[OSM-talk] forum.openstreetmap.org

[Lambertus]

spaetz wrote:
> In an attempt to make it somewhat integrated, I experimented a little:
> 
> A web forum is available at:
> http://dev.openstreetmap.org/phorum
> 
> It uses the regular OSM/API username passwords. You should be able to log in using your display name or your email-login. Attention: when using your email log in, that will be visible on all forum pages, so I'd think you'd prefer you display name log ins.
> 
> Also if you want to receive e-mail notifications, you will have to enter that e-mail in your profile.
> 
> I would be happy if others would volunteer for moderator and admin posts of that thing.
> 
> If it proves to be useful, feel free to use that thing, otherwise I have been learning a lot and won't be sad either.
> 
> Let me know what you think,
> spaetz

I think you did a good job. Pitty though that you haven't used PunBB, 
that would've made the transition from my forum to dev a lot easier ;-)

How much work was it to get the login working? Maybe it can be adapted 
to PunBB (Personally I think PunBB reads better because it is more 
'compact').

I made some changes to PunBB to prevent spam bots to mess with the forum 
which works quite well (1 spam post in 6 months). Also until now it was 
never nessesary to moderate any posts. So admin/moderator duties prove 
to be  quite light.

Anyway, I have no problems performing that role.