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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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>>>> >>
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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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