.
>
> What are the plans or ideas you have for the EUforum?
We don't plan any major structural changes to EUforum until
after we get the next release of Euphoria out. It's been almost
a year now since the last release. After that we can take a hard
look at major ways to improve EUforum.
Any method of categorizing messages will inevitably be "sloppy".
Some people won't bother to choose a category. Others will
choose incorrectly. Some messages will rightfully belong
to two categories. Some threads will start in one category
but drift into another. A lot of us, maybe most of us,
will end up skimming through *all* new messages, in all categories,
rather than trusting the categorization system.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
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