General Requirements

Summary

Managed, embeddable, upvotable. Self-management relies on firm but evolvable structure and clear rules of engagement, including awareness of Logical Fallacies. TED Talk + Book is background reading. Link to Book. Free eBook, paid Coffee Table Book.

Forum Admin sets up the Forum
Forums are embeddable via embed code by thread to meet development needs on specific wiki pages. Can be injected into social media.
Discussions are upvotable.
Threads can be closed based on Thread Closure Criteria. These are based on length, relevance, etc.
Clean front page.
Bug Tracker is linked clearly to Forums.