xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

@vokainen099 @beardalaxy Several things killed forums, from what I can tell:

* Spam - Pretty much every forum admin had to deal with spambots one way or another. They needed constant moderation, otherwise the threads would be filled up with "WATCH FREE MOVIES ONLINE" posts.
* Abusive forum admins - This is one thing I've been stressing about and many people don't realize. A lot of forums had very strict rules on par with many Mastodon servers. Pretty much every forum I was active on banned anything that couldn't be said on terrestrial radio and prohibited topics that they thought were illegal (e.g emulators).
* Not being mobile friendly - Just like you said. This could've been fixed via a common API. Pretty much every modern imageboard software uses the 4chan API, so it could've been done.
* No easy way to format text - Most forums use BBCode which isn't as friendly as Markdown or just simply having a rich-text box.
* No easy way to upload images - Most forums require you to upload the image elsewhere (like Photobucket) and externally link the image via BBCode.

@beardalaxy Well I think part of the appeal of Discord is that posts are not searchable on major search engines, so people aren't cataloging every post you make. Granted, someone with knowledge of Discord's API or with a script they found online can do just that, but still.

Discord is basically the monkey paw wish for everyone who hated Reddit.

Hate how Reddit killed forums? Well, now your favorite communities have moved to a place that is (functionally) worse. Now, you can't even view what is going on without creating an account, and if you sign up with a VPN, then you better provide a phone number. And don't you dare browse any of our communities on anything other than our official clients, or we will permaban you.

We are also now the place for video game modders and ROM hackers to share their content, so you better sign up if you want to download the latest mods and ROM hacks.

Can someone verify if this LinkedIN link is real? I'm 99.9% sure this guy is just another hachi-style troll, but if he went out of his way to create a fake LinkedIN profile, then that's pretty impressive.

@noyoushutthefuckupdad Extremely ironic that socialists complain about suburbs when they only exist because of zoning laws (i.e government regulation).