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Do you still use proper classic forums for what purposes/topics/types of communities? (feddit.de)

submitted 9 months ago by catboss@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The forums of old times still exist in some corners of the internet. They used to be big and there was one for pretty much every topic.

But most died over the years or got replaced by services like Facebook groups, Reddit or Discord.

Are you still using proper forums, which ones and why haven't you made the switch to other forms of communication?

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[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

The Artix Linux Forums is the only one I frequent these days.

Any good Linux distro worth their salt has their own version of this. Other platforms just don't cut it when you need support or have a question specific to your distro specific needs.

Otherwise I very very rarely pop in on Linux Questions or Neovim Discourse to just peruse.

Interesting forums like The Indie Stone have caught my eye as being active for the very niche topic of talking specifically about the Project Zomboid video game, so there is that.

Forums aren't completely dead, but, sadly, they are starting to go the way of the email mailing lists and irc channels. Still alive...but barely so.