i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.comexternal-linkmessage-square352fedilinkarrow-up11.49Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.46Karrow-down1external-linkInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.comi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square352fedilink
minus-squarekandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoI think maybe the forums give the illusion of a longer discussion because a low effort reply is given the same weight as a really in-depth reply post. It bumps the post back up to the top too so that kind of encourages continued discussion in a way Reddit posts don’t. So that’s a benefit to forums.
I think maybe the forums give the illusion of a longer discussion because a low effort reply is given the same weight as a really in-depth reply post.
It bumps the post back up to the top too so that kind of encourages continued discussion in a way Reddit posts don’t. So that’s a benefit to forums.