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First off, I would definitely miss the forum should it be gone and don’t think I’d be using the other platform much. Even though I may not respond to topics a lot at all times, I click on pretty much everything for a read. If there were a spam report button, I’m pretty sure I’d identify most of it as I zealously despise the litter. Some of the other regulars would undoubtedly keep an eye out too.

Personally I don’t mind (and perhaps even prefer) it not being part of a larger community network or any supposed lack of technical niftiness.

The pages being a drag when it comes to maintenance and innovation is something I can’t argue with of course.

All and all, I hope it stays (mostly as it is).

I love the Forum personally. I’ve been using CSS tricks since more or less the start, certainly from your first video.

It’s the main reason I visit these days, usually while I’m here I read the odd post.

I’d like to see you keep it. I also miss the lodge training you used to do. Over the years I’ve learnt loads from this site and for that I’ll always be grateful no matter what you decide it’s future should be.

I notice that the codepen forums only allow login through social media or github accounts (which seems weird that you can’t use your codepen login)? Would that be the same for css tricks if you go with spectrum? I’m not sure I would want any of those connected to css tricks (or codepen for that matter)?

The codepen forum also seems a little difficult to read and navigate on a desktop to me? The individual threads only open as a little half-screen on the right, and it is organized like a mobile chat – which is fine for conversations, but maybe not so great for information? Plus all of the topics are lumped together – I guess this wouldn’t be an issue if you can have multiple “channels” though (I did notice there was a post about it).

Basically I think the css tricks forums are (in terms of function) something closer to Stack Exchange than to facebook.

I’ve been trying to find the time to reply from a desktop computer but that hasn’t happened. This one will be short and sweet from mobile tippy tappy land…

I too like the forum format as it is. Maybe it’s because I’m a bit more old school, but all the social integration nowadays can seem a bit overwhelming at times. To be honest, I like the separation that a standalone forum offers. I like choosing when and where I go online without the constant email prompts polluting my inbox/Facebook/whatever.

I had a quick look at the spectrum chat and it looks fine on mobile… haven’t yet experienced it on desktop (what I was trying to find time to do this past week) so I can’t comment on that, or the functionality.

A “report spam” option would be good for all users, especially if, on the front-forum side, it could be setup to show us when a post has already been reported (so we don’t all keep reporting the same post and bombard the mods with notifications in the mod panel).
I know I’d be up for helping delete the durge when it comes in, especially if it helps you guys out and frees-up your time to focus on more great content elsewhere on the website. I’m here every day too, like the others above, so it makes sense to be useful while I’m/we’re here I think. Not to nominate where it isn’t wanted, but there are a few names above who I think would make great moderators, if the notion so takes them.

Whatever you decide for the future of the forum, I’ll still be a regular. CSS Tricks is one of my fave places on the web :)

Your improvement will be useful for us! Thanks.

Please use Spectrum. I’ve really been enjoying it now that I tried it.
I hope those who voted for things to stay as they are tried it as well ;)