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I just wish people would use a system that's integrated into where the code is. I don't want to have to register for a forum when GitHub has a perfectly good ti
by gizdan 5y ago
I just wish people would use a system that's integrated into where the code is. I don't want to have to register for a forum when GitHub has a perfectly good ticketing system (and now discussions), and yet I have to register at another place where my details can be leaked from because who knows the technical capability of this one single person who may or may not have done any security.
If it's a company, please have the forum integrated into your software.
I seriously do not want yet another login unless there is a good reason. It's ridiculous. I have nearly 700 logins in my password manager and I'd say probably 500 of those items are websites I've registered once to ask a question (quite often questions that go unanswered). Half of these forums do not even provide the capability to removing my account without contacting the admins, which is just an unnecessary hassle.
- julianlam 5y ago> If it's a company, please have the forum integrated into your software. Counterpoint. Other companies absolutely suck at making forum software. It's because it's not their core business, so why would they put more than token effort into it? Edit: upon re-read this seems to be exactly what you are suggesting, so please disregard my reply. The solution here is a forum set up with robust and plentiful SSO solutions, so existing authentication providers can be used.
- iforgotpassword 5y agoThis could have been posted by me. :-) GitHub just has critical mass. Everyone has an account. UI is not bad. Just use it.
- e12e 5y ago> register for a forum when GitHub has a perfectly good ticketing system (and now discussions) At least if using github for code, enable an option to login with github in the forum software?
- curun1r 5y agoI’m a believer in just creating a subreddit. It’s free and easy, many people already have Reddit accounts and it’s a much better forum than the ones that would be self-hosted, including moderation tooling and bot ecosystem. The threaded discussions are also better than what Github offers.
- julianlam 5y agoI agree that subreddits have a very low barrier to entry, but all that comes at a cost. Among other things, one of those costs is that your content is no longer owned by you. Should Reddit decide to take itself private, or make ethically questionable decisions, etc., you are locked in due to the networking effect.
- curun1r 5y agoThere’s risk in everything…self-hosted forum software run by an open source project also has a potential of going offline, either because hosting becomes onerous/expensive or some sort of database issue. Discord and Github have the exact same potential you’ve mentioned for Reddit. There’s no perfect answer.
- b0rsuk 5y agoIf it's quality conversation, it will be quoted elsewhere, mirrored (if only to add ads!) and even archived for example on archive.com. Blog posts will be written that refer to it as a rationale for doing that way.
- majani 5y agoTelegram group/channel can take care of those concerns
- gizdan 5y agoRight. Good luck having a conversation as the channel grows. There's been several times where I've joined a channel, asked a question, and my question is gone from the screen before anyone is able to answer. Slack/Discord are way better than Telegram for support.
- lxgr 5y agoHow is Telegram different from Reddit in that regard? If anything, it seems much less accessible while sharing all the risks mentioned by GP.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoUse a person generator if you worry about your details.