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Subreddits are not communities like forums were, on forums you'd get your regular cohort of people alongside newcomers and you'd start to recognise names, in jo

Subreddits are not communities like forums were, on forums you'd get your regular cohort of people alongside newcomers and you'd start to recognise names, in jokes etc. I don't think Reddit has that same vibe, I barely 'know' anyone on the subreddits I frequent as the nature of it is transitory, at least for the topics I'm interested in, people will stop by to ask a question and leave or lurk. That's not to say I don't enjoy using Reddit, it's just not the same as forums.

bananamerica 3y ago
While it is true that larger subreddits are unlike forums in that sense, smaller and medium subs can be very much like that.
_proofs 3y ago
i politely disagree. as another commenter pointed out it depends on the size and overall subreddit visibility. you can find visible and recognized posters just like you would any online forum in smaller subreddits centered around a thing like writing, programming, music. check out r/zen for example where there is absolutely an infamous user: ewk and quite a few other regs who engage him in healthy (and perhaps.. toxic, depending on your worldview) discussion(s).
- caponate 3y ago
  Forums are a way better method of discussion and storing useful information. I still find information on my cars from forum posts 15 years ago. They're usually a smaller community without the big overseer admins of sites like reddit and shitbook, waiting to nuke your entire forum for something they (or now their Ai) view as a transgression. Some of my best friends I met on car forums when I was in college, and our board is still going strong. I will agree youtube is super useful though.
Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
It's hard to have a good sense of community when you have thousands or even millions of participants. That said, I remember the earlier days of reddit with lots of novelty accounts. I think these days the only surviving novelty accounts I've seen are Shitty Watercolor and Poem for Your Sprog.

bananamerica 3y ago

While it is true that larger subreddits are unlike forums in that sense, smaller and medium subs can be very much like that.

_proofs 3y ago

i politely disagree. as another commenter pointed out it depends on the size and overall subreddit visibility. you can find visible and recognized posters just like you would any online forum in smaller subreddits centered around a thing like writing, programming, music. check out r/zen for example where there is absolutely an infamous user: ewk and quite a few other regs who engage him in healthy (and perhaps.. toxic, depending on your worldview) discussion(s).

caponate 3y ago
Forums are a way better method of discussion and storing useful information. I still find information on my cars from forum posts 15 years ago. They're usually a smaller community without the big overseer admins of sites like reddit and shitbook, waiting to nuke your entire forum for something they (or now their Ai) view as a transgression. Some of my best friends I met on car forums when I was in college, and our board is still going strong. I will agree youtube is super useful though.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago

It's hard to have a good sense of community when you have thousands or even millions of participants. That said, I remember the earlier days of reddit with lots of novelty accounts. I think these days the only surviving novelty accounts I've seen are Shitty Watercolor and Poem for Your Sprog.