just a few quick Q's:
OK, first off, i was looking at starting to develop for FRABS again...i used to do heaps of stuff, but then i left for dink. FRABS has a lot of things over dink, such as OPEN SOURCE engine, lisp addon code, etc. etc. tce. unfortunately, the community has all but died. i posted a couple of messages on the board there, and no one has replied..soo.... (www.abuse2.com to check it out)
ok, my next project will be a web forum board, written entirely in python. (this is just for me to practise my coding skills). and i have a few questions about the design features of a forum. thought id ask you what you think:
1.- the forum message storage method. I could either use a database, such as mysql, or in a file?? or maybe in html files which get deleted once they are off the screen?? i dunno... mysql would be cool because it is flexable, but it'd be harder for other ppl to set up...
2.- message veiw. the FRABS forum has a feature whereby ALL the messages of a thread are displayed, one after the other. this makes for quicker reading...
3.- any other features you think should be in ALL forums?? what about the smilies?? should ppl need an account?? what about the icons the DN forum have?? hmmmm... i have alot of planning to do...