Yeah when it's a pristine beautifully structured code base people are more cautious about weighing in because they can't code as well. When it all looks like sh

Yeah when it's a pristine beautifully structured code base people are more cautious about weighing in because they can't code as well. When it all looks like shit no-one worries about hacking their own. WordPress has both it's own forum bbPress and it's social network buddyPress. As far as a hackable system for everyone it's an attractive start. WP is based around the concept of everyone installing their own. Their 5-minute install is still the gold standard as far as I'm concerned. So as controversial as it is on HN I think the idea of using PHP is still a sound one. But as a geek I'd much rather go down the Python route in some kind of homage to the foundation of reddit. Python is a great language for beginners to learn and it's designed for them. Plus it's still a very relevant skill to learn.