With Tildes going officially maintenance mode there's been a lot of talk about alternatives, successors, etc. I realize Tildes is going to continue on as-is for the foreseeable future, but I...
With Tildes going officially maintenance mode there's been a lot of talk about alternatives, successors, etc. I realize Tildes is going to continue on as-is for the foreseeable future, but I thought I'd drop this list here anyway for people who are interested in exploring other parts of the slower social web. Forums are still out there, and while in general they're past their heyday they're still imo the best way to socialize online.
Disclosure: I maintain this list myself, and I also run the platform that hosts it.
I summoned up some courage to ask this: what's the criteria to be listed on your list? Do you accept new forums at all or there has to be a certain amount of activity. I've been building a...
I summoned up some courage to ask this: what's the criteria to be listed on your list? Do you accept new forums at all or there has to be a certain amount of activity. I've been building a Reddit-like forum for a while now but haven't done enough to get a steady pace of users.
If you do accept new ones, happy to send you a link to evaluate. If not, all is good. I'm glad more forums are out there. I'm of the belief that instead of 1 or 2 platforms, people should frequent a few that way there's always healthy competition and pushes each forum to be better.
Brother if you really want to promote your site you’re gonna need to get into the habit of posting the link whenever you mention it publicly so interested people can check it out!
Brother if you really want to promote your site you’re gonna need to get into the habit of posting the link whenever you mention it publicly so interested people can check it out!
You're right - I will edit my message above and put it here. I think its a combination of 1) I'm terrible at marketing 2) the general consensus (from my personal reading at least) on Tildes is...
You're right - I will edit my message above and put it here.
I think its a combination of 1) I'm terrible at marketing 2) the general consensus (from my personal reading at least) on Tildes is that most folks here don't care for anything else but Tildes or a 99% original to Tildes successor. So hence why I don't share it often here because I just think there's very little interest and as I also want to participate in discussions. (I remember you from that one comment I made) vs. being known as the dude who just post this forum link everywhere. Does this make sense? So I'm like extremely careful when I do share the link.
All of this just means I need to be better at marketing. Working on that for sure. I'm a lot less comfortable with that vs. engineering talk.
Thank you! Mate you are good at researching, I've only posted the link in a few select places. Cheers and if you ever drop by and have any questions or feedback just shoot me a message here on Tildes.
Thank you! Mate you are good at researching, I've only posted the link in a few select places. Cheers and if you ever drop by and have any questions or feedback just shoot me a message here on Tildes.
How did you find all these? Almost all of these I’ve never heard of before, and they have active communities. Must have taken some serious web spelunking
How did you find all these? Almost all of these I’ve never heard of before, and they have active communities. Must have taken some serious web spelunking
I can think of a few off the top of my head that are still active and are missing from this list. xdaforums - android development avsforum - audio/video enthusiasts endless-sphere - diy ebikes
I can think of a few off the top of my head that are still active and are missing from this list.
hackernews - mostly tech-centric discussion board rcgroups - radio-controlled vehicles of all kinds (primary focus on aircraft) discuit has been a good replacement for the mindlessness of reddit;...
hackernews - mostly tech-centric discussion board
rcgroups - radio-controlled vehicles of all kinds (primary focus on aircraft)
discuit has been a good replacement for the mindlessness of reddit; it's still small enough that I can browse the new stuff daily without wasting hours, and relevant enough to keep me checking in on a daily basis.
Lots more that won't come to mind at the moment; many niche topics have thriving forums still. It is diminishing rapidly though; when my older bookmarks lead to a site-wide 404 I die a little inside.
Im on there, but its a distinctly different purpose than tildes. I can post cool technical stuff I have done on both of them, as well as interesting technical articles I found, but I cant really...
Im on there, but its a distinctly different purpose than tildes. I can post cool technical stuff I have done on both of them, as well as interesting technical articles I found, but I cant really post about my personal life there. I didnt post this article over there, for example, because it was more about dealing with loss than it was about the technical aspect. I dont post anything about mental health, with the possible future exception of workplace burnout. Lobsters is for technical discussion and more recently discussion around the culture of tech. Its not a place to build a support network or talk about our personal lives and problems, really.
For some reason I've always been blocked from the site on my Linux desktop, whereas I can access it just fine on my emergency 10-year old Macbook Air. This has persisted through multiple IP...
For some reason I've always been blocked from the site on my Linux desktop, whereas I can access it just fine on my emergency 10-year old Macbook Air. This has persisted through multiple IP addresses and different VPN connections (including no VPN connection at all). Given the highly tech-oriented focus of the forum, blocking Linux connections is... A choice.
But from the little I've seen of it, it seems pretty good; basically the same vibe as ~comp here on Tildes, though somewhat more opinionated (a very common vibe in tech forums).
FYI: I use Linux and can access the site just fine (with KDE & Firefox on Opensuse Tumbleweed). It would be very unusual for a website to try to block Linux as an OS.
Given the highly tech-oriented focus of the forum, blocking Linux connections is... A choice.
FYI: I use Linux and can access the site just fine (with KDE & Firefox on Opensuse Tumbleweed). It would be very unusual for a website to try to block Linux as an OS.
I figure there's probably something with my setup that's triggering an antispam response, but I can't figure out what it is. I'm using Arch, SwayWM, Firefox with default ublockorigin. I normally...
I figure there's probably something with my setup that's triggering an antispam response, but I can't figure out what it is. I'm using Arch, SwayWM, Firefox with default ublockorigin. I normally use a (paid) VPN via wireguard for general browsing but not exclusively.
It's not common for me to get blocked by sites but it happens every now and then, hence the emergency Macbook Air for when I need to do something really important - The worst offender in my experience is airline booking, they basically all block Linux connections in some way (at least the airlines in my area), normally letting you get halfway through the booking process before throwing a generic error. In terms of forums and 'less important' websites though, lobste.rs is basically the only one I can't get onto at all, which is a bit bizarre. I'll occasionally get gated by Cloudflare or anti-DDOS protections on sites like xcancel but normally that's a VPN thing, and I can understand that; when the issue persists without a VPN active then I really don't know what the problem is. Probably I could contact the site admins and see what's up but it's not worth the hassle, it's just an internet forum. It's all par for the course with Linux these days, but hopefully that's changing as it gets more popular.
I can access it. Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 / Vivaldi (not updated for a bit due to not wanting Manifest V3). Also just tried FireFox and that worked too. To be specific, I went to the front page...
I can access it. Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 / Vivaldi (not updated for a bit due to not wanting Manifest V3). Also just tried FireFox and that worked too.
To be specific, I went to the front page and it loaded - I interpreted your statement to mean you could not load the site at all.
What distro / what browser? edit: saw your response to another comment with that, disregard.
Not forums but blog pages: https://bearblog.dev/discover/ Also I've had this bookmarked some might be still active: https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today
Ever add car forums? A few I visit on occasion and post on are https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/ https://www.chryslerminivan.net https://www.jeepforum.com/ Both Chrysler Minivan and Jeep Forum have...
Ever add car forums? A few I visit on occasion and post on are
Both Chrysler Minivan and Jeep Forum have been essential to getting my car projects done; somewhere I can go to ask questions of knowledgeable grognards.
With Tildes going officially maintenance mode there's been a lot of talk about alternatives, successors, etc. I realize Tildes is going to continue on as-is for the foreseeable future, but I thought I'd drop this list here anyway for people who are interested in exploring other parts of the slower social web. Forums are still out there, and while in general they're past their heyday they're still imo the best way to socialize online.
Disclosure: I maintain this list myself, and I also run the platform that hosts it.
I summoned up some courage to ask this: what's the criteria to be listed on your list? Do you accept new forums at all or there has to be a certain amount of activity. I've been building a Reddit-like forum for a while now but haven't done enough to get a steady pace of users.
If you do accept new ones, happy to send you a link to evaluate. If not, all is good. I'm glad more forums are out there. I'm of the belief that instead of 1 or 2 platforms, people should frequent a few that way there's always healthy competition and pushes each forum to be better.
Link: https://indiegames.cafe/
Link to a comment that adds some context and the vision.
Brother if you really want to promote your site you’re gonna need to get into the habit of posting the link whenever you mention it publicly so interested people can check it out!
You're right - I will edit my message above and put it here.
I think its a combination of 1) I'm terrible at marketing 2) the general consensus (from my personal reading at least) on Tildes is that most folks here don't care for anything else but Tildes or a 99% original to Tildes successor. So hence why I don't share it often here because I just think there's very little interest and as I also want to participate in discussions. (I remember you from that one comment I made) vs. being known as the dude who just post this forum link everywhere. Does this make sense? So I'm like extremely careful when I do share the link.
All of this just means I need to be better at marketing. Working on that for sure. I'm a lot less comfortable with that vs. engineering talk.
You could put the links in your bio as middle ground, and tell people to check there if they ask.
Great idea. Done!
Normally I try only to add forums that have some kind of community established but yours looks pretty cool! Added it
Thank you! Mate you are good at researching, I've only posted the link in a few select places. Cheers and if you ever drop by and have any questions or feedback just shoot me a message here on Tildes.
How did you find all these? Almost all of these I’ve never heard of before, and they have active communities. Must have taken some serious web spelunking
I love the web and spend a lot of time surfing it haha
https://www.bayarearidersforum.com/ - full of tetchy old bikers - since like 2002?
(sorry, not sure how else to suggest an addition to your list)
Is the website down? I can't access it as it is stuck in "downloading".
No, it's up! Can you maybe share a screenshot or error message from what you see? I'm not sure what you mean by "downloading"
I meant the website is not loaded even after waiting for a whole 2 mins.
I can think of a few off the top of my head that are still active and are missing from this list.
hackernews - mostly tech-centric discussion board
rcgroups - radio-controlled vehicles of all kinds (primary focus on aircraft)
discuit has been a good replacement for the mindlessness of reddit; it's still small enough that I can browse the new stuff daily without wasting hours, and relevant enough to keep me checking in on a daily basis.
Lots more that won't come to mind at the moment; many niche topics have thriving forums still. It is diminishing rapidly though; when my older bookmarks lead to a site-wide 404 I die a little inside.
I wouldn't call hackernews an an independent internet forum though. It is owned by investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator.
RC Groups looks good, added it! ty
Thanks! Added them :)
Anyone on Lobste.rs? Good or bad experiences?
Im on there, but its a distinctly different purpose than tildes. I can post cool technical stuff I have done on both of them, as well as interesting technical articles I found, but I cant really post about my personal life there. I didnt post this article over there, for example, because it was more about dealing with loss than it was about the technical aspect. I dont post anything about mental health, with the possible future exception of workplace burnout. Lobsters is for technical discussion and more recently discussion around the culture of tech. Its not a place to build a support network or talk about our personal lives and problems, really.
For some reason I've always been blocked from the site on my Linux desktop, whereas I can access it just fine on my emergency 10-year old Macbook Air. This has persisted through multiple IP addresses and different VPN connections (including no VPN connection at all). Given the highly tech-oriented focus of the forum, blocking Linux connections is... A choice.
But from the little I've seen of it, it seems pretty good; basically the same vibe as ~comp here on Tildes, though somewhat more opinionated (a very common vibe in tech forums).
FYI: I use Linux and can access the site just fine (with KDE & Firefox on Opensuse Tumbleweed). It would be very unusual for a website to try to block Linux as an OS.
I figure there's probably something with my setup that's triggering an antispam response, but I can't figure out what it is. I'm using Arch, SwayWM, Firefox with default ublockorigin. I normally use a (paid) VPN via wireguard for general browsing but not exclusively.
It's not common for me to get blocked by sites but it happens every now and then, hence the emergency Macbook Air for when I need to do something really important - The worst offender in my experience is airline booking, they basically all block Linux connections in some way (at least the airlines in my area), normally letting you get halfway through the booking process before throwing a generic error. In terms of forums and 'less important' websites though, lobste.rs is basically the only one I can't get onto at all, which is a bit bizarre. I'll occasionally get gated by Cloudflare or anti-DDOS protections on sites like xcancel but normally that's a VPN thing, and I can understand that; when the issue persists without a VPN active then I really don't know what the problem is. Probably I could contact the site admins and see what's up but it's not worth the hassle, it's just an internet forum. It's all par for the course with Linux these days, but hopefully that's changing as it gets more popular.
I can access it. Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 / Vivaldi (not updated for a bit due to not wanting Manifest V3). Also just tried FireFox and that worked too.
To be specific, I went to the front page and it loaded - I interpreted your statement to mean you could not load the site at all.
What distro / what browser?edit: saw your response to another comment with that, disregard.Lobste.rs is fine, it feels like a more sane version for Hackernews if that seems like something you'd like.
That seems like a place I'd like to lurk on. Would you mind sharing an invite?
Not forums but blog pages: https://bearblog.dev/discover/
Also I've had this bookmarked some might be still active: https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today
Oh I had the Aftermath article bookmarked and forgot to back to it! ty for the reminder
I don't use it anymore but metafilter is missing
This is a treasure trove of forums I’ve never heard of before! I’ll be sure to look into these. Thanks!
Ever add car forums? A few I visit on occasion and post on are
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/
https://www.chryslerminivan.net
https://www.jeepforum.com/
Both Chrysler Minivan and Jeep Forum have been essential to getting my car projects done; somewhere I can go to ask questions of knowledgeable grognards.