i started using the internet in the late 2000’s and still remember when you search for something most of the times it would return with a forum post … now its just random websites … if you ever need real and concise answer you have to add site:reddit.com at every search and since discord or twitter are not crawlable by these search crawlers they are not mentioned . Where did all those forums went…are there still active forums ?

  • root_beerEnglish
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    1 year ago

    SomethingAwful is still kicking, although Lowtax is dead and no one mourns him, but that’s a story for a different time. I’m coming up on 18 years there myself. It’s been a lot more than just gaming for a long time though, and before Reddit, it was the place where memes were born.

    • Klear@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I should give it a try. I used to read the front page every day but never joined the forums since I was a broke kid.

      I recently started posting on Doomworld and it’s been such a nostalhia trip being on a normal forum after so many years. SA might be worth it just for the nostalgia alone.