3 ms·
Classic forums aren't connected with each other, you need a new account for every forum you want to participate in, sometimes just to look at the content. On Re
by b3orn 3y ago
Classic forums aren't connected with each other, you need a new account for every forum you want to participate in, sometimes just to look at the content. On Reddit (or StackExchange) you can have one account to access "forums" for almost everything, call it low friction if you want.
- johannes1234321 3y agoThere is some benefit in sharing the user account, however there are reasons for using different identities on different forums.
- reaperducer 3y agoyou need a new account for every forum you want to participate in That was true about ten years ago. Most forums that keep their software up to date support logging in with a number of SSO systems.
- didntcheck 3y agoDo they commonly allow arbitrary OpenID hosts? There was a brief golden period around I think 2014 where I'd see that logo on sites, but now they all seem to implement it behind the scenes, yet whitelist it to only Google, Facebook, and Apple. None of whom I would like to use to authenticate with most forums