7:07 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eli Mesika" <emesika(a)redhat.com>
To: infra(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:44:57 AM
Subject: Re: oVirt Forum Pilot
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Itamar Heim" <iheim(a)redhat.com>
> To: "Barry Kostjens" <bkostjens(a)ilimburg.nl>
> Cc: "Oved Ourfalli" <ovedo(a)redhat.com>, "Barry Kostjens"
> <bkostjens(a)internetlimburg.nl>, infra(a)ovirt.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:06:21 AM
> Subject: Re: oVirt Forum Pilot
>
> On 05/09/2012 05:49 PM, Barry Kostjens wrote:
> > I was thinking about MyBB.
> >
> > It has a 'mysupport' mod that adds the 'thread answered /
solved'
> > function, and it also lets you set a 'best answer'.
> >
> > You can have a look at it here:
> > http://mods.mybb.com/view/mysupport
>
> I think the only issue raised around this is "does it work two-way
> with
> emails"?
Seems that it has plug-in for posting via email (the other way is
trivially supported)
http://mods.mybb.com/view/post-via-email
also found this nice forum comperator if you want to compare myBB with any other open
source forum software
it is very easy to see all forum software features at once
(I had tried several and myBB had the best rank)
http://www.forum-software.org/forum-comparator
>
> >
> >
> > Op 9 mei 2012, om 16:44 heeft Oved Ourfalli het volgende
> > geschreven:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Barry Kostjens"<bkostjens(a)internetlimburg.nl>
> >>> To: "Eli Mesika"<emesika(a)redhat.com>
> >>> Cc: infra(a)ovirt.org
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:39:19 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: oVirt Forum Pilot
> >>>
> >>> Any more opinions?
> >>>
> >>> Dunno how many people there are on this list?
> >>>
> >> I love the idea of a forum, with E-mail gateways.
> >> The problem with a forum is that we should make sure we poll it
> >> frequently, and provide fast answers, as people tend to be more
> >> patient on mailing lists as they are on forums.
> >> Also, some forums give you score and titles on participation and
> >> help you give other users, so this could also be a motivation
> >> for
> >> users to help one another.
> >> Some forums also give the ability to set threads as "answered",
> >> and what the answer is, and that's also important as you can
> >> sometimes get lost in the information on long E-mail threads.
> >>
> >> Didn't get a chance to take a look at the implementation
> >> suggestions below, but IMO an option that gives the abilities
> >> mentioned above will be the winner :-)
> >>
> >> Oved
> >>
> >>> Op 8 mei 2012 om 17:20 heeft Eli Mesika<emesika(a)redhat.com>
> >>> het
> >>> volgende geschreven:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: "Barry Kostjens"<bkostjens(a)ilimburg.nl>
> >>>>> To: "Heiko W.Rupp"<hrupp(a)redhat.com>
> >>>>> Cc: infra(a)ovirt.org
> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:57:10 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: oVirt Forum Pilot
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is what Doron said about it:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The thing is, it creates duplication.
> >>>>> So people wither use both the list and the forum,
> >>>>> or randomly selects one. Then you get people trying to
> >>>>> cross-reference
> >>>>> the lists and the forums...
> >>>>> Now once we get into this state, it'll be impossible to
> >>>>> monitor
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> various channels as I try to do today.
> >>>>
> >>>> I think that forum for this purpose is much friendly.
> >>>> +1 for a forum instead of the users list.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Op 8 mei 2012, om 16:54 heeft Heiko W.Rupp het volgende
> >>>>> geschreven:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Am 08.05.2012 um 16:32 schrieb Barry Kostjens:
> >>>>>>> I made a suggestion to Doron Fediuck for setting up a
ovirt
> >>>>>>> forum
> >>>>>>> pilot which might deprecate the users list in the
future.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Why not have both? A mailing list is perfect for offline
> >>>>>> usage
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> for (some) forums there exist bi-directional email
> >>>>>> gateways.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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