# What We Lost When We Quit Using Crappy Old Web Forums

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-we-lost-when-we-quit-using-crappy-old-web-forums/247649>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, web, in-the-news\
**Created:** [2 July 2026 06:22 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-we-lost-when-we-quit-using-crappy-old-web-forums/247649 "2026-07-02T06:22:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [2 July 2026 06:22 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-we-lost-when-we-quit-using-crappy-old-web-forums/247649/1 "2026-07-02T06:22:45Z")

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> Old web forums were poorly coded and rough around the edges, but maybe we gave up on them too quickly in the social media era.

Read in full here:

> **[What We Lost When We Quit Using Crappy Old Web Forums](https://tedium.co/2026/07/01/online-web-forums-retrospective/)**
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> Old web forums were poorly coded and rough around the edges, but maybe we gave up on them too quickly in the social media era.