The sites mentioned are comment sites, who may or may not be subsumed under the forum category. Usually, "forum" signifies a bulletin board. I think Rob Sheldo

The sites mentioned are comment sites, who may or may not be subsumed under the forum category. Usually, "forum" signifies a bulletin board. I think Rob Sheldon just needs to revise his semantics and find out how every format has its advantages and disadvantages. I, too, don't think comment sites are great for long discussions either. But that's not "new". Try your luck at Something Awful or another niche forum. Preferably one whose activity is so low that every thread doesn't advance with 100 posts every day.