It's much easier to mange your inbox to your own liking than it is a forum. Flagging, sorting, filtering and deleting are all much more difficult in a forum. I

It's much easier to mange your inbox to your own liking than it is a forum. Flagging, sorting, filtering and deleting are all much more difficult in a forum. It's also much easier to have all the things you do point at at one location than have to check a bunch of forums.