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Why is text such a shitshow?

My little attempt at community building. Creative people who enjoy old-school bulletin boards welcome! :)

Thanks, got it. Feel free to delete this thread

Full disclosure this is my second submission of my site to HN. Idk if that is appropriate or not (the last thing I want is to spam or give the impression of spamming). Since my last submission, the community has grown, we've got a number of interesting devlogs already even though the site is exactly 1 month old, we have interesting discussions, a custom darkmode theme for some site identity and most importantly, we have a very friendly userbase so far. :) If you are a game developer, programmer, artist, composer, writer or a creative individual, take a look around the site and consider joining us. The hope is we grow over time and produce a vibrant community of like-minded people who help and encourage each other on our way. Hope to see you there!

Not that I'm aware, but I have very little knowledge about Tor.

The real answer is I'm nostalgic for phpBB. :) I also think it stood the test of time. It may feel clunky at times but it's familiar to most of us that grew up around the early 00s.

Decent advice. I originally intended for a homesite, but as I was considering what to put on I realized I would have to conjure up a lot of content for it to be worth it. For now I think it's simply easier to just have a forum, if the demand grows for a homesite I can always add that at some point.

I've actually already cut down the number of forums to what I feel are the manageable and topical ones, I think it should work for now. It's all improvised anyway, I'll see what the demand is over time and remove or add subforums as appropriate. I'm open to community feedback as well.

The problem with TIG is that it seems to be fractured on the admin level, and it seems to be in a death spiral right now. The front page hasn't been updated in years. I used to be an active member there and loved it. The site I made is very much inspired by it.

If you are a creative individual of any type but especially if you are an indie game developer, you are more than welcome to our forums.

It's supposed to be a comfortable and clutter free environment for developers to hang out and exchange ideas. The site just launched recently so there is not much content on it. If you are interested in generating some, we will see you there! :-)