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Forums Are Alive and a Treasure Trove of Information

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Melody Bot, Oct 15, 2024.

  1. Melody Bot Oct 15, 2024
    Melody Bot

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    This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply.

    Chris Pearson, writing at Aftermath, highlights what many of you probably already know: forums are alive and awesome.

    When I want information, like the real stuff, I go to forums. Over the years, forums did not really get smaller, so much as the rest of the internet just got bigger. Reddit, Discord and Facebook groups have filled a lot of that space, but there is just certain information that requires the dedication of adults who have specifically signed up to be in one kind of community. This blog is a salute to those forums that are either worth participating in or at least looking at in bewilderment.

    Some great picks here. I, obviously, have an affinity for these kinds of smaller yet vibrant communities.

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  2. slickdtc Oct 21, 2024
    slickdtc

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    Love this aggregation. I scanned it and sure enough one of the other communities I’ve been a part of for over 20 years now is listed here.

    Forums and messageboards were like the foundation of growing up on the internet in the late 90s and 00s. I liked a thing, and somehow there were countless people who also liked that thing and I found great friends and acquaintances over the years, ranging from videos games to sports to music here. Sometimes those things all intersected too!

    As time passes, I’ve found these niche forums are the safe havens of the internet as Facebook and social media blew up, drawing in ever more people and opinions. But that excess of people didn’t and don’t go beneath the surface, to the trenches where people are preserving, creating, and sharing their passions across the spectrum.

    I’m a nobody from nowhere, but I’ve always felt these passions that I’ve consistently come back to every day for decades now somehow gave me another perspective, a deeper knowledge, a leg-up on every one else who is just coasting through. I owe countless nameless and faceless strangers credit for posting their thoughts and feelings and findings and observations on all these different things that helped to shape and mold me into the person I am today. I am weirdly and legitimately proud of the time I’ve been on some of these forums. It’s a very real link from what I loved growing up to what I still enjoy today, and I’m proud of that.
     
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