Bring Back Crappy Forums: Web forums were rough around the edges and faded in relevance as seemingly better options emerged. But what if we had stuck with them?

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I don’t think any of that is an issue if you’re running self hosted. We literally don’t get any of that info/use any of it lol.

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The browser fussiness can still be an issue, though, unless it’s a really small forum not wanting new users. You don’t see the users who get doorslams.

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