France has a few enormous message boards about various topics.
forum.hardware.fr is a big one (it's not just about computer hardware, there's a decent section about news/world events, etc.)
forum.hardware.fr is a big one (it's not just about computer hardware, there's a decent section about news/world events, etc.)
What I assume is the equivalent, forum.hardware.no, used to be huge in Norway in the 00s too, but then the community more or less got swallowed by Reddit. Did the French one survive?
The real interesting thing is that there are a lot of threads for very specialized topics (e.g. bikes, mattress, pizza oven or torch lights). Before buying something I usually check if a thread exists and read it / ask questions. You however end up having to revise upwards your budget to buy the stuff they recommend.