[tor-bugs] #3592 [Website]: lack of web forums

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#3592: lack of web forums
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    Reporter:  cypherpunks  |       Owner:  phobos  
        Type:  defect       |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:          
   Component:  Website      |     Version:          
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Comment(by phobos):

 I think we're going about this backwards. We don't have a list of
 requirements for forums, just everyone's opinion on the existing phpbb
 setup from atagar and the demo zoho forum. So to start, here's what I'd
 like in a forum:

 1. Multiple topics with sub-topic support.
 2. registration of a nickname that does not require an email address. If
 you supply one, great. if not, also great.
 3. blacklist/reputation system that supports nicknames.
 4. access/moderator control on a per topic level
 5. all posts are moderated until the nickname crosses some level of
 karma/reputation.
 6. published set of community norms that are punished by deduction or
 rewarded by addition of karma/reputation.
 7. support for ads (planning for a future of hosting ads directly, not
 through 3rd party ad networks)
 8. hidden service for the forum
 9. exit enclave for the forum
 10. user-choice on threading models.
 11. ability to support badges (for moderators, karma winners, karma
 losers, what ever else want to create/throw out to people)
 12. ability to move posts/threads to the correct topic/sub-topic.
 13. a defined way of promoting users to power users and/or moderators.

 Open questions:
 1. do we want to support gravatar/facebook/disqus integration as a user-
 driven option? as in not mandatory?
 2. do we want to use our forums as the showcase for something like
 nymble/blackr? this could help convince other sites to follow our lead.
 3. do we want to allow hotlinking of images/videos in posts?
 4. do we want to allow attaching images/videos in posts?

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