Topic: Any forums left?

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 hours ago #136,483

Are there any online forums left that aren't reddit, discord crap or niche edgy shit? I've been looking for about a month
now and there's nothing. I'm looking for general forums, gaming/life/art/music/anything...

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 39 minutes later[^] [v] #1,448,873

"General" forums are hard to come by. But there are plenty of forums still around dedicated to specific topics. They aren't always particularly active, and a lot of the ones that are active are frequented by small, tight-knit groups of friends who have been on the forum together for decades, which makes it a little challenging to integrate yourself. Just google a thing and the word "forum" and you'll probably find something.

Anonymous B double-posted this 1 hour ago, 52 seconds later, 40 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,874

I should add that many of these forums, while dedicated to a specific topic, also have off-topic sections where more general discussions can take place.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 27 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,879

There's Minichan.net.

Anonymous C double-posted this 1 hour ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,880

But yeah good luck finding a general forum. You'll find some imageboards and chans, but little else. Unfortunately. Some niche forums have "general" / "chat" subsections but that's about it. Everyone is using Reddit or Facebook or X or Bluesky or whatever other gay app or walled garden.

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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,883

@1,448,873 (B)
Yeah. Did that once. Tried getting in some groups but after a while it was boring half of things people talked didnt feel engaging. Plus the tight knit pre established clique doesnt help either so I gave up on that.

Online communities are garbage for those where not there from the start unfortunately.

Anonymous D double-posted this 1 hour ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,884

@1,448,879 (C)

> There's Minichan.net.

Its like that fridge meme..

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,885

@OP

> Are there any online forums left that aren't reddit, discord crap or niche edgy shit? I've been looking for about a month
> now and there's nothing. I'm looking for general forums, gaming/life/art/music/anything...

A general normal forum? Good luck. Several of my boards collapsed. I see niche forums for gaming, history, and science.

Try Lemmy, Kibn, Saidit.net, stack exchange, maybe even city-data?

Anonymous E double-posted this 59 minutes ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,887

Raddle.me. Ignore saidit, I think it’s already dead.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 16 minutes ago, 43 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,448,896

I miss the free ranging forums where anything goes. You could have a car repair discussion in one thread and bullshit about nonsense on another while discussing some scifi book on a third.