Simon Willison’s Weblog

Forums are still alive, active, and a treasure trove of information (via) Chris Person:

When I want information, like the real stuff, I go to forums. Over the years, forums did not really get smaller, so much as the rest of the internet just got bigger. Reddit, Discord and Facebook groups have filled a lot of that space, but there is just certain information that requires the dedication of adults who have specifically signed up to be in one kind of community.

This is a very comprehensive directory of active forums.

# 9th October 2024, 8:45 pm / forums

Raising Octopus from Eggs (via) I love that forums like this exist.

# 17th January 2009, 2:59 pm / bruce-schneier, forums, octopus

Cruciforum (via) Stuart’s new PHP forum—single script, stores threads as static HTML on the filesystem (no database), installation is a one-step process.

# 16th October 2007, 9:08 am / cruciforum, forums, php, stuart-langridge