• Oberyn@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    While not technicly gone outright , forums

    Hate juggling accounts to be part of communities , some forums (have strict rules|ban VPNs|.*) . There’s reason they’ve been succeeded by (subreddits|discord servers|.*)

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      14 hours ago

      Hard disagree. I much prefer forums and still am a member of some. The only thing reddit really had going was how broad and easy-to-create it was. It allowed for non-technical people to make cool, niche forums and people to find and participate.

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah, no, I really miss the forums days.

      In general I miss the pre “just a couple of sites for everything” internet.

      And I mean, there’s a reason that Discord added a “forum” channel type

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      24 hours ago

      Oh, I preferred that. There was much less pressure to conform. All fora had their own “personality”, in a way. Small little islands inhabited by people having fun in their own ways.

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      16 hours ago

      I miss forums. If I went to a specific car forum, that’s what discussion would be about. No random assholes bringing politics into every conversation. No trolls or people just there to make a joke for upvotes.

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      24 hours ago

      Discord is so much worse than forums though. Lemmy/reddit are better than every website having their own forums though.