IRC was great. mIRC if you had to pick. I'd take it over Discord any day. IRC was just missing features like being online all the time, creating channels, notif

IRC was great. mIRC if you had to pick. I'd take it over Discord any day. IRC was just missing features like being online all the time, creating channels, notifications. Nothing UI. Emojis on messages do add to it, but that's the only thing I'd add. Old reddit and HN are nice. Maybe I just strongly dislike avatars. It becomes about who said what instead of what was said. Forums like SMF could work, but only if they're mobile friendly. Sorting by down/upvotes creates an unfriendly atmosphere.