I proposed something similar some weeks ago, WikiForum.
Here is the idea:
- New thread is created into "thread:" namespace then anybody can edit
it like all other pages.
- Each time a thread file is edited a forum page is rebuild according to
last modified thread.
- The X lasted threads are fully included into forum page (like templates).
- The Y next threads are included into a table showing some information
(title, date of last modification, last modifier, etc.)
- All is full Mediawiki compatible (same syntax, same user account, etc.).
In fact the idea aimed on create an auto–cleaning village pump (=the
forum) but I think we can enhance it to provide RSS/ATOM feed and so on.
I created a prototype that some wikipedians tried, but I didn't carry on
the development.
If someone is interest in sharing experience and go on this idea or
something similar, contact me.
Aoineko