I have an idea I have been toying with for a long time and wonder if you guys still used forums in this day and age of social sites like this one etc.<p>So<p>How many other forums do you use?
Are you very active on them?
What forum software are they running if you know?<p>thanks in advance guys.
Once in a while I visit:<p><a href="http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com" rel="nofollow">http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com</a> (custom ASP forum)<p><a href="http://www.webhostingtalk.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.webhostingtalk.com</a> (vBulletin)<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/support/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/support/</a> (bbPress)<p>And a few others that I can't seem to recall right now :)
Back when I had more free time (no wife, no kids, no business) I used to participate in a few forums. Now, I usually stay updated with the topics via Google Reader and the # of forums I keep up with have dropped to maybe a handful. They mostly come in handy for when I'm searching for specific tech related subjects and certain good threads show up high ranking in the search engine.<p>List of forums: VMWare's VMTM Forums, Ubuntu's Forums, and Webmaster Forum at Digital Point are the top ones that come to mind.
I frequent www.wickedfire.com and www.offtopic.com (their webmaster section). I'm more involved in marketing and advertising than hacking and these are places I go to get and give information and insights (respectively).<p>I try to stay away from forums since they can turn into mega time drains, but they allow for quick transfer of information and ideas, which is always great.<p>They both use vBulletin.
ubuntuforums.org - they have a very nice feature where you can see unanswered questions from beginners that you can take care of. I genuinely want Windows to die and try to contribute to Ubuntu in any way I can.
I still use forums a lot especially for subject related issues. It's a total different medium then a social network so I don't think it's fair to compare. I still think that forums are a huge part of the internet.
I'm a big gamer so most other sites I peruse are usually specific to that topic.<p><a href="http://www.evilavatar.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.evilavatar.com</a> (vBulletin)<p>- Sure, it's a news site, but the best part is the forums behind the scenes.<p><a href="http://vnboards.ign.com" rel="nofollow">http://vnboards.ign.com</a> (custom ASP)<p>- The first board system I stuck with. Been around for a while. I've actually been moderating there for over 4 years.
<i>...if you guys still used forums in this day and age of social sites like this one...</i><p>I consider this (news.yc) to be a forum. Why would it not be?