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Posted Jun 26, 2023, 9:23 PM UTC · edited
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Might be unpopular however if i'm going to move away from Reddit it's going to be to FC not to lemmy. Just my .02
Lemmy is just 1 part of this.
FC has issues too, https://xenforo.com/ isn't perfect either.
That list goes on....
I LOVE FC, but it's also a very old outdated forum basically hosted off of a desktop PC.
BeyondCombustion's changes are not intended to replace FC or even compete with it or Reddit. It's an alternative forum with a newer tech stack and fully open source so anyone can copy it. That's the real decentralized internet, not the fediverse.
I'm honestly not a huge of Lemmy either, mostly because it's a very immature new platform with a lot of technical issues. It will get better long term, but it's what folks asked for now so I built it. There's cool stuff on there, but the fediverse just acts weird....
There's other options that'll be worked on now that Lemmy is up.
I hear you on all points except hard to search on FC. I want to be clear my comment was not meant to shit on your efforts and work. The content on FC in regards to vapes seems more helpful and more geared toward the vape enthusiast. I hate the format of FC i just don't know if moving is worth it when its all there on FC even though it ain't great.
That's why I started the Wiki. I was combing through FC trying to get the good stuff out.
Like how to fix a Grashopper lmao
Ahh the grasshopper, so much potential. I applaud the effort and dig the beyondcombustion.net name.
What do you mean how to fix a grasshopper? I got one making police lights every time I try and turn it on, it's been in my drawer since 2019. Tell me please
What's FC?
FuckCombustion.com An amazing old school forum with an absolute treasure trove of information and smart people on everything cannabis herb vaping.
It’s The OG™.
But it’s a little hard to navigate because of its monolithic post structure with a post per device and then pages upon pages of comments on that device. The search isn’t great because it’s old, and it’s hard to find the really good info buried deep in those posts sometimes. So a lot is kinda lost by being buried, or inaccessible to most people as a result.
I picked the domain BeyondCombustion.net a couple years back for the wiki for this subreddit to be a more “family friendly” alternative to fuckcombustion for finding device specific info/facts without pages of BS to cut through. The name BeyondCombustion was supposed to be funny and an homage to how awesome and important to the community FuckCombustion.com is.
Fuck combustion . Com
I enjoy an awful lot about FC too. Still, a point I'd add in the cons list is that many users get are very excited about vapes to the point that I think it hampers their ability to be objective. A lot of users seem like they can't be critical of vapes. I get that there are subtle differences that some people really appreciate, but not every newbie looking for a functional vape needs to buy a TM2, TetraP80, Anvil, Dyna, Lotus, FW7, and brick device. Its pretty easy to talk about what makes those vapes different enough that for some users you can straight up say x is better than y.
There also seems to be some personality cults going on where certain members are accorded way too much import when they weigh in on threads. Just my 2 cents. Outstanding resource, but don't let yourself be talked into spending a grand when you are looking for one functional vape.
Ya, I didn't want to go there but I agree.
I love the hobby of collecting. My VAS is terminal.
But, most people would be perfectly happy with a POTV One, Xmax Starry, V3 Pro, or a Crafty/Mighty. Out of alllllllll the shit i've bought in the last couple years, I use the Mighty the most.
It works every time. It gets me high every time. It's easy to clean. Might not have the best taste or be fancy/pretty/new, but that shit is perfect as far as medicating/getting stoned.
Wiki/Flow chart/more casual chat/something else then FC can offer is a better option for a majority of the average "vape curious" individuals.
Most people who I’ve let use a POTV One and a FW7 prefer the POTV One because it’s a lot more simple to use. I also run into plenty of people who try vaping and decide it’s not for them. The POTV One/v3 pro is pretty perfect for entry level and it covers the needs of most people tbh.
It’s a very small “craft hobby” so to speak where your first device will basically do everything you could want it to do until it eventually dies in a few years.
That said it’s also harder to have actual discourse on these items through these kinds of forums and eventually everything crawls to an echo chamber. Regularly updated and maintained wikis for devices that remain neutral would be, imo, the best route to have objective opinion on actual devices.
Bro you have put in work! Thank you!!!
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