[Koha] Why No Discussion Forum?

[Joshua M. Ferraro]

----- "MJ Ray" <mjr at phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> "Joshua M. Ferraro" <jmf at liblime.com> wrote: [...]
> > While it may seem that a forum is the 'modern' way to interact, and
> > some library communities do prefer it, the fact is, it's a matter of
> > preference. Email and forums were invented at nearly the same time,
> > and people have been arguing about which is better for decades :-).
> 
> Actually, I think email distribution lists date from at least 1977
> (RFC 733) while forums must date from after the first web page in
> around 1990  http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/FAQ.html#Examples
Right ... I guess I meant more the format of a forum, which has been
around since the old BBS systems ... but anyway ...

> Anyway, that's not why I'm emailing.  Please, if anyone puts up a
> forum, can it have the following features:
> 1. Some sort of bridge to koha.lists.katipo.co.nz, either gmane-like or
> summaries being sent back and forth;
> 2. RDF Site Summary (RSS-1) feeds of latest threads/topics;
> 3. Follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - in particular,
> no eyetests for registration or posting.
Good ideas ...

Cheers,

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