Re: [tdf-discuss] phpbb for the official LO forums

On Fri, 2011-11-04 at 15:29 +0100, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> Hey guys I know there has been alot of chatter about user forums. Here 
> is my suggestion.
>
> I am setting up my own forums using phpbb and here are a few points that 
> i would like to make in regards to using it.
>
> 1) Localization
>
> I only need one language, but localization administration seems quite 
> easy to do via the administrator control panel.
>
> 2) Forum security.
>
> Forum security is a big issue especially against spammers and those who 
> break the forum rules. Image based captcha comes as part of phpbb and 
> one needs to ensure the appropriate required packages are installed for 
> it to work.
>
> Another issue is those people who break forum rules. Bans can be made 
> using a persons email address as well as ip address and vice versa to 
> ensure that a given person cannot re register.
>
> Forum permissions are easy to manage as well as everyone ends up in a 
> group, and those groups are given particular permissions depending on 
> the group.
>
> I am not sure if one already has an account on the wiki if phpbb can use 
> existing accounts in a particular database or someone would be required 
> to reregister again.
>
> Another perk about using phpbb we can then customize it to have a TDF 
> look and feel.
>
> Regards
>
> Hi Jonathan

Cool - I think there are multiple persons here that would be interested
in working on and at a forum (and Q+A) site for sure. 

Well, I was starting a reply to Florian's 
- There are a couple of LibreOffice branded web forums up and running
already and then of course the mailing lists.

- it made sense to me to take a quick look at where things really are,
at the moment, to which end I've started pulling (maybe finished) some
numbers together here:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:Drew/UserSupportTraffic

Right now the libreoffice web forums are actually having a bit of a hard
time, IMO, getting a lot of traction. While the mailing lists are
performing fairly well I think, (it's all based on the size of the user
base, bottom line..right?)

Now the fact we don't link to any of those web properties directly (or
not liberally might be a better term) from the main project site(s) is
part of why the numbers are what they are, I believe.

So - I really would agree with where Florian is going when he says he
prefers the idea of - If a new site (forum), then lets do it within the
formal site structure..which I know you offered to setup/admin same on a
VM with the TDF infrastructure, I think that's a wonderful offer.

anyway - A few more thoughts as I can fit in later this morning.

Best wishes,

Drew Jensen





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