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How did we move from forums to Reddit, Facebook groups, and Discord? (dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/fediverse

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/28930199

A bit of an effortpost :)

Please do crosspost in more fitting communities if you think of any

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't disagree.

There is one forum I still participate in:

https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/

It's mostly tech-focussed and Australia-centric, but it does have other topics like sport, TV etc..

I wish there were more like this.

I hate that the bulk of online discussion is now owned/monopolised by a couple of huge corporations.

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are many forums like that, especially if you're not limited to one language. Most of the ones I frequent have been around for 10 or 20 years or more, but kind of fly under the radar. ilxor being a very good example. AFAIK, the latter also adds only one new user per day. I'd say that's a good thing, even though I had to apply several times.

[–] spookex 5 points 2 months ago

Specific forums for certain things are still the best.

I have an Aprilia motorcycle from 1999, and the Aprilia forum has 20 years of info, discussion, and advice on that specific motorcycle.

It is also a bit surreal seeing someone reply to my question and see that they joined the forum itself back when I was less that 1 years old.