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Reddit is not so simple to pin down. On the one hand all the 'bad stuff'. On the other, a huge selection of really interesting niche subs where you can find int
by jaggs 4y ago
Reddit is not so simple to pin down. On the one hand all the 'bad stuff'. On the other, a huge selection of really interesting niche subs where you can find intelligent, valuable and even expert information and guidance. The big subs are not everything that is Reddit. The real treasure is found in the specialist places which very few people know about, staffed by enthusiast hobbyist mods and devoured by equally passionate readers.
- cowtools 4y agoBefore reddit, these sorts of forums were hosted on their own websites. I think having a forum on reddit these days is a major liability. I wonder if these forums would benefit from being hosted in a more de-centralized and durable manner.
- richbell 4y agoUnfortunately, forums seem to be a dying medium. The few communities that still exist tend to use things like Discourse (which I dispise); funny to think that people used to pay hundreds of dollars for VBulletin and XenForo licenses. A worrying trend is new communities using, or existing communities migrating to, Discord.