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Discourse seems like it'd be a good candidate and let everyone win http://www.discourse.org/ http://www.discourse.org/

• rplnt 12y ago
  Is there some example of embedded discourse? As a general discussion forum it's quite bad, but seems ideal for this kind of stuff (as an alternative to disqus). Additionally, are there providers of discourse, either paid or ad-powered, so people don't have to take care of it?
  • alxndr 12y ago
    > "As a general discussion forum it's quite bad" I'd be curious to hear what makes it so bad.
    • rplnt 12y ago
      It's flat.
      • dpeck 12y ago
        Its creators would say thats a feature.
        • rplnt 12y ago
          I've read some reasoning about that when they introduced the product... and it wasn't convincing (something about keeping discussion on topic I believe?). I really think their reason is ease of design, implementation, maintenance and scalability.
          • dpeck 12y ago
            I dunno, I think they actually believe it, and they do have some experience from the SO days. Threading has its place, but creates sub-discussions, something that is understandable to want to avoid if your vision is for more inclusive conversation. That said, in higher traffic forums I see this approach being a nightmare to keep up with, and will read like a schizophrenic journal.
  • johnny22 12y ago
    http://talkingpointsmemo.com http://talkingpointsmemo.com uses it