[wp-forums] Suggestion for wp.com questions, and one other thing

[TechGnome]

Maybe it's time for a separate group independant of WP to take up the 
bbPress banner and work with it. OR is that crazy talk?

-tg


Vicki Frei wrote:

> On 2/2/2006 2:20:14 AM, Podz (podz at tamba2.org.uk) wrote:
>
>> Kaf Oseo wrote:
>> > but there's a part of WordPress that's
>> > been feeling horribly neglected. If you listen close you can hear it
>> > whimpering. Almost...
>> >
>>
>> I completely agree.
>> The forums are in desperate need of a radical overhaul given the issues
>> it now faces. I would:
>> - have another forum "Extending WP" for posts such as those that want to
>> make WP a CMS, posts that want phpbb integrated and such.
>> - have a "Core forum" for JUST wp issues and ONLY those and for that to
>> be strictly enforced by mods.
>> - Have a good hard look at layout and usability issues of the forum (see
>> many previous posts)
>>
>> As has been voiced before, because WP has become what it is the support
>> issues have broadened hugely. The actual number of people trying to help
>> regularly who also have a good understanding of the core has not
>> increased at all. Right now you
>> can't see that because everything is
>> crammed into a few forums - and it means that core issues are being 
>> lost.
>>
>> But the the Hackers list has already got a post about the next release
>> so I have my doubts about whether the forum can get the much needed
>> attention which is a shame -
>
>
> My assumption is that the forums will remain status quo.  I have some 
> perceptions why this is but it's opinion only, so let's not go there.  
> I figure that good as those suggestions are, we won't see any 
> implementation.
>
> Sad.  What could be a marvelous venue is just so-so.
>
> V
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