• AtomPunk [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I stumbled upon GameFAQs instead, but I am no healthier for it

    • spectre [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      How would you describe gamefaqs? I knew someone who used to hang there at one point

      • AtomPunk [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        It’s userbase was like a precursor to reddit obv, since it’s filled with G*mers. But it was one of the last true forums on the web before reddit aggregated all forums, so each message board felt like a community. I first caught brainworms on the politics board, which ran the gamut from neocons and republicans to liberals and libertarians. Iirc there was only maybe 2 actual leftist regulars, one was a social democrat.

        Game message boards were typically dead after a year or so; the real meat and potatoes of the site was its special interest boards like movies, politics, paranormal/conspiracy, and books/literature.

        There were plenty of insufferable nerds but also lots of cool people.

        • spectre [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          If the filter didn't pick it up it doesn't count