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libpride_15

(32 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2015, 02:18 AM Apr 2015

Would DU be better if it was a php board? [View all]

It took me a long time to join DU after lurking because the format of this forum reminds me of a chatroom the way GD flies by.

For consolidation of topics, I've found php boards work better.

Sorry if this has been brought up before; I guess it would be a radical change - maybe that's why it would be unworkable.

The way mods can manipulate threads to organize has worked well also on php boards as I've seen.

Not whining, just throwing it out there.

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Would DU be better if it was a php board? [View all] libpride_15 Apr 2015 OP

No, it would not be better. Ptah Apr 2015 #1

What's a php board? lovemydog Apr 2015 #2

phpbb (I think) is just a different format libpride_15 Apr 2015 #3

We have groups and forums. femmocrat Apr 2015 #7

DU is absolutely the best format for a forum I've ever seen, bar none steve2470 Apr 2015 #4

I think it is just an issue of this place being so huge. I find it easy to navigate and very Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2015 #5

We've already witnessed changes to the format... Phentex Apr 2015 #6

No. This place is all about news and politics. hunter Apr 2015 #8

I still don't know what a php board is olddots Apr 2015 #9

Nope. I think the entire thing should be written in perl. cliffordu Apr 2015 #10

is this what you're referring to ? steve2470 Apr 2015 #11

Yuck. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #12

Nah the people here are too old they need something easy Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #13

oh, hell no. The LAST thing this fucking place needs, is horse tranquilizers. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #14

Not for the Lounge, certainly, but have you been to Cooking & Baking lately? pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #15

Oh, they think they're fooling everyone. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #16