{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop-ops/backdropcms.org/issues/18","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop-ops/backdropcms.org/issues/18/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop-ops/backdropcms.org/issues/18/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop-ops/backdropcms.org/issues/18/events","html_url":"https://github.com/backdrop-ops/backdropcms.org/issues/18","id":35385268,"number":18,"title":"Start a discussion forum?","user":{"login":"docwilmot","id":1042283,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1042283?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot","html_url":"https://github.com/docwilmot","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/docwilmot/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":83,"created_at":"2014-06-10T14:09:36Z","updated_at":"2015-08-06T20:30:25Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I was interested in the concept of Backdrop from the start, but I am not sure how to contribute. GitHub seems (to me) to be a place for code, not community, and I notice that most open source projects pride themselves on a 'thriving community'. Is it too early to start Backdrop Forums?\r\n\r\nOptions for places to have a forum\r\n<table style=\"width:664px\">\r\n\t<thead>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Option</th>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Good</th>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Bad</th>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t</thead>\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n                <tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Reddit</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t   <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://www.reddit.com/r/backdrop\">Immediately available</a></li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Will happen anyway</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Great for non-technical people</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Can customize look and feel</li>\r\n\t\t           </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a Reddit login</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>No SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n                <tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Facebook group</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t   <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/backdropcms\">Immediately available</a></li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Will happen anyway</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Great for non-technical people</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Everyone already has facebook (admit it, you do)</li>\r\n\t\t           </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a Facebook login</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>No SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Zoho Forums</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t   <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https://discussions.zoho.com/backdrop\">Immediately available</a></li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>JQuery chose it</li>\r\n\t\t           </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Only one forum (free version)</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Stack Exchange</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t   <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Immediately available</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Will happen anyway</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>SSO w/ lots of things</li>\r\n\t\t           </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>It's not a discussion forum.</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Credit needs to be earned</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>No SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Google groups</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li> <a href=\"https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/backdrop-builders\">Immediately available</a> </li>\r\n\t\t\t  </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a google account</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Does not let you choose a new persona</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>No SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Backdrop<br/>\r\n                         Forum module</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Module Already ported</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n                           <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Our site needs to be ported to BD first</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a  Backdrop login</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Needs to be built (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be maintained (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be hosted (cost)</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>proven unsuccessful on d.o</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Old technology</li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n                    </td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Backdrop<br/>\r\n                        Views/Content type</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Config-ready</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n                            <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Our site needs to be ported to BD first</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a Backdrop login</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Needs to be built (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be maintained (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be hosted (cost)</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>proven unsuccessful on d.o</li>\r\n\t\t\t</ul>\r\n                        </td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Discourse</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Immediately available</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Open Source</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Ubuntu chose it</li>\r\n\t\t\t  </ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t  <ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Requires a Discourse login</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Needs to be built (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be maintained (dev resources)</li>\r\n                                <li>Needs to be hosted (cost)</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>OR Would have to buy (cost)</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>Not Backdrop</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>No SSO w/ Github</li>\r\n\t\t\t  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much as I advocate open source and standards, it's hard to argue with how much more people enjoy Slack over IRC.  Code like https://www.drupal.org/project/slack_invite opens up what is normally an invite only process to something anyone can join.  WordPress.org moved their core conversations to Slack.  As far as know, they never looked back."}}