Well, the forum's live - mostly - but it's pretty bare-bones. This was intentional, in order for it to promote discussion and also fit in with PF.com in general. However, are there things you just can't do without? If so, use this thread to say what it is.
Note: 1. The forum has a private messaging equivalent - see the 'whisper' stuff. 2. Quoting portions of messages will be added shortly.
To use Vanilla, try one of the following web browsers:
* Firefox * Safari * Camino * Opera * Internet Explorer 6
It also works fine with SeaMonkey/Linux I'm happy to report.
This forum layout is certainly a departure from the PHPBB norm. But then again so is Digg, my main web hangout so different can be cool. We'll see how it works. I already like it!
"It also works fine with SeaMonkey/Linux I'm happy to report."
Good to know. I'm currently developing in Firefox and Safari. Not tried IE yet, so here's hoping the entire thing doesn't fall to bits when I eventually get around to testing in Microsoft's browser. (This 'closed' test is likely to last quite a white, for what it's worth, to ensure that we've ironed out the kinks, and also because doing the styling is a pretty lengthy process.)
One thing I appreciate from these forums is when there is easy navigation options at the BOTTOM of the page, right above the "Add your comments" portion. (To navigate to the next topic or group of topics...)
It looks like delete and edit functions are global, rather than per-user (in other words, if members are allowed to delete/edit, they can delete/edit ALL posts), but moderators and admins will be able to remove unwanted posts. I'll add this to the list, and see if any Vanilla extensions enable the functionality you're talking about though.
Icons are now gone. Edit functionality should - fingers crossed - be working. After consideration, deletion functionality will be restricted to moderators and admins. If you have a problem with a double-post, just let me know at the moment. In due time, we'll appoint more mods for the forum.