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I used to use RPG.net a lot. They have pretty strict moderation, which keeps the place from turning into some kinds of shit holes. But you also can't tell someone they're a fool, or all Republicans are traitors. Takes some getting used to, but is probably worth it.
cs rin.ru and ltt foums
It seems that this might be useful to add to this pile of information:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-support-for-discourse/90921
There are some good Matrix community, on matrix.org as well as individually run homeservers (federated).
is there a matrix client for Android? last I checked there was like, one, and it wasn't very good. whereas there's like 14 different Lemmy apps, many of which are fabulous.
I am not a big fan pf matrix but I think SchlidiChat was the one I used most successfully on android.
From what I have seen a main issue with Matrix is that the protocol can be implemented in bits and pieces. Which is perfectly fair but it leads to an inconsistent user experience. The default web clients you first use to try it out will be using strong encryption settings by default but then a lot of the mobile or native desktop clients don't support encryption. So it's difficult to get going finding cross platform apps that have all the desired functionality consistently between them.
In terms of the apps, I don't think comparing matrix to lemmy is exactly fair for this reason.
Element X is quite good now (note the X, not the classic 'Element'). Fluffychat's good too but missing some features.
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A1k.org for all things regarding Amiga Computers
Gallifrey Base, sometimes ππ€
The Gear Page is very active as are sister sites like strat forums, my les paul etc
Talk photography
Fred Miranda photography forums
Av forums
Watchuseek
What HiFi
I used to live on the winamp forums, but I haven't for a long time and it's pretty dead now.
Techlore forums and privacy guide
If you're into headphones and related encoutrement, head-fi.org is still thriving.
Retrogametalk and segaxtreme
There are a few cannabis related ones, though activity is here or there on one or two. UK420, THCTalk, ICMag, GrowCity, etc.
- love2d forums: https://love2d.org/forums/
- luanti forums: https://www.luanti.org/get-involved/
- joplin forums: https://discourse.joplinapp.org/
- All these prior links are very specific to one piece of software. So as you see, they all seem very focused and it depends on your interest in them.
- ramble https://ramble.pw/
- cant be really called a forum, but it is a link aggregator on tech-news https://news.ycombinator.com/news
SomethingAwful is still very active!
4chan is as well, but itβs been shit since 2009 (inb4 /b/ was never good)
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To me, some NSFW forums, like F95 and LoversLabs