***Bump***
If you're reading this and have never joined and participated on a forum...
Take the first step... what I wrote in 2004 is just as true when I wrote it as it is today...
"As the Internet has evolved, discussion forums have become the primary way like-minded people come together to share their passion and their interests" -Mike Phillips
I've actually talked to people that thought "Blogs" would replace discussion forums, then Twitter, then Facebook, and of course "Chat Rooms", but none of these offer what a forum offers and that is
- Organization
- Longevity
- Full size pictures
- Video Content
- Functionality
- User friendly interface
- Long text articles
- Established interface - Most "good" forums run vBulletin, so once you're comfortable on one forum, joining and interacting on other forums is easy...
There's other reasons I'm sure but these are just a few off the top of my head...
Yep... discussion forums have become the primary way like-minded people come together to share their passion and interests....
I don't see them being replaced with any other type of interface anytime soon, it's just too efficient for what we need it to do.
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