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[–] erre@feddit.win 46 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I welcome the return of forums. What a simpler time.

[–] iamhazel@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (10 children)

It felt so much better to engage on forums. felt a bit slower and more intentional. And signatures, the signatures! Love their choice here.

[–] roombobcat@lemmy.roombob.cat 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

a indie game i support refuses to use a forum, only discord. i hate searching thru threads in discord when a forum would be easier.

i wish people wouldn't shun the idea of a forum just because it's a "old idea." good on the jellyfin folks for doing this.

[–] Moon@aiparadise.moe 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadly this is very common for small game developers (and even large ones) to move entirely to Discord to avoid paying or managing a dedicated forum

[–] roombobcat@lemmy.roombob.cat 1 points 1 year ago

exactly. it's not hard to install SMF or PHPBB on a small web server, however actually maintaining/managing a forum is a bit harder.

it's easier to round up Discord moderators, but good luck finding anyone with forum moderation experience.

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