Having worked with both as a dev, can't really understand MyBB over phpBB. I found it much friendlier to both the users and the devs
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2023
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I've tried both as a forum admin. I think it's just a matter of preference at this point. phpBB is still sporting that old compact style, which kinda makes it look dated.
Finally. I’m happy to see them moving from the subreddit. It wasn’t terrible, but a forum will be better I think in the long run.
Even tho they didn't move to the fediverse, I'm glad they left reddit.
I'm happy that forums are making a come back. Missed visiting all my early forums, in my early Internet days.
I've been using Plex forever. Got the lifetime subscription a million years ago.
Is there anything I'm missing out on by not using Jellyfin? Anything I'd miss on Plex moving to it?
Same situation
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It'll be interesting to see how it turns out for them. I'm a fairly casual user of Jellyfin - not enough that I'd sign up on their forum or regularly read it, unless I specifically needed tech support. Unfortunately though that means that I might miss out on updates and if there was any (relatively easy) tech support questions I won't see them and be able to contribute. I suspect that the pool of people they interact with is going to be substantially smaller on their forum than it was previously.
I'm sure Jellyfin considered the Fediverse but some projects like the idea of having more control of the community discussions they participate in so having a forum makes sense. I still think a Jellyfin community on Lemmy can thrive with an official forum in place.
forums is all around an infinitely better solution for support and discussions on specific tech and interest. It's also more searchable and less ephemeral. At least reddit and fediverse is better then ephemeral solutions like discord.
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I know people are okay with them not integrating ActivityPub, but personally it would have meant me participating as apposed to not.
I have been eyeing jellyfin for years and easier access to their official forum would have been great.
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This reminded me announcement of Gear Grinding Games about moving from reddit... but this happen long before blackout.
Some people have luck or talent to feel the $h17 before something happen.