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A lot of phpbb boards were retired due to security concerns. They were rarely updated and often didn’t use https. Systems like that are easy targets for comment
by reilly3000 5y ago
A lot of phpbb boards were retired due to security concerns. They were rarely updated and often didn’t use https. Systems like that are easy targets for comment spam scripts as they are uniform and have broad reach. They don’t monetize well, as user-generated content can be unappealing to advertisers and tends to be categorically blacklisted. Overall they were and are more of a liability than asset to many sites. Still, I hope they stay a vibrant part of the web. Discourse is the go-to platform for new forums IMHO.
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- random42_ 5y agoDiscourse is closer to IRC than forums IMHO.
- reilly3000 5y agoInteresting perspective. I see it as a forum as each post has a url and topics are threaded. How does it look like IRC to you?
- cblconfederate 5y agoFor one, it looks like it. Posts are hard to find, not indexed by google, topics are mixed in conversation etc. Overall i find that discord has an unworkable model, it doesn't scale when too many users join user. It's like IRC + history + notifications.
- reilly3000 5y agoI think we’re mixing Discourse and Discord. Agreed on all fronts on Discord, it’s basically IRC with a teamspeak server.