Jeff Atwood's Discourse BBS software

Discourse is a from-scratch reboot, an attempt to reimagine what a modern, sustainable, fully open-source Internet discussion platform should be today – both from a technology standpoint and a sociology standpoint.

We tried to build in all the lessons learned from the last ten years of Internet web forums, so that the community has a natural immune system to defend itself from trolls, bad actors, and spammers. There's also a trust system, so engaged community members can assist in the governance of their community.

The act of participating in a discussion should fundamentally feel good in a way that it currently does not on all existing forums and mailing lists. It should be fun to have discussions with other human beings, not a chore, or something that's barely tolerable.

http://try.discourse.org/

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Left/right brain is bullshit. I've taught discrete math to two mentally challenged individuals (and they actually got decent grades on their exams) so don't tell me it's not possible. There are mental skills that over 95% of people can master, one of which is the fluent use of a natural language. I posit that formal logic, explained by a good teacher, is one of these skills.