: Basically, my complaint with the
: more popular forum types is that they're overly controlled and
: authoritarian, cracking down hard on the actual structure of forum
: activity, while simultaneously distracting its users with bread and
: circuses by encouraging an overflow of obnoxious graphics inserted all
: over the place. WebBBS goes a little too far in the other direction toward
: anarchy, but I grew up with UseNet so anarchy doesn't really bother me
: anymore, and even so, WebBBS seems a more moderate balance between forum
: totalitarianism and pure internet anarchy. As I said before though,
: Slashcode strikes an even better balance: call it populist libertarianism
: if you will.
: (Leave it to me to turn a conversation about forum styles into a
: sociopolitical analogy).
Well... you just became my hero if that counts for anything... :)
I agree with most everything you said. I like the embedded HTML and I like the threaded look. I think you'll also find the occasional spammer does annoy the most of us.
While I personally wouldn't mind a registration system I totally understand why it shouldn't exist.
In any case, I'm sure some script kiddie will come read this and try and hack it. Woo. Somehow I don't really feel threatened by it.
In any case, you do a great job Forrest. Keep it up!
