The purpose forums served aren't dead, but the experience has continued to evolve. There's plenty of topic-based messaging products out there...enough of them t

The purpose forums served aren't dead, but the experience has continued to evolve. There's plenty of topic-based messaging products out there...enough of them that if you don't like one for a particular topic of your choice, there's almost definitely another. This feels like a "cars killed the horse-and-carriage" issue.