From 5be5c141183c91128756a2bb4cc943fb51d55a27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Danielzick Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 03:28:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added welcome message --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0ddc630..e83fcf4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,24 @@ +# Welcome to ThreadR +This is the source code for ThreadR Forum Engine. It originated as a school project with the goal of developing a mix between a forum engine and a social media platform. When school was over, we left the project up for some time with the general intention to continue working on it until I took it down after an extended period of inactivity to host my own website on my server. + +Now, that it is being revived, the original scope of the project doesn’t really make sense anymore (at least to me) so it needs to shift slightly. Below is a list of goals that I would like to see achieved, feel free to discuss this in the issues or commit comments. + +- [ ] come back online (see issue #2) +- [ ] go FOSS (make the source code publicly available under a FOSS license (see issue #5) and preferably usable for everyone to host an instance) +- [ ] get generic forum functionality going (creation of boards, creation of threads within boards, messages) + +Once these two are given, here are some additional goals both from the original scope of the project any my own ideas. Input is welcome. + +- [ ] anonymous posts (users can choose to post anonymously, registered users will have a unique name per thread to tell users apart) +- [ ] subscribing to threads +- [ ] "split thread here" feature (kinda like on Reddit when multiple ppl answer to one person) +- [ ] automatic loading of new messages in threads (opt-out in settings) +- [ ] notifications for new messages in subscribed threads (opt-out in settings) +- [ ] question threads with an "accept answer" feature, threads can be marked as question threads on creation +- [ ] like/dislike feature but in better (as in more limited in functionality and more nuanced, kinda like on StackExchange but with two types of likes/dislikes and without showing an actual number) + +\- BodgeMaster + # WARNING ~~All information below is only relevant for documentation purposes.~~ This is a backup of the ThreadR project. A backup of the databases has been saved to `ThreadR.sql` and `web.sql`.