Welcome to Trust Forums UK
Welcome to our UK-exclusive community forum! Here, we focus on sharing genuine, high-quality content without the common issues of other review and social media sites, such as intense toxicity. Our closed but free registration process keeps unwanted distractions out and meaningful conversations in.
Learn more below.
What we try to do better than other sites
These are common experiences, but of course may not reflect your own experience
- No pointless karma system that promotes spam and toxicity
- No breaking third party apps for greed or removing right clicking
- No one way appeals system with robotic and unhelpful responses
- No forced login to view content that MAY contain "sensitive content"
- No power hungry moderators that ban you just because they disagree
- No crazy posting rules or an auto mod that removes content incorrectly
Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
- No frequent undocumented changes that are hard to keep up with
- No excessive collection of personal data for it to be exposed or sold
- No requirement to use a separate app to read your direct messages
- No manipulative advertising (e.g. advertising gambling to teenagers)
- No robotic moderation, where "I could murder a beer" gets you banned
- No promotion of emotionally charged, misleading, or sensational content
X/Twitter
- No automatic discipline
- No silly renames like to "X"
- No allowed hate and toxicity
- No useful features paywalled
- No shadowbanning
- No hiding real human help
- No automatic police reporting
- No pornographic or spam ads
Click for police report info
See this YouTube video
TrustPilot/Feefoo
- No paid manipulation
- No obviously fake content
- No evidence requirements
- No taking 8 months for help
Click for more about evidence
Some review sites will ask you for evidence that supports your review. This only happens to negative reviews, and usually because the organisation that you reviewed has reported it. Meanwhile the platform is filled with positive fake reviews, but of course, these will not be removed.
Sometimes you will have an experience that you cannot prove, such as a phone call or physical visit, or you are reviewing a site that has bugs or an overpriced subscription so you couldn’t purchase. They may even ask for evidence of a purchase and review you made 4 years ago. Can’t prove it? Your experience wasn’t “real” so your review will be removed.
Indeed/Glassdoor
- No lies about anonymity
- No broken auto decisions
- No paid serices corruption
- No unlocks with personal data
Notice what they have in common?
Censorship
Greed
Poor moderation
Toxicity
Why you should join us
Core Values
- 4 core values
- Values will never degrade
- Not forced down your throat
UK Focused
- UK members
- UK discussions
- No more Americanisation
Wide Variety
- Reviews & social
- Forum content will expand
- Easy to navigate & organised
Anonymous Posting
- Safer discussions
- Abuse still prevented
- Anon usernames consistent
Actual Humans
- Direct human contact
- No automated bot replies
- No copy and paste answers
- Staff audited by management
No Manipulation
- No karma system
- No "AI" or algorithms
- No secret experiments
- Simple reactions system
Normal Staff
- Staff invited & vetted
- Staff can be disciplined
- Staff guidance is published
- Complaints process available
Super Public
- Public moderation
- Public feedback board
- Public staff information
- Written in plain English
We have 4 core values
We are called Trust Forums UK after all…
Accepting
- Most discussions allowed
- Everyone has right to reply
- Discussions without arguments
Independant
- Always independant
- We will never sell our site
- Will not be corrupted by greed
Listening
- You can shape our future
- Consultative management
- Vote on changes & feedback
Transparent
- No shadowbanning
- Appeals are not one way
- Visible human moderation
Why shouldn't you join us?
You should be aware of our flaws, so that your decision on whether to join us is an informed one.
Application Process
- Cannot register & go
- You have to follow a process
- Eliminates unwanted people
Click for more info
You cannot simply register and start, because that is how all sites become spam and toxic infested hellholes, which we refuse to become. To join, you’ll need to follow a process, but don’t worry, we don’t need your bank details or ID. It’s also FREE!
Attachments Disabled
- Cannot upload files
- Must share links to other sites
- Keeps our hosting costs low
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We will be able to keep our hosting costs lower by disabling attachments, even though this comes with its own challenges. You just need to upload anything to another site (Imgur, YouTube, etc.) and share the link in your post.
Forum Software
- Doesn't look fancy
- May take getting used to
- Cheap, secure, and stable
Click for more info
Posts in a forum are shown one after the other in chronological (time) order. You have the ability to quote a post, but you can’t directly reply under it like on Facebook and Reddit. Think of a forum post like a WhatsApp group. Take a look yourself on the link below – the forum is public.
No Mobile App (Ish)
- No app in the app store
- Pages could load slower
- "PWA" app still available
Click for more info
With PWA, on most browsers, you can “install” an app to your device. Really, it’s just opening the site in your browser, but without the buttons and toolbars, so it makes it look like an app. It mostly functions the same as an app from the app store, and this includes receiving push notifications through it.