Re: Site for LedgerSMB Forum

["Chris Travers" <..hidden..>]

Hi;

Here is my thinking:

If you are going to do something like this, you really want to take
credit for this.  Please state specifically that you are running this
for the community as a donation to the larger community as a whole.
If you want to advertise your business as sponsoring it, all the
better.

There are several reasons I ask this of unofficial projects:
1)  It gives the contributor a greater payback on the contribution.
More glory and exposure so to speak.
2)  It gives the project an ability to show that we have a larger
active community.  More glory for us too.
3)  Should a problem occur, there is an obvious point of contact and
there is no confusion as to what is going on or who to contact.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers


On 4/14/07, Chris Bennett <..hidden..> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been lurking for a while watching LSMB develop, very pleased with
> what I see.
> There were posts about a need for a forum but no one stepped up.
> I think a forum will be a big usability step forward for many
> users/potential users.
> I also think a forum will allow some advantages with sections OFF the
> mailing lists:
> Large posts such as configuration files or posts that have a very small
> interest group can be handled better in a separate forum rather than
> irritating mailing lists users with big uninteresting emails to wade
> through.
> Easy to find copies of FAQ's and HOWTO guides
>
> I have set up a forum here:
>
> http://www.ledgersmb.info
> Link to actual forum:
> http://www.ledgersmb.info/cgi/mwf/forum.pl
>
> I would like to add the archived mailing lists (as far back as is
> appropriate) and have the new editions update the forum and vice-versa.
> I could really use help with that part, setting up scripts to move
> existing mailing lists into database and where to best get the data/send
> the data
>
> I think some OS specific forums could be really helpful.
> Any other suggestions on which categories are most appropriate?
> I haven't run a forum before so I am open to ANY level of advice and
> feedback.
> I picked a free, perl forum to use since I speak perl ( a little better
> than badly, but learning) but don't speak PHP at all.
>
>
> If anyone sees anything that needs correcting or is inappropriate please
> notify me.
> Please send any forum related email to ..hidden..
>
> Chris Bennett
>
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