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Get in on the Ars community that doesn’t fit beneath an article
If you’re like many of our readers, you’ve got Ars Technica bookmarked and hit the front page a few times a day. But for others, a compelling story is what brings them here for the first time. And the discussions sometimes keep them coming back.
Since its launch in 1998, Ars Technica has been known for its depth of community. If all you’re doing is checking out the front page and the discussion threads that sit beneath each story, you’re missing out on more than you realize.
The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes. Our Hardware and Tweaking forums cover PC builds, networking, mobile computing, CPUs and motherboards, A/V, and just about any other hardware-related topic you can think of. Stop by the Operating Systems & Software forums for in-depth discussion on Windows, macOS, or Linux or just to have a good, friendly argument over why your preferred OS rules.
In the Lykaion, you’ll find the Soap Box for political debate, Maker’s forum, the Observatory for science conversation, our gaming forum, and our subscriber-only forum, The Lounge.
The Lounge is truly the beating heart of the Ars community. The tagline says to sit back, relax, and vent yer geek angst. Ars Pro subscribers certainly do:
We’ve also spent some significant time and effort cleaning up ancient markdown and HTML tags that made some of our all-time classic forum threads almost unreadable. Now you can read the story of Fugly the Octopus, the time someone accidentally swallowed the 7 key on his keyboard, or just another customer service rant—in all of their original glory.
In addition to Lounge access, Ars Pro subscribers get all of the other perks:
Crucially, your Ars Pro subscription directly supports Ars Technica’s journalistic mission. And you get all of this for just $25 for an Ars Pro membership and $50 for Ars Pro++.
Subscribe for the journalism. Stay for the Arsians.