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How come people hardly discuss topics here lately?

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Tue, 01/24/2023 - 09:14
Bernston

I visited from time to time to see how discussions have been going, but there seems hardly any discussions going on in this part of SK's forums, even off-topic, that's apparently quite more inactive than ever.

People come to the forums to take stress off from daily life routines, get to chatting on what strategies are effective, so on and so on, and even talk a bit about off-topic stuff. While I really enjoy the forums, there's still needs a bit more activity to keep the topics going.

Anyone have any topics to keep it going? I'm sure there's some that are willing.

Thu, 05/04/2023 - 15:55
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Spark-Of-Hope
You have to get with the times

no one really uses forums to talk to each other now a days. It's all about social media and discord communities if you want to connected with people who play similar games like you. I know it may suck if you really don't enjoy those forms of communication but it's the only real option you have if you want to get to a some what active group of people you can talk to.

Wed, 05/17/2023 - 16:33
#2
Bernston
About that...

I have been keeping a close eye on what goes on, and for many that try to get with the times, people can overlook so much.

I'm not the only one who doesn't enjoy these kind of ways, so to speak. There are people out there that still use forums, not just because they don't like to use social media because of whatever heavy mental burdens they may end up with, but because they're, in my fine opinion, a mere more safe haven to discuss topics, not to mention on-topic matters relating to games, game development, and so on.

Examples...

VGMaps' Forums - https://www.vgmaps.com/forums/

Pixel Joint Forums - https://pixeljoint.com/forum/

TIGSource Forums - https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=np3k4d1l8o03eosde2jp3eg... (there's still game development discussions there.)

Shmups' Forums - https://shmups.system11.org/

MMO Central Forums - https://www.mmocentralforums.com/

A recent post in tilearrow's site gives some concerns about what Discord's recent plans are, and, believe me, user security and discretion are becoming more and more less of Discord's concerns... (link here - https://tildearrow.org/?p=post&month=5&year=2023&item=discord)

Since that, some more people are starting to drive away from there in droves, not huge droves, but, could slowly be there.

Point is, when such certain social media programs can get too dangerous one day, say, for instance, Discord(which is, in fact, becoming more and more a literal representation of chaos, in a way), people will leave there and seek other forms of communication elsewhere, even if it means using and making forums again. Just a matter of being safe than sorry when it comes to these matters. Long-term thinking and foresight helps.

The more people stay to what still works best in basic means of communicating online, the better their lives can be. Sometimes, getting with the times can't be all pleasant conveniences. Dangerous, hidden caveats can come, too, even when we least expect them.

We should all try to make our efforts into making far better alternatives to such communicating means, even with more suitable, less dangerous security methods to keep our online identities safer than people think.

Not saying this to be too tough, but to be a bit more realistic about such matters.

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