A new idea has been invented by Scott Ysebert. It is a FLASH based forum!

The purpose of MXP3 is to bridge the gap in rich media sites requiring a message board / forum for their users to engage in without having to break out of the site. It allows the ability to use the Flash Platform in a whole new light to create a community experience like no other.

You can also use it as a traditional forum that you just link to from another page. It will run as a standalone forum just the same as if you integrated it into your Flash site.

Now in it's 3rd major revision, the MX Projects forum (MXP for short) has become smaller and faster than it's previous versions. The forum was re-written from scratch to take advantage of the speed of AS3 as well as the robustness of the language. It uses PHP for the server-side scripting and mySQL for the database. It's been tested on both a LAMP and WAMP setup without a hitch.

That all being said, there is still lots of room for enhancements and requirements. Head over to the wishlist/bugs forum and voice your ideas or bugs (there is bound to still be some lurking around) and help keep the project healthy.

http://www.mxprojects.com/forum_v3/