Bring back the old BBs!
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2026
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Where do you think you are? (Yes I know this isn't exactly a BBS.)
I know and love your avatar btw!
Unfortunate to see that Revolt hasn't really changed much since I last tried it out. It's the closest alternative I can see that seems like it would actually look like a replacement for the average Discord user.
They didn't even untangle the web of half-finished and abandoned XMPP clients
SimpleX is not there ? A?! Really ?