On 27/7/09 06:24, microUgly wrote:
If you don't know, I run
www.inkscapeforum.com--a relatively
successful phpBB
forum for Inkscape users.
I created the forum because I knew there was demand and at the time I knew I
could devote a lot of time to make it successful. But I was never fond of
the idea that a single person would have ownership of the data accumulated
from the community.
I wanted to offer ownership of the forum to
Inkscape.org. Ideally this only
needs to go as far as knowing that if I were hit by a bus, someone could
step in and take over. I don't know how things are ran on the
inkscape.org
site, but I would be offering the entire setup to be hosted by
inkscape.org
(if possible).
I would happily continue to moderate, and administer the board if
appropriate access were given. And I would redirect
inkscapeforum.com to
the new domain, or change it's name servers.
Anyway, discussion open. Would
Inkscape.org be interested in adopting the
forum? The forum won't be shutdown regardless of the answer.
*bump*
please don't let that offer slip and integrate the forum (in its current
form) into
Inkscape.org. It is a valuable resource for Inkscape users
thanks to microUgly's efforts!
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It would be too bad if that resource disappears due to some
misunderstandings about the homepage redesign plans and their currently
unclear status (that's at least my impression about the plans from the
recent discussions here, in other threads ;-).
~suv