There's a strange graduation you end up going through as a mid-term denizen of the internet (i.e late 90s), for me it was SA rather than Slashdot etc, even befo

There's a strange graduation you end up going through as a mid-term denizen of the internet (i.e late 90s), for me it was SA rather than Slashdot etc, even before Digg, 4chan and Reddit. Lots of high quality threads in the specialised forums like Debate & Discuss, dedicated games threads etc. Very fondly remembered. I do still prefer the threaded format rather than the subtree style of Reddit et al.