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Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by userbinator »

exodust wrote: post #122

Why talk in past tense about forums? Still plenty of active forums. These days they are topic-specific, product specific. Some I've visited recently: https://fuckcombustion.com/ https://forums.unrealengine.com/ https://forum.1010music.com Every game on Steam has its own "forum"... https://steamcommunity.com/app/1167630/discussions/ This Australian forum is one of the few big ones with general topics and a nice readab…

These days they are topic-specific, product specific

Almost all automotive forums fall in that category... here's a tiny sample of what's out there:

https://www.v8buick.com/index.php

https://www.newcaprice.com/forum/

https://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm

https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by userbinator »

Thorentis wrote: post #81

I had this random idea where I could start a new forum like this, but make it appear popular by seeding it with hundreds of users who are just ChatGPT. Wouldn't be surprised if this is already being done by some sites. Dead Internet Theory is real.

I actually came across sites like that before, although the coherency of the posts were definitely far worse than ChatGPT as that was before its invention. Looked more like the typical SEO spam than anything else.

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by chrisoconnell »

blueridge wrote: post #46

Anyone play World of Warcraft back in the day? Remember Elitist Jerks, their forum? Great place for solid gameplay discussion. And the general social threads in the Benefactors Bar were excellent. They had strict writing rules and moderators enforced the use of good grammar and complete sentences. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913011707/http://elitistjer... https://web.archive.org/web/20080921165026/http://elitist…

The GM of Elitist Jerks was Ion Hazzikostas, now Game Director of World of Warcraft.

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by julianlam »

freddie_mercury wrote: post #135
citizenkeen wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With all the people wishing for forums but not wanting to host, I'm surprised nobody had made a Discord-for-forums. Threaded, not reddit.

That's exactly what Discourse is. It's been around for almost a decade. Some people hate the UI. Some examples running it https://forums.woot.com/ https://forum.newrelic.com/s/ https://community.revolut.com/ https://forums.docker.com/ https://www.discourse.org/

> Some people hate the UI.

... and it always surprises me a bit that people just assume Discourse is the only option and stop looking.

Look at Flarum, look at NodeBB. Both are making strides while staying true to the original forum threaded model.

(N.B. I maintain NodeBB)

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by Klonoar »

nice_byte wrote: post #117
Klonoar wrote: post #28

Can I just say that you've done a remarkably good job at capturing the feel of old school forums without going overboard into old school UI/UX? The spacing, font choices and just general layout feel modern enough without being overbearing. It's very pleasant to browse.

that's actually one thing that I don't like about it. it looks like every other generic corporate website or Wordpress template, and certainly nothing like the forums I remember.

We should seek to improve what we had before without losing the spirit. There's nothing useful about recreating the look of old forums.

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by julianlam »

As the maintainer of a self-proclaimed "modern" forum software, I always get really excited when new board software comes out.

You've probably discovered that building forum software is a lot more complicated than it looks. Those early boards really had a lot more going on under the hood than you thought!

It took us (a team of 3) two solid years before we considered ourselves on par with those old boards, feature-wise.

I'll say what I always say when I discover new board software — give me a run for my money. Good luck!

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by 100721 »

Klonoar wrote: post #105
eterm wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's odd because I was immediately thrown off when I hit the back button and there was a lag going back. Even on dial-up, going back was an instant operation because it just loaded the cache. Even when it did reload, it would immediate blank or react in some way. It didn't have a weird lag to it like this site does, which immediately reveals the true foundations as a more modern SPA where hitting the back button must…

I'm discussing UI/UX, not the stack. The back button is... something else here.

I think the back button fits perfectly into the UI/UX. It is, quite literally, part of the UI. We don't have much control over the UI portion, but it is firmly in the realm of UX.

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by catach »

Klonoar wrote: post #105
eterm wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's odd because I was immediately thrown off when I hit the back button and there was a lag going back. Even on dial-up, going back was an instant operation because it just loaded the cache. Even when it did reload, it would immediate blank or react in some way. It didn't have a weird lag to it like this site does, which immediately reveals the true foundations as a more modern SPA where hitting the back button must…

I'm discussing UI/UX, not the stack. The back button is... something else here.

Isn't responsiveness on input definitely a UX concern, and doubly so when it changes the feel of a common operation in a specific context?

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by swyx »

julianlam wrote: post #146

As the maintainer of a self-proclaimed "modern" forum software, I always get really excited when new board software comes out. You've probably discovered that building forum software is a lot more complicated than it looks. Those early boards really had a lot more going on under the hood than you thought! It took us (a team of 3) two solid years before we considered ourselves on par with those old boards, feature-wis…

what got you into making forum software? and what kept you going for those 2 years?

Re: Show HN: I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum

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Post by nice_byte »

Klonoar wrote: post #145
nice_byte wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that's actually one thing that I don't like about it. it looks like every other generic corporate website or Wordpress template, and certainly nothing like the forums I remember.

We should seek to improve what we had before without losing the spirit. There's nothing useful about recreating the look of old forums.

nothing useful about endlessly replicating the current design trends either.
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