# JetBrains, revive this forum in the times of Reddit IPO! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 13, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935 "2023-06-13T12:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![medium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/medium/32/10404_2.png) [@medium](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/medium)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935/1 "2023-06-13T12:28:20Z")
I’ve written in the past that it looks like JetBrains would have (more or less) [given up this forum](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/is-this-forum-deprecated/19156). Even though [Alexey.Belkov](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/Alexey.Belkov) has [promised](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/is-this-forum-deprecated/19156/4) to add a link to the forum to the community page almost 3 years ago, nothing happened! A link to this forum is still missing: ![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/kotlinlang/original/2X/2/21cbbe4ad51ba763a0fd1f152939f3b334cb6366.jpeg) Not even under “Other resources” was a place for a link to this forum. Maybe the folks at JetBrains thought that Reddit is enough as a forum, but it looks like time has changed and Reddit is damaging the platform to make it look profitable for the IPO. As the [Reddit strike](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/11/reddit-communities-to-go-dark-in-protest-over-third-party-app-charges) shows the community is not amused. This underlines the **value of independent forums** like this one. **So, please, JetBrains, revive the forum!** Put a link on the community page, publish a blog post, promote it on conferences, and encourage JetBrains employees to spend time here! ---
**Author:** ![tsp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@tsp](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/tsp)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935/2 "2023-06-13T12:54:40Z")
I fully agree with the sentiment, but isn’t the Kotlin subreddit also unaffiliated (or at least largely ignored) by JetBrains? ---
**Author:** ![snorbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@snorbi](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/snorbi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935/3 "2023-06-17T23:41:53Z")
What is wrong with Slack? ---
**Author:** ![jonl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@jonl](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/jonl)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935/4 "2023-06-20T14:19:26Z")
Maybe send an email: ([kug@jetbrains.com](mailto:kug@jetbrains.com)) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/kotlinlang/original/2X/0/003f901e6e51cd96e2f7119291b16c82f2931f2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![medium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/medium/32/10404_2.png) [@medium](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/medium)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/jetbrains-revive-this-forum-in-the-times-of-reddit-ipo/26935/5 "2023-06-23T06:48:38Z")
Slack is basically a chat with more or less unstructured throw-away communication. It’s more like a real meeting that fades away when the participants part. I’d would like to have even more structure in this forum with a tree view, like in the good old usenet (does anyone remember?).