Tag: forums
Notes for July 31, 2026
Forums are cool again, more on parasites, ATProto x RSS, forkchops, and... Winamp?
Permissioned Data Shapes: Forums
A forum with public categories, private categories, and one set of record shapes across both: members own their posts, the forum owns the submission wrappers that admit them into categories, and moderators deactivate into tombstones instead of deleting.
Forums: My Introduction to The Internet
My first real experiences on the internet were had on forums in the early 2010's. They shaped much of my teenage years and then largely disappeared from my life. With atproto, could they make a comeback?
Alternatives to Discord
Exploring Discord alternatives and the importance of choosing the right tool for community communication
NodeBB Officially Joins the Fediverse
A popular open source software for forums marks their 4.0 release with ActivityPub support, bringing their message boards to the network.