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Reddit / lemmy vs Old internet forums (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by saltynuts420@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Are sites like lemmy , reddit and discord the true successors to the old internet forums of the 2000s . or were the forums superior to todays reddit , lemmy or discord

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The fact that there's no bumping means that the most popular questions don't start at the top unless they're stickied, they just keep getting asked again and again even more often than on forums where it was already an issue.

Moderation needs to be much more involved on a Reddit style platform.