From the overwhelming number of 2.0's buzzing out there in the ether, I've chosen Vanilla. Vanilla is ostensibly a free discussion forum software featuring some bling: First off, it's open-source; standards compliant (which will be explored further in the semester, as I've yet to discover this potential); it's inclusive in the sense that it's designed for multi-lingual capabilities; and fully extensible (again, I believe this has to do with the flexibility of what users can do/add to Vanilla itself to personalize their use).
Here is the link to Vanilla: http://vanillaforums.org/
Coming up, I will explore the web space requirements, and the potential for Vanilla's rich Add-Ons--something which, from what I've initially seen, looks very attractive for those bored with static discussion boards and wish to strike out and take a more dynamic approach of their own.
