[drupal-support] ad hoc forum support?

[Anisa]

There is a module that is still in experimenation/testing mode...  
CivicGroups.
http://dev.civicactions.net/cg1/

Not yet ready for production, though.

Anisa.

Miles Fidelman wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Is there a module that would provide and "ad hoc" forum capability, 
> somewhat along the following lines:
>
> 1. create a topic that has a unique URL and email address (with a 
> simple interface)
>
> 2. include the URL in a mailing (e.g.,  include something in a 
> newsletter or announcement email that says "to discuss this topic 
> further, click here")
>
> 3. when you click, you are taken to a discussion page, and given the 
> option to "subscribe to this topic by email"
>
> 4.  at which point, you are subscribed to a topic-specific email 
> discussion that has it's own archive/forum page
>
> I've seen things like this in various bulletin board / forum systems, 
> and they're really useful for things like:
> - getting discussion going around a specific topic
> - soliciting responses to an article
> - getting people involved in a specific project
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Miles