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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not everyone [needs to] learn programming [but it would be an asset in future endeavors, like accounting, driving, writing, etc.]

I am a proponent of, if the child wants to learn (which is like 95% of the time) teach them. Force them only to complete their actual responsibilities (cleaning, play/exercise, socialize, etc.). One of the most important skills you can teach a child is how to hunt and gather food, then clean and cook the food. Gardening/cultivating is a bonus.