What are your favorite things about this site?

[Kid Dynamite]

The friendliness, activity and XF software.

 

[rocking3]

I thought it was cool how the forum's software automatically merges two subsequent posts when a user makes a second reply after their first if no one else posts between that time. It keeps things nice, and tidy without leaving the user feeling like they're hogging the conversation. I've not seen that before.

Does anyone know if the forum's software is FOSS?

 

[Ruky Ruky]

I left RGT for a bit because life got a bit busy. (Work mostly) I did get on here every so often to check out new post when I could. I ended up getting extremely sick and it really destroyed my mental health. I recently decided to come back and I have to say I made the right choice. Everyone here is so welcoming and supportive. I'm honestly glad I'm back.

 

[DunkeyKong]

I thought it was cool how the forum's software automatically merges two subsequent posts when a user makes a second reply after their first if no one else posts between that time. It keeps things nice, and tidy without leaving the user feeling like they're hogging the conversation. I've not seen that before.

Does anyone know if the forum's software is FOSS?

It's not I think, they discussed it here https://xenforo.com/community/threads/open-source.18032/

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Forum sites make it easier for someone like me to talk to other people since I'm so shy and anxious in real life. Also I enjoy the community everyone is so nice and finding people to talk to about retro games isn't easy these days.

 

[Deleted member 884]

The people, many pretty weird boys and girls.

 

[rocking3]

It's not I think, they discussed it here https://xenforo.com/community/threads/open-source.18032/

That's a shame.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Well OP got banned...

I like this site cuz games

 

[DunkeyKong]

Well OP got banned...

I like this site cuz games

He spammed too many threads lmao

That's a shame.

Indeed, what would you like to do btw?

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Free games

 

[Graw]

Seems like a nice forum. The repo is awesome and I like the vibe of the site.

 

[rocking3]

He spammed too many threads lmao

Indeed, what would you like to do btw?

Nothing personally. I just think it's worth knowing who's responsible for the code I'm using. I've seen a lot of people using the Discourse forum solution, and wondered if this was another good FOSS offering. I'm a fan of forums because they are resilient ways of community collaboration, and sourcing public information. They're also available for web archive tools while things like Discord are not. Closed source forums will be less resilient though if the company behind them goes away.

 

[J.F.C]

That there's no culture war bullshit. Finding a place free from that stuff feels great.

 

[Antilocal123]

Good time-waster tbh, plus, people here are usually chill.

And they don't get TOO mad at you for a jokey joke.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Nothing personally. I just think it's worth knowing who's responsible for the code I'm using. I've seen a lot of people using the Discourse forum solution, and wondered if this was another good FOSS offering. I'm a fan of forums because they are resilient ways of community collaboration, and sourcing public information. They're also available for web archive tools while things like Discord are not. Closed source forums will be less resilient though if the company behind them goes away.

I see, that's interesting

Good time-waster tbh, plus, people here are usually chill.

And they don't get TOO mad at you for a jokey joke.

Unfortunately, some users did take the jokes seriously. But most of them are still chill though

 

[Antilocal123]

I see, that's interesting

Unfortunately, some users did take the jokes seriously. But most of them are still chill though

Word, some people here are so weird with their jokes, I mean, can you imagine the losers who say weird shit? ? /j

 

[DunkeyKong]

Word, some people here are so weird with their jokes, I mean, can you imagine the losers who say weird shit? ? /j

True that lmao, it can be quite diabolical sometimes

 

[Don Patch]

The peeps.
The vibes.
The chats.
The "international-ness"

 

[DunkeyKong]

The "international-ness"

True that lmao, it's so fascinating to see so many different countries

 

[_Lorenzo_]

I join in what friends have pointed out above, namely the fact that here we can discuss in a polite and respectful manner multiple topics related or unrelated to our common passion, whether they are existential or decidedly more frivolous...

 

[DunkeyKong]

whether they are existential or decidedly more frivolous...

That's one way to put it

 

[Yousef]

Eating.

 

[YoshifreakZX]

I like the fact that I can escape from stuff like politics easier than on sites like X, The Everything App and Bluesky.

 

[Aisf]

The community... (This forum is better than the LMW forums.)