Comment by bigfishrunning
13 days ago
How is it not a forum? Sure, it has some search features and a "comments/answers" dichotomy, but at the root it's just phpBB with fancier formatting
13 days ago
How is it not a forum? Sure, it has some search features and a "comments/answers" dichotomy, but at the root it's just phpBB with fancier formatting
A forum records free-form conversations between specific people, where every post can be edited at most by its original author (if even that). SE sites are libraries of questions that may be generalized beyond the original author's circumstances, and if someone's post does not fit the rigid Q&A form, it may be moderated away.