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They still exist, but they have been dying. There are a few niche forums that still hold on to users, but the proliferation of subreddits leaks people away. I
by mmanfrin 10y ago
They still exist, but they have been dying. There are a few niche forums that still hold on to users, but the proliferation of subreddits leaks people away.
I visit no forums today, whereas when I grew up it was a majority of my online-life.
- no_wizard 10y agoI agree with this wholly. I used to play chess on a service called FICS and it had a decent social scene in some ways for someone who was growing up geek in a town that wasn't really giving avenues for it (I grew up in the rural Midwest...it's no rural south but it's not great either) I went back recently and it's usershio is wwaaaay down
- sirclueless 10y agoWell, I think like every other loosely federated communication system from the 90s (except email), the scene has moved on to a couple proprietary platforms providing a better user experience. lichess.org and chess.com have pretty good scenes now, and you can still make friends there.
- no_wizard 10y agoThanks for those recs I'm checking theM out now!