phpBB Weekly

We’ve had a number of people e-mail us and tell us that, you know, if phpBB Weekly is all about forum software, shouldn’t you have a forum for phpBB Weekly? Well, it’s a great idea, but managing a forum is a lot of work (as we’ve mentioned on the show), and so far, we’ve pretty much been content with the comments system on the blog and the nice form where you can submit your questions.

Well, thanks to our good friends at Star Trek Guide, which, not coincidentally, is co-administrated by phpBB Weekly co-host David Lewis, they have now created a brand new forum just for phpBB Weekly, which we will be taking advantage of and hope that all of our wonderful listeners will take advantage of. Keep an eye out on there for topics where we’ll invite you to submit questions for when we bring guests on the show and ask for occasional feedback on the show. If there’s any comments from the forum that we find noteworthy, we may decide to mention your comments on the show. And, a much-requested, we have a special topic for help connecting to TalkShoe.

We’re really excited to be expanding phpBB Weekly in all of these ways. phpBB is about creating communities, and David and I are really excited to be able to find more and more ways to make phpBB Weekly a community-driven podcast. We may be the hosts, but you, the listeners, are the community members that make phpBB happen.

So run, don’t walk, over to the phpBB Weekly forum over at Star Trek Guide!

One of the things I love to do on phpBB Weekly is answer questions from listeners about phpBB. Unfortunately, up until now, I could only take questions from listeners who were called in or in the chatroom during the weekly recording.

No longer! If you aren’t able to join in while the show is being recorded for whatever reason, but you still want to send in a question about phpBB (general or specific), the Submit Your Questions form on this website is now live and ready.

When I receive e-mails through this form, each week I will try to answer a few of them on the show. Note, however, that the rules for sending in your questions online are stricter than the rules for asking a question live on the air, mostly because when you’re called in, I can talk with you back and forth. Here, I’m just reading a question, and then giving an answer on the air.

Please also note that this form is not for one-on-one support. I will not respond by e-mail to any submitted questions; you will only receive a reply if I let you know that your question was read on-air. If you want help right away, there are places to get it.

I look forward to reading some great e-mails! And as always, remember to join in on the show every Saturday at noon EDT!