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Forums like this seem like one of the few corners of the internet not overrun by brand ambassador shills, extreme marketing-optimized SEO content, AI generated slop, bots, a toxic algorithm, propaganda, surveillance, and a deluge of ads. If forums make a comeback, too much of a comeback, we'll need to find somewhere else, because you know where it will be headed LOL
I'm coming back to this thread because I just had a realization. You can kinda tell who is and isn't equated with forum culture based on weather or not they have a forum signature. It's something that used to be very popular and common on forums so if you weren't in forums at when they were popular or haven't done your homework on forum culture you probably don't even realize there's a box on your profile page that lets you make a forum signature.
Unrelated there are also other funny quirks of forum software like how they still have a spot to put your "personal website" which most people don't have anymore sadly.
With educational & social changes, so many other options available, combined with the difficulty of changing routines once set in motion forums are unlikely to reach the previous levels.
Still, connectivity continues to expand and there are significant benefits to forums for participants over other methods.
Evenly moderated well focused forums will remain attractive to specialists, those who want to be specialist and those that want to appear as either by proximity.
I am praying for a return to forums simply because discord is too fast for me to interact properly. In the time I've caught up and written my reply, everyone is already on the next topic.
(also discord is making questionable choices for the future, so...)
I'm coming back to this thread because I just had a realization. You can kinda tell who is and isn't equated with forum culture based on weather or not they have a forum signature. It's something that used to be very popular and common on forums so if you weren't in forums at when they were popular or haven't done your homework on forum culture you probably don't even realize there's a box on your profile page that lets you make a forum signature.
Unrelated there are also other funny quirks of forum software like how they still have a spot to put your "personal website" which most people don't have anymore sadly.
Ha! I forgot to make one on here yet I have one on another forum I have open that I've been on for over 20 years, which uses the exact same software. Also I just happened to watch this video on youtube about a "web revival" by onionboots about the resurgence of homepages too
I'm coming back to this thread because I just had a realization. You can kinda tell who is and isn't equated with forum culture based on weather or not they have a forum signature. It's something that used to be very popular and common on forums so if you weren't in forums at when they were popular or haven't done your homework on forum culture you probably don't even realize there's a box on your profile page that lets you make a forum signature.
Unrelated there are also other funny quirks of forum software like how they still have a spot to put your "personal website" which most people don't have anymore sadly.
The specialism in forums was awesome. Socials choose who among your followers sees your posts, own your member lists, Make money off you/them, and then shut you down for no reason.
Forums equal ownership and membership
Socials skew
Discord's weird
Forums rule! And the owners can make a few bob to invest in the community.
Old man rant over
It's a good question what's going to happen. I can remember how popular forums were in 2000s. There were all kinds of them. Your favorite MMO or shooting game group probably had one, every random community had a forumotion or proboards forum.
At some point everybody moved to Reddit and Discord.
Nowadays some sites still have forums integrated, and some standalone.
I think forums will exist but there definitely are and will be less of them.
I guess many choose Reddit and Discord because of the ease of use factor.
Making something basic over there is a matter of moments. Sure configuring a bot, click roles and other features require some time but still it's easy.
Are they making a huge comeback? Probably not. Will they cease to exist, definitely not.
Yes annoying like ads. Imagine, gigantic flashing images, almost causing a seizure.
I've been on random forums for ages and never had anything like that. Avatar is enough.
