Bitcoin Forum

Hi everyone. I'm thinking of creating a forum software for BitcoinTalk. It will be a SMF fork, modified to fit the requirements theymos laid out in https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50617.0

I will put it up on GiitHub shortly.

Finally someone that does instead of talking. That's the spirit! 5500 BTC await you! :P

Jesus Christ $500,000! Be right back, I want to see if I can hire a couple of Microsoft engineers to make a forum real quick and keep the change.

Microsoft?
I will add some oracle db designers, too.

Sure, join the team! Just remember - I keep the change. lol

Those are old requirements, make sure to ask updated one's from theymos.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50617.msg1788818#msg1788818

Ironically, that thread is being censored by the OP.  Doesn't bode well for an open free forum.  :)

Why not ditch SMF and start over with MyBB (http://www.mybb.com/)

I won't get that reward unless theymos sees my work.

I know. I asked him a week ago but he's apparently ignoring me.

I know SMF better than most, although I'm definitely not top dog. I've made over forty modifications during my four years of working with it, and helped develop it last year by submitting several pull requests.

Compare that to my knowledge of MyBB, which is nil. So why should I go with it? "Because it's better, and SMF sucks ass" is not a reason.

this another thread is sooooooo gay. the op pretends to build software, but what he wants is to build another forum/place, nothing to do with the software really. Probably he will own the domain and be the admin, so he can get donations himself.

I wonder if theymos is still open to new forum software after rewriting the admin / moderation options, implementing things like activity & the trust system..

I'd imagine he's weary of fighting with the code.

And he wants to keep the 6,000 BTC

I asked him 3 months ago  ;D

you know what? I'm happy with this forum exactly the way it is. The rules, the moderation, the TEAM IS ALL GREAT! SMF also, is good enough, what matters here is if everyone is happy.

What maybe is missing here, in my view, is some linux work, like setting nginx as a reverse proxy, caching the stuff etc, probably setting php fpm, etc,etc. I noticed the forum is getting slow.

Theymos has the forum, and the bitcoins donated are his, I do not see any need to spend them with the community. BTCtalk crew, keep up the good work, and please, just keep things as they are. A lil software tweeking is welcome, but that is all. Who is not happy with the place, just grab yourselves a copy of phpbb or smf, and make your own forum, with your own rules! simple! welcome to the free world!

That's not theymos's money. He is just administrator, like sirius was before.
in other words, He's president not KING and he knows that. Ever seen bitcoin donation address in his signature?


And btw most money was donated to upgrade forum software.

Let me know when the software is complete, I'd like to test it out. 

The current admin does not seem serious about changing the forum as his post was made almost two years ago.  I, however, am very serious about changing the forum because the current forum and it's administration sucks. 

If you'd like to contribute to making a new and improved forum please come join us here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=244678.0

And let me know when your update is complete I'd love to test it out.

well, if that is the case, the money could still be used to something else. Really, spending 6000 btc to reinvent the weel(errr...a bloddy forum) is just ridiculous, not to say, insane.

dude, have you read what i just said? You are mixing 2 concerns:software and the actual admin/ownership/leadership of this forum.

only a moron cannot see that. if you want to build a new forum, cause you don't agree with the rules of the current one, fine. But just don't give us your fucking opportunist bullshit. We are developers here, and, correct me if I'm wrong, we are discussing new software for bitcointalk.org, no?

No Juca I didn't read what you wrote because you are not the OP and I was not talking to you.  Glad to see you have an opinion though.   Ironically your angry (useless) post is exactly why we need better administration and  (probably) a completely new forum.

OP, I'm still very interested in testing your solution.  Please let me know when it becomes available.

To the comment about my thread being self-moderated... not sure how you expect to have meaningful conversations when you have posters adding meaningless noise to the conversation.  Since the admins do so little to manage the trolls and noise the self-moderated thread is the ONLY way to have an adult conversation. 

For those who prefer to contribute, instead of just lash out at someone for no reason at all, perhaps you may want to join the discussion where we try to improve the forum by identifying some of the problems we have all experienced.  This discussion can be found by following the red link in my signature.

I completely agree with you. There's no need to spend that much money on a forum software when pretty good one's are available for 100-500 bucks or even for free like phpbb/mybb.

That money can be used for something more important .

so? I am glad he didn't, only a nutter would spend that much with a damn forum. You are just using this fact as a "hook", to promote issues with the admin and launch a new forum. You are just pathetic (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pathetic).

yes, definitely. The question here is: "what would be worthy to spend the forum's donation money?" I vote for a pool asap.
1 option that comes to my mind, that can be included, is to donate small amounts for developers(like between 1 and 5 btc) to estimulate the growth of the software ecosystem around btc and altcoins also btw. We don't need to spend the money all at once, some mod could create a thread to register the log of the money workflow. just my 2 satoshis.
edit: In fact, we if really do this poll, I would be willing to donate some btc myself, instead of complaining that the money wasn't completely spent yet, it seems a wonderful idea to use the forum, to execute/realize the WILL of many.

Juca,

Did you have something to add to the conversation?  I ask because it seems like you just like to see yourself post.  Based upon your seeming inability to form a complete thought I'd guess you are still a teenager, so there's that.  Perhaps if you grow up and need to deal with other adults you will find that insulting people (for no obvious reason) is frowned upon by most non-barbarians.

If you took the time to actually read the hundred or so posts in the thread I started you'd see that there are many people who feel we need a new forum.  You'd even see in the very first post that the discussion is broken into two threads one about software choice and another about the issues to that need to be dealt with.  If you read, instead of posted, you'd see that I actually am not convinced this forum is broken and I am in no race to start a new forum; I'm still hoping Theymos will address the communities concerns before I ever recommend going elsewhere.  Lastly, you are certainly in the minority with your (uninformed) opinions but of course that comes with your lack of reading comprehension.  

Further people like you , who add nothing to the conversation, are too my mind exactly the core of the problem with this forum.  Two years ago these forums were used by intelligent people who had ideas to share.  Now that bitcoin is mainstream we are unfortunately forced to deal with trolls such as yourself.

Anybody else agree?  Come tell me what other problems need to be addresses to make a world class forum.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=244678.0

This comment just shows how your mind is twisted. This forum is great, and the exercise of freedom of speech is(still) allowed. moron. The OP propose software for bitcointalk.org, not to fulfil your silly dreams of power, that means, you not only didn't read what I wrote, but also what the OP wrote, suggested

To refresh your memory Viceroy, since is too much work for you to read the OP, since you are in page 2. Got it now? Need more?

read, motherfucker, read!

I'm dying to read what the others think about your replies to me/me grabs the popcorn and watch

he never answered you. you were just talking to  yourself, you never got a reply for that. read the thread again, if you don't trust me. I'm afraid you suffer from Schizophrenia. go see a doctor buddy, i start to be pity of you

np, you are welcome. glad you deleted all your previews posts that i quoted in this thread. Just show how secure of the things you say you are. cool story bro, neeeext 8)

edit:
I'm sorry OP to this discussion off-topic in your thread, I just couldn't hold myself with that guy. Please, pardon me and get going, you are doing a REALLY COOL
THING.
Today, browsing the LEGAL forum, by coincidence, I noticed that he is already famous, I wish him good luck with his reputation. I guess the discussion about viceroy, if any, can continue there:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=256307.0