I REALLY think there should be a Forum in the next version... and also something where the Admin can give different user groups different privileges... like if I was an Admin and I made the Group "Moderators" i would want to give them SOME Administrative priveleges but not all... like the power to delete comments, delete files, change file info... etc.
1) One issue per thread
2) Coppermine will definitely not be bundled with a forum - that's what bridging is meant to be used for. An integrated forum would be a bloat feature for most. Request turned down
3) Advanced permission managements has been requested before as well as moderator capabilities.
Not sure how to mark this thread: "invalid", "turned down" or "double post" would all apply...