what forums are out there that people actually go to, besides Lemmy?
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No, because it never was.
Kids confused it with good because it was the equivalent of running around an abandoned building throwing dog shit and broken glass at each other while spraying paint on the walls, because no adults told them not to. But when you tire of that, it's just an empty husk full of dog shit and glass.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
https://tildes.net/ is still quite active and while the interface is similar to old reddit the focus is more on discussions than sharing links.
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There are some good Matrix community, on matrix.org as well as individually run homeservers (federated).
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Shared by @[email protected] on the other thread
https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today?ueid=6310597850b065b278e2b143b21b73b5
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
Gallifrey Base, sometimes
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
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Would be nice if they actually let people join!
Would you like an invite?
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
The Gear Page is very active as are sister sites like strat forums, my les paul etc
Talk photography
Fred Miranda photography forums
Av forums
Watchuseek
What HiFi
I used to live on the winamp forums, but I haven't for a long time and it's pretty dead now.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
Retrogametalk and segaxtreme
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
Techlore forums and privacy guide
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
Does anyone remember Megalinks on Reddit? They started a forum after it was shut down, I was lucky enough to get invited before they closed registration. The forums are still very active and it's the best community I've experienced online. I spend as much time there as I do here.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
Gbatemp is one.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
I used to use RPG.net a lot. They have pretty strict moderation, which keeps the place from turning into some kinds of shit holes. But you also can't tell someone they're a fool, or all Republicans are traitors. Takes some getting used to, but is probably worth it.
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Incorrect.
Technically Matrix is a protocol, and a forum client can be made. You already have some PoC social media ones.
It just so happens that most well known clients at this time and for instant messaging. But it can be much more. -
is there a matrix client for Android? last I checked there was like, one, and it wasn't very good. whereas there's like 14 different Lemmy apps, many of which are fabulous.
Element X is quite good now (note the X, not the classic 'Element').
Fluffychat's good too but missing VoiP. -
I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
There are a few cannabis related ones, though activity is here or there on one or two. UK420, THCTalk, ICMag, GrowCity, etc.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
I regularly visit https://vogons.org/ to talk about retro computers.
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I see a lot of people saying online that "forums are dying off because of discord and reddit"
yet other people reply: "Well, I'm still using my forum/IRC."
So I have to ask, what forums that are decently big still exist? Only one I can think of is Nomutantsallowed for fallout related content.
cs rin.ru and ltt foums
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Incorrect.
Technically Matrix is a protocol, and a forum client can be made. You already have some PoC social media ones.
It just so happens that most well known clients at this time and for instant messaging. But it can be much more.that's interesting... I guess a forum and a chat have a lot of similar attributes. The difference is in the presentation with forum being more static appearing. What would be the reason to deploy Matrix like that instead of using a purpose-build forum software? The most obvious would be not requiring a second account.
What's PoC?
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is there a matrix client for Android? last I checked there was like, one, and it wasn't very good. whereas there's like 14 different Lemmy apps, many of which are fabulous.
I am not a big fan pf matrix but I think SchlidiChat was the one I used most successfully on android.
From what I have seen a main issue with Matrix is that the protocol can be implemented in bits and pieces. Which is perfectly fair but it leads to an inconsistent user experience. The default web clients you first use to try it out will be using strong encryption settings by default but then a lot of the mobile or native desktop clients don't support encryption. So it's difficult to get going finding cross platform apps that have all the desired functionality consistently between them.
In terms of the apps, I don't think comparing matrix to lemmy is exactly fair for this reason.
