Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.
Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.
Hubo un tiempo en que los foros de discusión eran nuestras redes sociales. Los usuarios visitaban aquellos que se ajustaban a cierta temática y eso les...
What are we going to do about it?
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Doesn't that depend on the forums, though? For many organizations, those sites fit the needs perfectly fine. If you don't care about archiving and you would not be totally screwed if the forum disappeared tomorrow, you're going to opt for something simple like that.
Yea that's my issue in this argument too. Saying forums are replacing everything, or even that that's a big problem is like saying "Swords are disappearing from warfare and that's a problem" in the late 15th century. We don't need forums for everything because the format isn't the only tool we have anymore.