Knockout Forums - Think you might like this
Posted by UnflinchingSugartits@reddit | RedditAlternatives | View on Reddit | 14 comments
Android app https://github.com/dasmikko/knocky/releases/tag/2.3.3
Hey everyone, I'm just sharing my findings with this post, as I am actively looking more into this forum myself.
I just found it about 5 minutes ago and it looks like something some of you are looking for.
At first glance it looks like it's just about games but it's actually not they have General discussion section, and within that section there's more different communities. I did see politics, not overwhelmingly, just that that topic category is there, news, do it yourself and hobbies to name a few.
Like I said I'm still checking it out myself, but I'd like to know what others think about it as well.
I'm constantly looking for Alternatives and always on the lookout LOL so I wanted to share what I found with you. Thank you for your time and reading this have a great day.
FinalInitiative4@reddit
Nah this place was unhinged as fuck before and probably isn't much better now.
It is an offshoot of the old facepunch studios forum from after they got shut down.
Skews very heavily left. Quite circlejerky. Also has the expected censorship.
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Ty, I appreciate you taking the time to provide your input.
I still haven't went through it thoroughly yet, so I can't really say much.
One thing I will say though is I did pick up on that Vibe when I went to their about page and just read through like just their general rules and how they run their Forum there and that's kind of the vibe I was getting.
So I was pretty much figuring that that form might not be for me and others who aren't interested in that kind of style I guess.
But yeah thanks
FinalInitiative4@reddit
Its all good!
I spent a lot of time on facepunch back in the day and also moved with them to knockout after the shut down and transition.
Don't get me wrong was a cool place to find out about games and other stuff but after getting banned for the Xth time for not agreeing with the hive mind, I can't really recommend it.
sadirate@reddit
This is a long-ass shot but.. I actually agree with all that you've said regarding Knockout also as a Facepunch refugee that joined KO when Garry took down the Facepunch Forums. I don't know what happened, but it feels like Knockout is trying so hard to be the exact opposite Facepunch was and it shows in their hivemind, hard left hivemind mentality. I seriously got perma'd for disagreeing with the hivemind over some controversy over some YouTuber drama.
Have you found a place better than Knockout without the annoying holier-than-thou extreme left views?
ArchieFoxer@reddit
Sorry for replying to this old ass comment but have you found an alternative?
I've bailed out like 1 or 2 months ago because at this point it's worse than 2010s Tumblr but I can't find a good, active gaming community that's not either full of turbo hitlers or where you have to write 2 pages of trigger warning before every post
sadirate@reddit
Unfortunately not yet. As far as gaming/general forums goes, they're a dying breed and the few left standing are either alt-right hellscapes or hardcore liberals that get offended by the most miniscule things.
Something Awful exist but it veers left and you'll also get put on probation for not being politically correct.
Discord is another story but I honestly hate it and feel any and all servers are full of cliques that won't like the new guy. That plus it's more full of kids, "edgy" teens and overly sensitive twentysomethings.
If you find something, let me know.
ArchieFoxer@reddit
Tbh I forgot Something Awful is a thing and I always assumed it has a very conservative userbase because of certain views that come from there. I might drop some money to make an account there
sadirate@reddit
Had an account there for about a decade now, all the goons there have grown up to become parents so there is a little maturing there.
I'd say the userbase is primarily gen X - millennials, so you won't find too many edgy folk (unless you visit certain subforums like FYAD or BYOB)
To get a taste of their political leaning, I was put on probation for having a neutral stance during the Chuggaaconroy controversy (youtuber who kept bugging some girl on Discord to satisfy his foot fetosh) for "victim-blaming." God forbid I question why she couldn't just block someone bothering her on Discord.
ArchieFoxer@reddit
Honestly I don't know every detail but this seems fair for a temp ban.
Do people still get banned for having furry avatars or did this change?
sadirate@reddit
Tbh with you I haven't even seen anyone with that for an avatar. At most I see anime avatars but if it's ironic or not, I don't know.
ArchieFoxer@reddit
Apparently it hasn't been bannable since a few years and mods just do it if they feel like it
Robichaelis@reddit
What were you banned for?
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Totally fair, dude, I agree.
Yeah, I never heard of it before.
I downloaded this F Droid alternative called droidify because I heard it's like so much better or something?
Anyway, that's where I ended up finding it. It's stupid and it kind of pisses me off that like some forums are like hidden in different corners of the internet like that.
Because I've never seen it come up on Google before. And I've been looking for alternatives for like I don't know maybe two and a half years?
I guess you could say it's one of my hobbies that I pick up and put down sometimes.
But yeah now I know it's pretty much just a mini Reddit with all the things some of us are trying to get away from. Not run towards So yeah thank you appreciate it!
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
knock out app from droidify
Attaching this one because the app I Linked In the post is from GitHub and when I click on the forums I'm not seeing any of the posts. So I wanted to link this one just in case it's different