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Comment by protocolture | original | Bring back crappy forums
[−]protocolture · 2026-07-02 Thu 03:49 UTC · link
They are called Reddit or Discord these days.

And many (many many) crappy forums were hosted on crappy free sub domain hosting, so theres little difference moving to a subreddit or discord.

I remember sending a request for a database export to jconserv and getting nothing, just before the website started to fall apart. Later finding out that the owner just walked off or died or something.

[−]AlphaSite · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:11 UTC · link
Reddit doesnt work because subreddits crosspolinate and float to the top so theyre rather prone to brigading and intermingling. We don't really get distinct subreddits anymore.
[−]protocolture · 2026-07-02 Thu 05:04 UTC · link
Depends how you browse. Often I will go to a subreddit and read it like a forum.