What do you expect from forum software?

[andelal]

As I'm thinking about writing a new forum software on my own (just for educational purposes), I wonder what features you expect from this kind of software.
Please make a few suggestions...

Alex

[mercator]

i think you can find most suggestions at the sites of the big one's

http://www.yabb.info
http://vbulletin.com
...

[andelal]

Hm...yes, but I think they are kind of overloaded with functions.

Alex

[Scooby]

hard to say really as they all have some good features in them i currently use Invision.

i guess some of the features should be

Free
Speed
Easy to use and setup

[Esko]

Are you going to put the mylounge project and any updates too it besides while making a forum? I'm very interested in the future if mylounge

[andelal]

Are you going to put the mylounge project and any updates too it besides while making a forum? I'm very interested in the future if mylounge

Really?

[Guest]

i'm interested in mylounge more than a new forum.
php have alot of free forums http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_a ... index.html have all ready (167) forum and it is almost hard to compete them alone.