From 959218c7cd395cdcafb1d285f7223f0946808832 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Atwood Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:36:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] omit needless words --- README.md | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d85c08842..f06b6ea3f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ If you're not here to hack on the open source code, but rather looking to set up Discourse is a **Civilized Discourse Construction Kit**, a free, flexible, fundamental building block for online discussion communities of any size, tiny to huge. -Discourse is: - - A **flattened, endlessly scrolling discussion**, avoiding the awkwardness of traditionally threaded and paginated discussion, where replies to be expanded in place for context. - A **user trust system** that grants users rights to assist in governing the forum as they participate in good faith over time. The goal is for the forum to be nearly self-moderating in the absence of any formal moderators, although excellent moderators always accelerate the process greatly.