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nefardec
i've been thinking about this - are there any forums (by that i mean with the category list and list of threads layout) that allow asychnronous posting of content?

imagine how crazy it'd be if threads on forums like this were updated in real time like something halfway between a group chat conversation and what most 'forums' are currently.

such an outdated mode of communication.
david.michael
If Facebook had a feature that was a little more "forum-like" as far as the whole idea of having a topic, and then having anyone who is interested in that topic able to reply to it... there'd be just about no reason for them to exist.

I could easily see everything going the way of:

- www.facebook.com/boards/tranceaddict
- www.facebook.com/boards/yahooanswers
- www.facebook.com/boards/4chan/b (okay maybe not)
Vector A
Forums are actually my favorite, in terms of discussion communities. Blogs are too hierarchical, Twitter and chat stuff too insubstantial. Not to say that those can't be fun, but I prefer forums overall. Real-time updating of posts would be convenient, but on the other hand it might encourage snappy comebacks over more complex discussions.
bananas
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Originally posted by Vector A
Forums are actually my favorite, in terms of discussion communities. Blogs are too hierarchical, Twitter and chat stuff too insubstantial. Not to say that those can't be fun, but I prefer forums overall. Real-time updating of posts would be convenient, but on the other hand it might encourage snappy comebacks over more complex discussions.

This.
RJT
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Originally posted by nefardec
i've been thinking about this - are there any forums (by that i mean with the category list and list of threads layout) that allow asychnronous posting of content?

imagine how crazy it'd be if threads on forums like this were updated in real time like something halfway between a group chat conversation and what most 'forums' are currently.

such an outdated mode of communication.


You mean like the conversation you, I, and a host of other current/regular c0rians have been engaged in this morning?

Yeah. I had largely the same thought. See you back over there.
Silky Johnson
Hey Rob, you , I've been waiting for 5 days for you to make a move in WWF. :mad: :mad: :mad:
Zyklon_Jay
my facebook statuses are the new cor lol.:p
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
my facebook statuses are the new cor lol.:p


*like*
rdevito
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Originally posted by david.michael
If Facebook had a feature that was a little more "forum-like" as far as the whole idea of having a topic, and then having anyone who is interested in that topic able to reply to it... there'd be just about no reason for them to exist.

I could easily see everything going the way of:

- www.facebook.com/boards/tranceaddict
- www.facebook.com/boards/yahooanswers
- www.facebook.com/boards/4chan/b (okay maybe not)


Actually, Facebook is not a bad idea. It's possible to create groups and invite people to them.
nefardec
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Originally posted by RJT
You mean like the conversation you, I, and a host of other current/regular c0rians have been engaged in this morning?

Yeah. I had largely the same thought. See you back over there.


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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
my facebook statuses are the new cor lol.:p


this and this :p


also that huge CoR conversation on facebook a while back made me think of it.


@TastyboA - yeah but honestly how often are the conversations on forums like this actually substantive? i don't know I feel like the world's a-changin'.


only problem with facebook is i like separating this stuff from my 'real' life at least in the TA->RL direction. and alts. alts would be missed on FB.


I'm thinking something like disaspora might replace internet forums. We need a new decentralized successor to usenet and stuff that leverages contemporary web technology.

Lews
+1 to Brian's comment. I love forums. So much better than chatrooms and the like.
Joss Weatherby
If forums are so 1990s and outdated why you hatin on them Nef? They are so not mainstream now.
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