Social networks are the modern day watering holes for the internet. But back in the '90s, I didn't have Twitter and Facebook. Instead, my destination was the online forum, a site where I could discuss a variety of topics in the form of posted messages (hence the term "message board"). Be it a bulletin board system (BBS) or a Usenet news group, these message boards were my first introduction to the social web. They're still around today of course, but I've largely stopped using these forums in favor of the aforementioned social networks. But there is one thing I do miss about them: a sense of community.https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/01/social-networks-need-to-be-more-like-online-forums/
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