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From: Justin Kirby <justin () neomantra ! org>
Date: 2009-08-28 21:13:04
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On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Justin Kirby <justin@neomantra.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I assume since I heard nothing further on this there are no complaints :)
> I went ahead and submitted the article via the "contribute a story" link \
> on the Dot. Hopefully that is all that was left to do?
>
> Justin
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Justin Kirby \
> <justin@neomantra.org>wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Ok, questions answered already! Here is what I think is the potential
> > final draft. Please let me know if anyone has any feedback. If all \
> > looks well please let me know what the next steps are towards getting \
> > this published on the Dot. I'd imagine it needs some final html \
> > editing to make the formatting work for the interview questions, which \
> > I can do if someone gives me some guidance about it is typically \
> > handled in interviews.
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > Over the last year the <a href="http://forum.kde.org/">KDE Community
> > Forums</a> have served as a premier platform for the KDE community to
> > communicate with each other. With over 13,000 registered users \
> > generating more than 15,000 topics of discussion the site is growing by \
> > the minute. A little over a month ago, the forums introduced a <a \
> > href=" http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums">new
> > look</a> while moving over to the <a href="http://phpbb.com/">phpBB \
> > forum software</a>. These improvements have clearly caught the \
> > attention of many people, as this month KDE's Community Forums were \
> > selected as the <a href="
> > http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html
> > ">phpBBHacks.com Featured phpBB for the month of August 2009.</a> Read \
> > on for an interview with Patrick O'Keefe, admin and webmaster at the <a \
> > href=" http://phpbbhacks.com">phpBB hacks forum</a>.
> >
> > Justin - Patrick, thanks for taking the time to do this online \
> > interview with us. Can you tell us a little bit about your background \
> > and how you got into coding?
> >
> > Patrick - Actually, I’m not a coder. Sure, I know my way around some \
> > HTML and CSS and can fix the occasional PHP error, but that’s about it. \
> > I run a network of websites called the iFroggy Network \
> > (http://www.ifroggy.com). Mostly, I utilize freely available open \
> > source software to use on my sites. I’ve been professionally developing \
> > websites since 1998 and have been managing online communities since \
> > 2000. I’m also a writer and my book “Managing Online Forums” \
> > (http://www.managingonlineforums.com) was published by the American \
> > Management Association in 2008. It’s a practical guide to managing \
> > online forums, communities and social spaces, which is something I’m \
> > really passionate about.
> >
> > Justin - It looks like you started the phpBBHacks site back in 2001? \
> > When did you first become interested in phpBB and at what point did you \
> > dedicate a site to hacking on it?
> >
> > Patrick - Yes, phpBBHacks.com launched in April of 2001. I became
> > interested in phpBB originally to run on my own sites – the first was
> > SportsForums.net, which I still manage today. As I got to using it, I \
> > also started to customize it, install hacks and tweak things to my \
> > liking. I wanted there to be a database of hacks and customizations for \
> > phpBB and, at that time, there wasn’t one. So, I created it and have \
> > run it ever since. It is a very special site to me because of the great \
> > relationships that we enjoy with awesome phpBB hack and style authors \
> > and users of the software, which are the two audiences that we care \
> > about most.
> > Justin - I noticed you have over 32,000 registered users and there are
> > more than 72,000 topics on your own forums. That's quite a following! \
> > How long did it take for the site to really take off?
> >
> > Patrick - I appreciate the kind words – it means a lot. The site was a \
> > lot of hard work and, to be honest, the creation and management of it \
> > was and, in some cases, continues to be a very trying and challenging \
> > endeavor because of the politics at work. But, we’ve always aimed \
> > simply to be a useful resource for authors and for people who run phpBB \
> > and, luckily, our hard work allowed us to get going fairly quickly. I \
> > always say that I am a marathon runner and not a sprinter (this phrase \
> > is courtesy of Sean “Diddy” Combs). The numbers are nice, but my goal \
> > is always the experience, the environment, the way the site feels.
> >
> > Justin - According to your site I see the Featured phpBB Award got its
> > start in 2002. What originally inspired the idea?
> >
> > Patrick - What inspired the idea was a desire to highlight and honor \
> > one well conceived phpBB every month. It was the first award of its \
> > kind and I have enjoyed the ability to award people who do cool or \
> > interesting things with the idea of receiving nothing in return. The \
> > award is fun because it’s totally out of the blue. You can’t really \
> > nominate yourself for it. So, you’ll have no idea it’s coming… and then \
> > bam, there it is.
> >
> > Justin - How did you find out about the KDE Community Forums? Are you \
> > a KDE user?
> >
> > Patrick - I discovered the KDE Community Forums in my research looking \
> > for phpBB installations to consider for the award. I actually am not a \
> > KDE user. I found the community, loved the integration and the \
> > customization and made a note of it.
> >
> > Justin - What was it about the KDE Community Forums that earned the \
> > award for August 2009?
> >
> > Patrick - It was the customization of the style, for sure. It is
> > beautiful. I love when I see details taken care of and that was one of \
> > the things that stood out to me. Details are very important – things \
> > like edges and borders and the smallest of icons. A link color. I’m \
> > willing to forgive some details, but if a community has taken care of \
> > all the ones I can see, all the better. Details matter and they were \
> > taken care of.
> > Justin - Do you have any suggestions on ways the KDE Community Forums \
> > can continue to improve?
> >
> > Patrick - I have to say that my experience with the community, on a \
> > people and atmosphere basis, is very limited. So, it’s hard for me to \
> > offer specific advice. But, if I put my community management hat on for \
> > a second… one of the things I always say, when it comes to support and \
> > technical forums… is to always value kindness over knowledge. In other \
> > words, everyone being super smart isn’t what makes your site – what \
> > makes your site is the people being super nice. If you’re doing that, \
> > you are well on your way because character is everything. I wish you \
> > the best of luck and continued success.
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> > Justin Kirby
> >
> > Web: http://www.neomantra.org
> > Twitter: neomantra82 Identi.ca: neomantra
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Justin Kirby \
> > <justin@neomantra.org>wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I've reworked the intro a bit for clarity and have contacted Patrick.
> > > He's already responded indicating he'd be happy to answer questions \
> > > so I have forwarded him the ones I came up with. Also, Jos, you \
> > > mentioned I should contact the KDE forum admins. I see there is a \
> > > place that lists their names on the forums but I don't see any email \
> > > address I could use for this. Do you know how best to reach them? I \
> > > was able to get some stats about the KDE forums just by looking at \
> > > the summary at the bottom of the home page so I think really we just \
> > > need to notify them we're putting this article together so they can \
> > > keep an eye out unless you have further suggestions. Below is the \
> > > intro in case anyone has any feedback for improvement.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Over the last year the <a href="http://forum.kde.org/">KDE Community
> > > Forums</a> have served as a premier platform for the KDE community to
> > > communicate with each other. With over 13,000 registered users \
> > > generating more than 15,000 topics of discussion the site is growing \
> > > by the minute. A little over a month ago, the forums introduced a <a \
> > > href=" http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums">new
> > > look</a> while moving over to the <a href="http://phpbb.com/">phpBB
> > > forum software</a>. These improvements have clearly caught the \
> > > attention of many people, as this month KDE's Community Forums were \
> > > selected as the <a
> > > href="
> > > http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html
> > > ">phpBBHacks.com Featured phpBB for the month of August 2009.</a> \
> > > Read on for an interview with Patrick O'Keefe, admin and webmaster at \
> > > the <a href="http://phpbbhacks.com">phpBB hacks forum</a>.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Justin Kirby
> > >
> > > Web: http://www.neomantra.org
> > > Twitter: neomantra82 Identi.ca: neomantra
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jos Poortvliet \
> > > <jospoortvliet@gmail.com
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Justin Kirby<justin@neomantra.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Jos,
> > > > >
> > > > > I can give this a whirl. I should hopefully have a fair bit of \
> > > > > free
> > > > time
> > > > > this weekend. I'll report back with a draft and/or questions \
> > > > > once
> > > > I've had
> > > > > time to look this over more carefully.
> > > > >
> > > > > Justin
> > > >
> > > > You rock. Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 7:17 AM, Jos Poortvliet <
> > > > jospoortvliet@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As some of you might have read, the KDE forums are the featured \
> > > > > > phpBB forum for the month of august.
> > > > > > (
> > > > > >
> > > > http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html
> > > >
> > > > > > )
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We're looking for somebody who wants to do a short interview \
> > > > > > with Patrick O'Keefe, forum admin there, or somebody else \
> > > > > > involved with phpBB. It won't take much time as they'll do most \
> > > > > > of the answering - thus the writing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've also taken the liberty to write a little introduction you \
> > > > > > can
> > > > use
> > > > > > (see below). He/she who takes this on should contact the KDE \
> > > > > > forums people as well, at least asking for the number of users \
> > > > > > and when this forum started, maybe even a few words ("oh, we're \
> > > > > > so happy we are featured forums, we'll be hugging bunnies all \
> > > > > > week" would do fine).
> > > > > > You can send Patrick an email at his first name @ifroggy.com \
> > > > > > asking him for the interview. Below a start for an introduction \
> > > > > > to the dot, feel free to use as much or as little of it as you \
> > > > > > want. Once it is more or less done, send it here for review.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Over the last year the <a href="http://forum.kde.org/">official \
> > > > > > KDE forums</a> have established themselves as a premier \
> > > > > > platform for the KDE community to communicate with each other. \
> > > > > > With over XXX users and an active community moderating and \
> > > > > > further developing the forum, it continues to grow fast. A \
> > > > > > little over a month ago, the forums introduced a <a
> > > > > >
> > > > > > href="
> > > > http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums
> > > > ">new
> > > > > > look</a> while moving over to the <a \
> > > > > > href="http://phpbb.com/">phpBB forum software</a>. The \
> > > > > > BLABLABLA prompted the phpBB community to
> > > > vote
> > > > > > the KDE forums as <a
> > > > > >
> > > > > > href="
> > > > http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html
> > > > ">Featured
> > > > > > phpBB forum for the month of August 2009</a>. Read on for an
> > > > interview
> > > > > > with Patrick O'Keefe, phpBB admin and webmaster at the <a
> > > > > > href="http://phpbbhacks.com">phpBB hacks forum</a>.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Who's in?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jos Poortvliet
> > > > > >
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> > > > > --
> > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > Justin Kirby
> > > > >
> > > > > Web: http://www.neomantra.org
> > > > > Twitter: neomantra82
> > > > > Identi.ca: neomantra
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> Best Regards,
> Justin Kirby
>
> Web: http://www.neomantra.org
> Twitter: neomantra82 Identi.ca: neomantra
>
--
Best Regards,
Justin Kirby
Web: http://www.neomantra.org
Twitter: neomantra82 Identi.ca: neomantra
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Sorry about the email bounces...should be fixed now. Got a little trigger \
happy messing with DNS settings late last night.<br><br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Justin Kirby <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:justin@neomantra.org">justin@neomantra.org</a>></span> \
wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi \
all,<br><br>I assume since I heard nothing further on this there are no \
complaints :) I went ahead and submitted the article via the \
"contribute a story" link on the Dot. Hopefully that is all that \
was left to do?<br> <font color="#888888">
<br>Justin</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Justin Kirby <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:justin@neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">justin@neomantra.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); \
margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi all,<br><br>Ok, \
questions answered already! Here is what I think is the potential final \
draft. Please let me know if anyone has any feedback. If all looks well \
please let me know what the next steps are towards getting this published \
on the Dot. I'd imagine it needs some final html editing to make the \
formatting work for the interview questions, which I can do if someone \
gives me some guidance about it is typically handled in interviews.<br>
<br>Thanks!<div><br><br><br>Over the last year the <a href="<a \
href="http://forum.kde.org/" \
target="_blank">http://forum.kde.org/</a>">KDE Community \
Forums</a> have served as a premier platform for the KDE community to \
communicate with each other. With over 13,000 registered users generating \
more than 15,000 topics of discussion the site is growing by the minute. A \
little over a month ago, the forums introduced a <a href="<a \
href="http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums" \
target="_blank">http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums</a>">new \
look</a> while moving over to the <a href="<a \
href="http://phpbb.com/" \
target="_blank">http://phpbb.com/</a>">phpBB forum
software</a>. These improvements have clearly caught the
attention of many people, as this month KDE's Community Forums were \
<span>selected as the </span><a<div> href="<a \
href="http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html" \
target="_blank">http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html</a>"><span>phpBBHacks.com \
Featured phpBB for the month of August 2009.</a></span> Read on for \
an interview with Patrick O'Keefe, admin and webmaster at the <a
href="<a href="http://phpbbhacks.com/" \
target="_blank">http://phpbbhacks.com</a>">phpBB hacks \
forum</a>.</div><br></div><p>Justin - Patrick, thanks for taking the \
time to do this online interview with us. Can you tell us a little bit \
about your background and how you got into coding?<br>
</p>
<p>Patrick - Actually, I’m not a coder. Sure, I know my way around
some HTML and CSS and can fix the occasional PHP error, but that’s about
it. I run a network of websites called the iFroggy Network (<a \
href="http://www.ifroggy.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ifroggy.com</a>). \
Mostly, I utilize freely available open source software to use on my sites. \
I’ve been professionally developing websites since 1998 and have been \
managing online communities since 2000. I’m also a writer and my book \
“Managing Online Forums” (<a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" \
target="_blank">http://www.managingonlineforums.com</a>) was published by \
the American Management Association in 2008. It’s a practical guide to \
managing online forums, communities and social spaces, which is something \
I’m really passionate about.</p><div>
<p><br>Justin - It looks like you started the phpBBHacks site back in 2001? \
When did you first become interested in phpBB and at what point did you \
dedicate a site to hacking on it?</p>
<p></p>
</div><p>Patrick - Yes, phpBBHacks.com launched in April of 2001. I became
interested in phpBB originally to run on my own sites – the first was
SportsForums.net, which I still manage today. As I got to using it, I also
started to customize it, install hacks and tweak things to my liking. I \
wanted there to be a database of hacks and customizations for phpBB and, at \
that time, there wasn’t one. So, I created it and have run it ever since. \
It is a very special site to me because of the great relationships that we \
enjoy with awesome phpBB hack and style authors and users of the software, \
which are the two audiences that we care about most.</p><div><br>
Justin - I noticed you have over 32,000 registered users and there are more \
than 72,000 topics on your own forums. That's quite a following! How
long did it take for the site to really take off?</div>
<p></p>
<p>Patrick - I appreciate the kind words – it means a lot. The site
was a lot of hard work and, to be honest, the creation and management of it \
was and, in some cases, continues to be a very trying and challenging \
endeavor because of the politics at work. But, we’ve always aimed simply to \
be a useful resource for authors and for people who run phpBB and, luckily, \
our hard work allowed us to get going fairly quickly. I always say that I \
am a marathon runner and not a sprinter (this phrase is courtesy of Sean \
“Diddy” Combs). The numbers are nice, but my goal is always the experience, \
the environment, the way the site feels. <br></p><div>
<br>Justin - According to your site I see the Featured phpBB Award got its \
start in 2002. What originally inspired the idea?</div>
<p></p>
<p>Patrick - What inspired the idea was a desire to highlight and honor
one well conceived phpBB every month. It was the first award of its kind \
and I have enjoyed the ability to award people who do cool or interesting \
things with the idea of receiving nothing in return. The award is fun \
because it’s totally out of the blue. You can’t really nominate yourself \
for it. So, you’ll have no idea it’s coming… and then bam, there it \
is.</p><div>
<p><br>Justin - How did you find out about the KDE Community Forums? Are \
you a KDE user?</p>
<p></p>
</div><p>Patrick - I discovered the KDE Community Forums in my research \
looking for phpBB installations to consider for the award. I actually am \
not a KDE user. I found the community, loved the integration and the \
customization and made a note of it.</p><div><br>
Justin - What was it about the KDE Community Forums that earned the award \
for August 2009?</div>
<p>Patrick - It was the customization of the style, for sure. It is
beautiful. I love when I see details taken care of and that was one of the
things that stood out to me. Details are very important – things like
edges and borders and the smallest of icons. A link color. I’m willing to
forgive some details, but if a community has taken care of all the ones I \
can see, all the better. Details matter and they were taken care \
of.</p><div><br> Justin - Do you have any suggestions on ways the KDE \
Community Forums can continue to improve?</div>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Patrick - I have \
to say that my experience with the community, on a people and atmosphere \
basis, is very limited. So, it’s hard for me to offer specific advice. But, \
if I put my community management hat on for a second… one of the things I \
always say, when it comes to support and technical forums… is to always \
value kindness over knowledge. In other words, everyone being super smart \
isn’t what makes your site – what makes your site is the people being super \
nice. If you’re doing that, you are well on your way because character is \
everything. I wish you the best of luck and continued \
success.</span></p><div><br>-- <br>Best Regards,<br>Justin \
Kirby<br><br>Web: <a href="http://www.neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">http://www.neomantra.org</a><br>Twitter: neomantra82 \
Identi.ca: neomantra<br><br> <br><br></div><div><div></div><div><div \
class="gmail_quote"> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Justin Kirby <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:justin@neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">justin@neomantra.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); \
margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br><br>I've reworked the intro a bit for clarity and have \
contacted Patrick. He's already responded indicating he'd be happy \
to answer questions so I have forwarded him the ones I came up with. Also, \
Jos, you mentioned I should contact the KDE forum admins. I see there is a \
place that lists their names on the forums but I don't see any email \
address I could use for this. Do you know how best to reach them? I was \
able to get some stats about the KDE forums just by looking at the summary \
at the bottom of the home page so I think really we just need to notify \
them we're putting this article together so they can keep an eye out \
unless you have further suggestions. Below is the intro in case anyone has \
any feedback for improvement. <br>
<br><br><br>Over the last year the <a href="<a \
href="http://forum.kde.org/" \
target="_blank">http://forum.kde.org/</a>">KDE Community \
Forums</a> have served as a premier platform for the KDE community to \
communicate with each other. With over 13,000 registered users generating \
more than 15,000 topics of discussion the site is growing by the minute. A \
little over a month ago, the forums introduced a <a href="<a \
href="http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums" \
target="_blank">http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums</a>">new \
look</a> while moving over to the <a href="<a \
href="http://phpbb.com/" \
target="_blank">http://phpbb.com/</a>">phpBB forum \
software</a>. These improvements have clearly caught the attention \
of many people, as this month KDE's Community Forums were \
<span>selected as the </span><a<br> <div>
href="<a href="http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html" \
target="_blank">http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html</a>"><span>phpBBHacks.com \
Featured phpBB for the month of August 2009.</a></span> Read on for \
an interview with Patrick O'Keefe, admin and webmaster at the <a
href="<a href="http://phpbbhacks.com/" \
target="_blank">http://phpbbhacks.com</a>">phpBB hacks \
forum</a>.</div><br><font color="#888888">-- <br></font><div>Best \
Regards,<br>Justin Kirby<br><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">http://www.neomantra.org</a><br>
Twitter: neomantra82 Identi.ca: \
neomantra<br><br></div><div><div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On \
Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jos Poortvliet <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:jospoortvliet@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">jospoortvliet@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>On Mon, Aug 17, \
2009 at 3:49 PM, Justin Kirby<<a href="mailto:justin@neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">justin@neomantra.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Jos,<br>
><br>
> I can give this a whirl. I should hopefully have a fair bit of free \
time<br> > this weekend. I'll report back with a draft and/or \
questions once I've had<br> > time to look this over more \
carefully.<br> ><br>
> Justin<br>
<br>
</div>You rock. Thanks!<br>
<div><div></div><div><br>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 7:17 AM, Jos Poortvliet <<a \
href="mailto:jospoortvliet@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">jospoortvliet@gmail.com</a>><br> > wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi all,<br>
>><br>
>> As some of you might have read, the KDE forums are the featured \
phpBB<br> >> forum for the month of august.<br>
>> (<br>
>> <a href="http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html" \
target="_blank">http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html</a><br>
>> )<br>
>><br>
>> We're looking for somebody who wants to do a short interview \
with<br> >> Patrick O'Keefe, forum admin there, or somebody else \
involved with<br> >> phpBB. It won't take much time as \
they'll do most of the answering -<br> >> thus the writing.<br>
>><br>
>> I've also taken the liberty to write a little introduction you \
can use<br> >> (see below). He/she who takes this on should contact \
the KDE forums<br> >> people as well, at least asking for the number \
of users and when this<br> >> forum started, maybe even a few words \
("oh, we're so happy we are<br> >> featured forums, \
we'll be hugging bunnies all week" would do fine).<br> \
>><br> >> You can send Patrick an email at his first name @<a \
href="http://ifroggy.com" target="_blank">ifroggy.com</a> asking<br> \
>> him for the interview. Below a start for an introduction to the \
dot,<br> >> feel free to use as much or as little of it as you want. \
Once it is<br> >> more or less done, send it here for review.<br>
>><br>
>> Over the last year the <a href="<a \
href="http://forum.kde.org/" \
target="_blank">http://forum.kde.org/</a>">official KDE<br> \
>> forums</a> have established themselves as a premier platform \
for the<br> >> KDE community to communicate with each other. With \
over XXX users and<br> >> an active community moderating and further \
developing the forum, it<br> >> continues to grow fast. A little over \
a month ago, the forums<br> >> introduced a <a<br>
>><br>
>> href="<a \
href="http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums" \
target="_blank">http://dot.kde.org/2009/06/29/new-look-and-features-kde-community-forums</a>">new<br>
>> look</a> while moving over to the <a href="<a \
href="http://phpbb.com/" \
target="_blank">http://phpbb.com/</a>">phpBB<br> >> forum \
software</a>. The BLABLABLA prompted the phpBB community to vote<br> \
>> the KDE forums as <a<br> >><br>
>> href="<a \
href="http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html" \
target="_blank">http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/congratulations-to-kde-community-forums-and-erdrron-vt75619.html</a>">Featured<br>
>> phpBB forum for the month of August 2009</a>. Read on for an \
interview<br> >> with Patrick O'Keefe, phpBB admin and webmaster \
at the <a<br> >> href="<a href="http://phpbbhacks.com" \
target="_blank">http://phpbbhacks.com</a>">phpBB hacks \
forum</a>.<br> >><br>
>><br>
>> Who's in?<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks in advance,<br>
>><br>
>> Jos Poortvliet<br>
>><br>
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> --<br>
> Best Regards,<br>
> Justin Kirby<br>
><br>
> Web: <a href="http://www.neomantra.org" \
target="_blank">http://www.neomantra.org</a><br> > Twitter: \
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Regards,<br>Justin Kirby<br><br>Web: <a href="http://www.neomantra.org" \
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