John Smith [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2011-07-18 🗒️ Summary of this message: Bitcoin forums ...
📅 Original date posted:2011-07-18
🗒️ Summary of this message: Bitcoin forums are moving to another domain due to their current state as a "cesspool." An official help forum for client software is suggested.
📝 Original message:On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Douglas Huff <dhuff at jrbobdobbs.org> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 2011 5:46 AM, "Matt Corallo" <bitcoin-list at bluematt.me> wrote:
> > Its not that people dislike the forums or dislike having the forums.
> Speak for yourself. I think they're a cesspool.
Yes they are. Which is why the current forums will be moved to another
domain. It grew into a monstrosity.
On the other hand, I do like forums in general. It would be nice have an
official help forum dedicated to just the client software (and protocol) and
how to use/integrate/modify it. It should come with a link to the FAQ
before posting.
Also, as a mailing list is (kind of) limited to text only, a forum makes it
easier to discuss graphical subjects such as UI.
Then again given the kind of people bitcoin seems to attract, it might be
unrealistic to think a normal forum can be maintained... On the other hand,
people that misbehave can then be sent to the bitcointalk forums :-)
JS
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🗒️ Summary of this message: Bitcoin forums are moving to another domain due to their current state as a "cesspool." An official help forum for client software is suggested.
📝 Original message:On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Douglas Huff <dhuff at jrbobdobbs.org> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 2011 5:46 AM, "Matt Corallo" <bitcoin-list at bluematt.me> wrote:
> > Its not that people dislike the forums or dislike having the forums.
> Speak for yourself. I think they're a cesspool.
Yes they are. Which is why the current forums will be moved to another
domain. It grew into a monstrosity.
On the other hand, I do like forums in general. It would be nice have an
official help forum dedicated to just the client software (and protocol) and
how to use/integrate/modify it. It should come with a link to the FAQ
before posting.
Also, as a mailing list is (kind of) limited to text only, a forum makes it
easier to discuss graphical subjects such as UI.
Then again given the kind of people bitcoin seems to attract, it might be
unrealistic to think a normal forum can be maintained... On the other hand,
people that misbehave can then be sent to the bitcointalk forums :-)
JS
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