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add forum.html
author Franklin Schmidt <fschmidt@gmail.com>
date Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:59:26 -0700
parents b551ccb5896a
children
files src/forum.html.luan src/needed.html.luan
diffstat 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/forum.html.luan	Thu Dec 11 14:59:26 2025 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+local Luan = require "luan:Luan.luan"
+local error = Luan.error
+local Io = require "luan:Io.luan"
+local Site_translator = require "luan:ai/Site_translator.luan"
+local get_lang = Site_translator.get_lang or error()
+local text_writer = Site_translator.text_writer or error()
+local Shared = require "site:/lib/Shared.luan"
+local head = Shared.head or error()
+local needed_header = Shared.needed_header or error()
+local luan_url = Shared.luan_url or error()
+
+
+return function()
+	Io.stdout = text_writer()
+%>
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="<%=get_lang()%>">
+	<head>
+<%		head() %>
+		<title>Reactionary Software - Forum</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+<%		needed_header() %>
+		<div content>
+
+<h1>Forum Platform</h1>
+
+<p>A platform contains forums.  A forum contains threads.  A thread contains messages.</p>
+<p>Discord and Reddit are platforms.  In the forum world, a "board" is a platform.  Discord servers and Reddit subreddits are forums.  Discord channels are threads.</p>
+
+<p>The only difference between forum platforms and chat platforms is server push.</p>
+
+<p>Free speech means no censorship at the platform level.  Forum moderators can moderate their forums however they want.</p>
+
+<p>Reddit has a feed of threads across subscribed forums.  This isn't needed.  Discord's approach is better.  Just list subscribed forums with an indicator for new content.</p>
+
+<p>Discord's discovery (ability to find new forums) is pathetic.  One should be able to search for content across the platform as Reddit allows.</p>
+
+<p>I propose implementing a forum platform in <a href="<%=luan_url()%>/">Luan</a>.  Each forum would be a Luan site which means that users could actually customize the code of their own site if they want.  Forums (Luan sites) would get platform-wide info like search results using MapReduce.</p>
+
+<p>If implemented, this project should <a href="nabble.html">replace Nabble</a>.</p>
+
+		</div>
+	</body>
+</html>
+<%
+end
--- a/src/needed.html.luan	Thu Dec 11 13:18:49 2025 -0700
+++ b/src/needed.html.luan	Thu Dec 11 14:59:26 2025 -0700
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 		<div content>
 			<h1>Needed Reactionary Software</h1>
 			<ul links>
+				<li><a href="forum.html">Forum Platform</a></li>
 				<li><a href="lucene.html">Lucene Fork</a></li>
-				<li><a href="nabble.html">Forum - Nabble Rewrite</a></li>
 				<li><a href="hg_dev.html">Mercurial Development</a></li>
 				<li><a href="laf.html">Swing Look and Feel</a></li>
 				<li><a href="java_fork.html">Java Fork</a></li>