A forum is not an alternative to Reddit. In forums, exposure of topics depends only on recency. While Reddit and the likes combine recency with community upvot

A forum is not an alternative to Reddit. In forums, exposure of topics depends only on recency. While Reddit and the likes combine recency with community upvotes. Upvotes are important and allow for automatic quality control as well as keeping important things up for more exposure, even if they are not the most recent. Forums alone are no longer the best way to go.