Forums then, forums now

Do you like what forums are today or do you miss what they were like in the past?

I miss the days before HTTPS became a thing. Not because I don’t like security, just because I’m using that to reference when forums seemed to be a lot better in terms of popularity.

Of course, forums got a lot easier to user moving forward.

What do you all think? What was your favorite forum era?

I like the current styles that people have. Most boards at least have options for appealing themes.

I do miss how back in the day you could purchase a lot of things for forum currency. Nowadays if you want to put a banner up anywhere it costs USD. I also miss how “glossy” themes used to be. Especially on ZetaBoards.

On Nov 9, 2026, prophet said:

I like the current styles that people have. Most boards at least have options for appealing themes.

I do miss how back in the day you could purchase a lot of things for forum currency. Nowadays if you want to put a banner up anywhere it costs USD. I also miss how “glossy” themes used to be. Especially on ZetaBoards.

Maybe in the near future some of the ForumSpark forums will offer banners for credits instead of dollars?