Waldo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 For local news and discussion, Sheffield Forum is an excellent resource; but for general discussion, what are your favourite places (social media platforms, services, websites, etc) on the internet to debate the issues of the day? For me, I'm not really a fan of Facebook; but maybe something like Discord would be good? The kind of things I value are: People being civil with each other (despite differences), also intelligent and insightful. No trolls with agendas divisively trying to suppress the expression of any views they don't agree with (get threads closed etc). A light touch approach to moderation. A functional easy to use platform; not too many images everywhere. Anyhow, any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotequila Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 With those requirements, obviously not here 😉 A very well known one is https://offtopic.com/ and probably reddit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Reddit - find the right communities and you will find some excellent banter and dialogue. Start off at /r/casualUK which is a pleasant, no politics, no argument community. Work your way into places that you are interested in. There is something for everybody. I follow topics as diverse as the EU to Volvo to modelmakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Ah of course. I actually use reddit a (very) little aready for business; so will probably create a separate account for personal use. Do you use a dedicated client (on desktop or mobile) or just access the service through their website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Do you want bubble or non bubble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: Do you want bubble or non bubble? Can I try a bit of everything?! But no. A bubble is not good. There is far more value in being challenged by people who hold different perspectives and values to ourselves. Otherwise it's confirmation-bias-ville here we come. Edited January 5, 2019 by Waldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 17 hours ago, Waldo said: Ah of course. I actually use reddit a (very) little aready for business; so will probably create a separate account for personal use. Do you use a dedicated client (on desktop or mobile) or just access the service through their website? On my phone I use Apollo and/or Narwhal clients, both have advantages and disadvantages. On desktop I use the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Sheffield Forum is the only platform I bother posting on. The quality of material is first class. The forum has the potential to attract more intelligent contributors from around the world. Since I joined I have found the forum informative and stimulating. Long may it last. Edited January 5, 2019 by petemcewan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, petemcewan said: Sheffield Forum is the only platform I bother posting on. The quality of material is first class. The forum has the potential to attract more intelligent contributors from around the world. Since I joined I have found the forum informative and stimulating. Long may it last. I like the technical layout of Sheffield Forum, easy to navigate around and well organised sub forums for different interests and topics etc. I also agree there are some intelligent insightful posters. On the down side, well, not allowed to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewalk Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 12:08 AM, Top Cats Hat said: Do you want bubble or non bubble? Could you explain to an Oldie please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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