What did internet forums ever do for us?

[RichardCranium]

Nobody ever found CUK by googling "AtW's housing advice" or "DP's tips on winning the lottery".

Actually...

LMGTFY !

[Wodewick]

Actually...

LMGTFY !

I take back my

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[Pondlife]

Actually...

LMGTFY !

[RichardCranium]

I was just thinking that afterall, all internet forums (not specifically criticising this one) are mainly a big waste of time and that's it.

They provide a community for like-minded people to exchange ideas, despite those people being anywhere on the planet.

They provide confirmation that one's ideas and views are valid.

I have made friends through CUK, depending upon how you define 'friend'. There are people I will go and drink with if I possibly can.

Sometimes getting wound up is relaxation: having a good old rant about why black is white ... and then being re-educated that there is just shades of grey and that everything's OK really.

I find CUK valuable for my own mental health, oddly. Both when on the bench and when at a ClientCo where there are no tame contractors to talk to.

But ... it might be a substitute for having a life.

[Francko]

I find CUK valuable for my own mental health, oddly. Both when on the bench and when at a ClientCo where there are no tame contractors to talk to.

But ... it might be a substitute for having a life.

Actually I think CUK is a much better place than many other forums as it's a very specialised forum so most people share a common view. However I still think that time for forums should be limited as most of it is just a waste otherwise or an occasion to

[Wodewick]

... it might be a substitute for having a life.

I spend more time on this and other forums (sic) when working away from home and/or when on tulipy contract (without interweb filter/bans)

So I agree with the having a life sentiment - if I had real people to talk to I would normally choose that over online chatting.

I do however find some of the and bunfights on CUK amusing - most other forums I use are either hobby related or professional related. CUK is just fun although to be fair the serious pages are useful at times.

[cojak]

Hey say something that I can at least look up in the dictionary or, as EO would say, I will turn japanese (meaning I will say something that doesn't make any sense in japanese to you so that you also feel uncomfortable too)

[Marjorie Dawes]

No I can't... what?

Did anyone get that?

[/Marjorie Dawes]

[NickFitz]

Actually...

LMGTFY !

This thread is now the first result

[Wodewick]

This thread is now the first result

Is it? Who wudda thunk it!

I was just wondering - Why did RC post the link originally?

[d000hg]

Social forums maybe are a bit pointless, but specialist ones - technical or guitar playing or cooking, ..., are very good. As a hobby game programmer, I learned a massive amount this way.

Although is a discussion forum useful... or is something like StackExchange or StackOverflow a better model for cutting out the chat and focusing on the facts?