response 47 of 87:

Mar 14 23:09 UTC 2018

If there's going to be a new Grexer recruiting drive, we should fix
Backtalk and Fronttalk. The accumulated bulletin board posts are one of
Grex's unique charm points, and the *talk systems are easier-to-learn
environments for users not already accustomed to the shell.

However, with the current bugs in both *talks, I wouldn't recommend
them to new users. Specifically, the "terminated by signal 11" Backtalk
crashes that occur when trying to open conference items when logged-in
on the web, and broken bookmarks in Frontend where "new" command lists
some items in spite of having been read previously.

The *talks could also use a "catchup" command so that users who don't
want to power-read through 20+ years-worth of posts on their first
visit can clear the unread item flags and track new items since their
previous connection.