Leigh HoneywellJun 16, 2023
I think we can all agree that if Reddit’s recent bullshit ends up meaning people go back to running old school forums it’ll be the absolute funniest possible outcome
Show threadEatonJun 16, 2023
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Show threadGaëtan Perrault

@eaton @leigh was literally talking about this with friends yesterday.

Honestly, it's easier to run today than it was 15 years ago. We have containers and open source observability. We have push button cloud servers and load balancers.

It's not easy, but it's far more accessible and way cheaper.

Jun 17, 2023 at 3:03amWeb
Show threadTech Support Jun 18, 2023

@gatesvp @eaton @leigh I used to run a few small instances of phpBB, including one heavily modified to be a semi-public KnowledgeBase/communications tool, it was absurdly flexible and easy to modify.

I think better moderation tools and solid oath identify management would have made it a solid contender for these massive services.