i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDiscourse, the free forum platform, is now joining the Fediverse.mastodon.worldexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down12
arrow-up1184arrow-down1external-linkDiscourse, the free forum platform, is now joining the Fediverse.mastodon.worldi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·11 months agoI guess it’s not a bad thing but I feel like “forums” should be left in 1999 where they belong and these platforms should just switch to Lemmy.
minus-squareNemeski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoForum users tend to prefer long-lasting discussions, which is not the case on Lemmy/Reddit, where threads are forgotten after a few days.
minus-squarestackPeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoHeck–it was designed to be like that, even Reddit archivesa thread after 6 months right?
I guess it’s not a bad thing but I feel like “forums” should be left in 1999 where they belong and these platforms should just switch to Lemmy.
Forum users tend to prefer long-lasting discussions, which is not the case on Lemmy/Reddit, where threads are forgotten after a few days.
Heck–it was designed to be like that, even Reddit archivesa thread after 6 months right?