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Are Internet boards and Forums dead (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by saltynuts420@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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i started using the internet in the late 2000's and still remember when you search for something most of the times it would return with a forum post ... now its just random websites ... if you ever need real and concise answer you have to add site:reddit.com at every search and since discord or twitter are not crawlable by these search crawlers they are not mentioned . Where did all those forums went...are there still active forums ?

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[–] ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Vehicle related forums are very much alive. It’s the best place you can go to get help with your car. I hang around on a couple different ones and it’s far better than anything I’ve seen on Reddit.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. Whenever I get a new vehicle or motorcycle, I always search for a forum for it and get way more info on common problems (and usually great ways to deal with them), hacks for the software, cool mods and accessories (usually ending up costing me thousands of dollars in parts I wouldn't have known I "needed" if I stayed away, but...) tips and tricks for maintenance, and lots of useful info in general

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

just want to fully second this based on experience.. information i got from forums really helped me with my most recent purchase.. both with making the decision in the first place, and with finding aftermarket parts that my specific run of that model really needed.. helped a ton..

[–] CassavaKing@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you got any links to some?

[–] ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

They are vehicle specific. I own a Toyota tundra and a Mazda Miata so I hang out on tundras.com and miata.net

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

if you look for Honda Accord forums for example, you would eventually be able to find nearly all the info you need to build one from scrap..