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Right now the only replies list reddit and lobste.rs. That's really depressing :/ Are there really no other decent online communities out there? I'm increasing

by i336_ 10y ago

Right now the only replies list reddit and lobste.rs. That's really depressing :/ Are there really no other decent online communities out there? I'm increasingly disenfranchised with reddit and lobste.rs is invite-only (not my cup of tea). I've been poking around the various *chans to see if I can brave the noise and chaos in the hope that I'll occasionally find a similar calibre of info as what I find on here.

ue_ 10y ago
Unfortunately there's not much on the chans either. The ones I used to browse have generally been overtaken, even on tech/programming boards with threads complaining about diversity or they are thinly-veiled alt-right recruitment posts. I haven't been there for a while, but Lainchan isn't all that bad. Quite slow, though.
- crystalPalace 10y ago
  Lainchan is pretty good but also glacially slow. Many threads stay open for years. The level of conversation is reasonably high as long as you stick to specific threads. The /g/ boards of the world are almost universally garbage.
  - sotojuan 10y ago
    > Lainchan is pretty good but also glacially slow. Many threads stay open for years. No kidding. There are still threads from when I first found the site (2014).
    - angersock 10y ago
      Slowness is a feature, not a bug, right? It helps encourage thoughtful posting and civil discussion. :) If you want more activity, post relevant and interesting projects and thoughts.
      - sotojuan 10y ago
        Right, which is why I like Lobsters. The pace of Lainchan though is a bit too slow, even when I try to post. It's not that the content is bad, it's just that there's so little of it I eventually forget to check the site.
Inconel 10y ago
If you have any interest in firearms or warfare/military history, /k/ can be surprisingly good at times along with operatorchan. Those are obviously very niche though.
SturgeonsLaw 10y ago
Unless the title's been edited, it does say "tech-related subreddits", one would expect reddit to feature heavily in the replies :)
yoodenvranx 10y ago
> lobste.rs is invite-only (not my cup of tea). I visited lobste.rs once, liked what I saw, realized it was invite only and then I never went back there.
- ergot 10y ago
  > realized it was invite only Send a PM to the creator Joshua Stein asking for a invite link then? https://twitter.com/jcs https://twitter.com/jcs
angersock 10y ago
lainchain has a fairly civil and decent programming board, slanting towards beginners but still friendly. You shouldn't cut yourself out over "invite-only", especially when the site itself tells you where to get an invite. It's a small speed-bump to keep out folks without basic politeness and problem-solving skills, not some sort of elitist thing. The cold fact of the matter is that any community that pitches a wide tent and allows for everyone to join and talk about whatever is going to be unable to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio...communities that wish to avoid that need to remain focused and conscious of what content they want and do not want. It's possible to say "this is content that doesn't belong here" while at the same time not painting the content or submitter as deplorable.
ergot 10y ago
> I've been poking around the various *chans to see if I can brave the noise and chaos Make Overchan one of your hops, there's a huge updated list of chans there: https://www.1ch.us/ https://www.1ch.us/

by i336_ 10y ago

ue_ 10y ago

Unfortunately there's not much on the chans either. The ones I used to browse have generally been overtaken, even on tech/programming boards with threads complaining about diversity or they are thinly-veiled alt-right recruitment posts. I haven't been there for a while, but Lainchan isn't all that bad. Quite slow, though.

crystalPalace 10y ago
Lainchan is pretty good but also glacially slow. Many threads stay open for years. The level of conversation is reasonably high as long as you stick to specific threads. The /g/ boards of the world are almost universally garbage.
- sotojuan 10y ago
  > Lainchan is pretty good but also glacially slow. Many threads stay open for years. No kidding. There are still threads from when I first found the site (2014).
  - angersock 10y ago
    Slowness is a feature, not a bug, right? It helps encourage thoughtful posting and civil discussion. :) If you want more activity, post relevant and interesting projects and thoughts.
    - sotojuan 10y ago
      Right, which is why I like Lobsters. The pace of Lainchan though is a bit too slow, even when I try to post. It's not that the content is bad, it's just that there's so little of it I eventually forget to check the site.

Inconel 10y ago

If you have any interest in firearms or warfare/military history, /k/ can be surprisingly good at times along with operatorchan. Those are obviously very niche though.

SturgeonsLaw 10y ago

Unless the title's been edited, it does say "tech-related subreddits", one would expect reddit to feature heavily in the replies :)

yoodenvranx 10y ago

> lobste.rs is invite-only (not my cup of tea). I visited lobste.rs once, liked what I saw, realized it was invite only and then I never went back there.

ergot 10y ago
> realized it was invite only Send a PM to the creator Joshua Stein asking for a invite link then? https://twitter.com/jcs https://twitter.com/jcs

angersock 10y ago

lainchain has a fairly civil and decent programming board, slanting towards beginners but still friendly. You shouldn't cut yourself out over "invite-only", especially when the site itself tells you where to get an invite. It's a small speed-bump to keep out folks without basic politeness and problem-solving skills, not some sort of elitist thing. The cold fact of the matter is that any community that pitches a wide tent and allows for everyone to join and talk about whatever is going to be unable to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio...communities that wish to avoid that need to remain focused and conscious of what content they want and do not want. It's possible to say "this is content that doesn't belong here" while at the same time not painting the content or submitter as deplorable.

ergot 10y ago

> I've been poking around the various *chans to see if I can brave the noise and chaos Make Overchan one of your hops, there's a huge updated list of chans there: https://www.1ch.us/ https://www.1ch.us/