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macrocephalic@lemmy.world
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I spent a lot of time in a few forums in the 00s. Many of them still exist but they are shells of what they used to be. One that I check into once a year or so has about one post per year - and it’s normally a post asking if anyone is still there. The owner keeps it running as a memorial to one of the mods who has passed.

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ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee
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I used to love Something Awful, which I think is still doing pretty well at a glance. So many good book recommendations.

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cjk@discuss.tchncs.de
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yeah, I feel this. Currently it is mainly nostalgia and memorial why we keep it running.

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mrvictory1@lemmy.world
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Distro-specific forums are alive and kicking.

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