I've been saying for quite some time (probably almost 2 years) in the VAForum thread that it needs rewriting and that I'll do it soon, so I had better make a start.
I'm posting here to get an idea of what features people expect to see in a Forum module; what would make it worth using over an external forum such as phpBB etc.
My thoughts so far are based on being an update of the current VAForum:
Admin in the phpVMS admin section
Permissions by pilot group
Board categories, visibility set by pilot group
Editable signature fields
Per-user timezone for post time display
Use of a WYSIWYG editor
Codes to display useful things (latest posts) elsewhere on the site
Indication of new posts/threads (possibly not enabled as default, potentially resource intensive)
So does anyone have any suggestions to add on to that? I'll be making a start soon.