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If HN is not that, I don't know what it is: Definition of forum: [1] (...) b: a public meeting place for open discussion c: a medium (such as a newspaper or
by rmbyrro 5y ago
If HN is not that, I don't know what it is:
Definition of forum: [1]
(...)
b: a public meeting place for open discussion
c: a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas
[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum
- hardware2win 5y agoNews aggregator with comment section. Real forums operate in different way which pushes discussions in a different way Your definition is so general that majority of things could be considered as a forum, yet it aint, thus this definition is not so useful The biggest difference is that once something drops from front page on hn, then discussio s is dead unlike on forums where you can send thread to the top