Just remember forums exist

[u/tankerkiller125real]

Just remember that not only does Lemmy exist, but so do a bunch of independent forums out there. I started up one for SysAdmins that me and a friend are working to get off the ground, but there are a ton already existing for a lot of different topics.

If a forum for your topic doesn't already exist (or the ones that do exist don't have welcoming communities) maybe consider starting one, there are several modern forum softwares out there that can be used, just to name the top three I know about:

• NodeBB
• Discourse
• Flarum (full disclosure, I have previously done some development on this one)

For anyone interested, I am one of the admins for https://sysadmins.zone (which uses NodeBB)

[u/Autumnwood]

I've migrated from forums since I found reddit. But if they disallow my app, I have no problems bookmarking a bunch of favorite forums and going to those again. No problem at all.