Subj : Re: Getting new users
To   : Vk3jed
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Oct 14 2022 13:26:42

  Re: Re: Getting new users
  By: Vk3jed to boraxman on Fri Oct 14 2022 11:39 am

 > As for web forums, that's a whole different kettle of fish.  Web forums suff
 > from a "one size fits all" mentality, when it comes to the interface.  The i
 > that _everyone_ wants to use a web based GUI interface that works in a
 > particular way is rather absurd, really.  Most web forums from here are very
 > sluggish, because of the number of requests required to build a page (with ~
 > mS RTT on each set of requests - most forums are on the other side of the
 > planet, and physics kinda gets in the way).  I have had better performance o
 > of locally installed web forums, but the navigation still leaves a bit to be
 > desired.

I commend the forum from Baen books from having both a mailing-list interface
and an NNTP interface, just in case you don't like the WWW one.

FluxBBS is quite of ok for a web forum. At least it does not push javascript
down your throat.

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