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Jellyfin, we are moving away from Reddit and we are pleased to announce our new forum! (jellyfin.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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official twitter announcement https://twitter.com/jellyfin/status/1670589982665322496

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Thank you! I feel like I'm the only person who lived through that time. Having everything on one site is way simpler, reddit sucks but that doesn't mean the concept does.

I do not miss having to sign up for a specific forum, wait for the email, no email, check spam folder, no email, 15 mins later email shows up in spam, go to post, "sorry you can't make a post without interacting with at least 5 other posts", post random shit on 5 other posts, finally get to post, "this question has been answered. Post archived "

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Another factor, is...

Well, Especially for users in large communities, or those with lots of interests, they will end up on LOTS of forums.

And, that turns into either, a lot of notifications, or a lot of ignored interactions due to the number of notifications.

The last thing people don't seem to remember, half of the damn forums wanting to put damn ads everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I still see a legacy of that when a forum for game modding requires you create an account to download.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I guess I did forums a little differently. I had 2 main forums where I posted a lot and then a handful I would peruse occasionally. If you had a good forum, there would be a very 'reddit-like' feel because they'd have general discussion, fitness, gaming, etc.

One of the things I liked about forums back in the day is that, while they didn't have the scale of Reddit, the engagement and interactions seemed better. You got to know posters.

I couldn't tell you another redditor's username.