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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Hak Foo on Thu, 31 March 2011, 00:35:30

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: Hak Foo on Thu, 31 March 2011, 00:35:30

To me, the value proposition on forums (and newsgroups, their spiritual fathers) is very strong.

Facebook:  why am I here?  What is the relationship to these other 250 people on my friends list?

With forums, there's a joining thread of shared understanding.

The guys at one forum know who I'm talking about if I name-drop Commodore Smoker.
The guys here don't, but they can tell a M10 from a M1 from a M.

I'm not sure putting on an image-uploader or an oekaki-style feature adds much to that type of relationship.

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: iMav on Thu, 31 March 2011, 02:49:25

Quote from: Hak Foo;321810

To me, the value proposition on forums (and newsgroups, their spiritual fathers) is very strong.

I believe BBS's are the true "spiritual fathers" of web forums.  (since, really, the experience is near identical) Many usenet groups definitely migrated to web forums, but that was more of an evolution for those groups.  Web forums are simply web-enabled BBS's.

Although there is still no standardized solution for networked subforums (which I think would be incredibly cool).  The interaction between communities in a networked subforums would be tons of fun (think FIDOnet, WWIVnet, etc).

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: strum4h on Thu, 31 March 2011, 05:01:58

If anyone wants canv.as invites I think I can give them out.

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 31 March 2011, 06:28:34

Quote from: strum4h;321873

If anyone wants canv.as invites I think I can give them out.

I'd like one. Can you pm me?

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 31 March 2011, 08:29:26

Quote from: iMav;321842

I believe BBS's are the true "spiritual fathers" of web forums.  (since, really, the experience is near identical) Many usenet groups definitely migrated to web forums, but that was more of an evolution for those groups.  Web forums are simply web-enabled BBS's.

Although there is still no standardized solution for networked subforums (which I think would be incredibly cool).  The interaction between communities in a networked subforums would be tons of fun (think FIDOnet, WWIVnet, etc).

Amen! I did operate a WWIV BBS for many years. The network was synchronizing few times per days with the other nodes.  I recall having 4 phone lines at home and once spent 900$ for a 90Mb Rodime hard drive when my full size 20Mb Miniscribe crashed. What a nightmare to restore.

20Mb... Can you imagine?

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 31 March 2011, 08:38:42

Just looked up what canv.as was. Since again, I had no clue until this thread.

It will take more than integrated image tools to move me off forums.

One step further to cloud computing. We can now all get grid of our photoshop.

People trying to get creative in the "Facebook" era of socializing everything.

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 31 March 2011, 09:33:52

Quote from: ripster;321920

Show Image

(http://canv.as/ugc/processed/e052d668b2feb99f50763c7c55d0ca0cb392e759.png)

Ok, now I understand ML's smile. The mystery has been solved.

It's back pain.

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: steeef on Thu, 31 March 2011, 10:14:25

Strum4h: Sure! PM?

Title: Moot Says Forums Are Dead - Welcome to Canv.as
Post by: strum4h on Fri, 01 April 2011, 04:34:42

Quote from: steeef;321963

Strum4h: Sure! PM?

you need to pm me your email