New forum software?

Should the site use a new forum software?

I vote no. The forum software is fast, functional, and "just works". IMO, it's perfect for the intended application, especially since this is one of the few forums that work well with CLI browsers.

I voted no. I have no complaints about the software (and almost none about the community).

Afterthought:

Managing a site this huge must be quite challenging at times. We all owe Jeremy and the mods, but especially Jeremy, our gratitude.

Hi all...

In terms of the software and the "look and feel," I'm totally happy with the forum the way it is. I do wish it would stay that way.

Regards...

LQ does have a Web 2.0 site, for those who prefer these things:

http://linuxexchange.org/

Originally Posted by dugan LQ does have a Web 2.0 site, for those who prefer these things: http://linuxexchange.org/

Wow, now that is UGLY to navigate.

Also, Rinndalir, you should have seen this thread halfway down the page:

Who else likes LQ as they resisted the web 2.0 urge?

i used to frequent a forum that at some point "upgraded" to Discourse, now it's extremely complicated to navigate, and sluggish as hell, and ALL javascript.

Discourse sucks balls.

LQ does not.

Respect to the people who made it into the hideous, five-legged and seven-armed cyborg monster that it is!

I've never liked the vote up/down 'volunteer tech support farms'... Always preferred the traditional forum format, as I find it lends itself better to sharing information and interaction and is less about leeching 'solutions'.

I like the LQ site the way it is.

I voted "Yes but not discourse". If there is any possibility of changing the forum software, I would suggest phpBB. This is open source, free to use and can be used to maintain the forum structure (instead of some "radical new way").

Thanks for the feedback. As I've noted previously, LQ will be getting a code update in the near future. The platform can be viewed here: http://www.chromeosquestions.org/forum.php

There will be rounds of feedback and testing before the update; stay tuned.

--jeremy

FluxBB

i really like the option to subscribe to a thread without posting to it.
i hope this will continue to be possible.
(i know that neither fluxbb nor phpbb have that)

I've used PHPBB forums in the past and, with the exception that ondoho mentioned about thread subscription I don't dislike them.
However I voted no as I am a member of a forum which changed its software and it became too irritating to use on my Blackberry or any other small-screen (or small window) display.
Hopefully the new LQ will continue to be easy for browsers to render and reflow if necessary.