That’s what bothers me most–i used to be able to find technical help and info very easily. Nowadays it’s all buried behind pages of bullshit–if you can find any of those forums at all. There’s very few places to get good help at this point, and I’m afraid it’s going to be even more difficult to find those places as time marches on.
Forums were some of the best places to find specific information on niche topics.
Were moderated and controlled in such a way to maintain the information and improve when new information was discovered.
But then social media killed many forums. Along with capitalism.
Many forums emulated social media, until they were no longer forums.
Others went the way of more ads than real posts.
All had their readership decrease, and many lost ability to host due to that.
That’s what bothers me most–i used to be able to find technical help and info very easily. Nowadays it’s all buried behind pages of bullshit–if you can find any of those forums at all. There’s very few places to get good help at this point, and I’m afraid it’s going to be even more difficult to find those places as time marches on.
This is what worries me.
Forums were some of the best places to find specific information on niche topics. Were moderated and controlled in such a way to maintain the information and improve when new information was discovered.
But then social media killed many forums. Along with capitalism.
Many forums emulated social media, until they were no longer forums.
Others went the way of more ads than real posts.
All had their readership decrease, and many lost ability to host due to that.