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did user engagement drop significantly in programming forums? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There was a lot of engagement in the communities I participate up until a couple of years ago. People were interested and actively discussing a lot of topics. There were a lot of newbies asking questions and people proposing different ways for tasks.

Is it just me or did it reduce a lot? LLMs? Company forums? Other forums I did not move to (e.g. discord)? Reduced interest? Or is it just subjective?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

I think it's a result of trying to get support right now so you don't get stuck waiting for someone to up vote your question or having other questions push your thread further down.

I've been a victim of this myself and going to Discord seems to be better getting someone to actually help you, especially for niche questions.

I'm not saying I like it but I certainly get it.