Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24376429-20140317195106/@comment-24077689-20140318163837

As I said yesterday, I spent my high school years in a distance learning program. When I left school most of my friends dropped me. I was on the internet a lot, I'm a perfect example of how forums can create tight communities. Most of those forums have dissolved but I'm still in regular contact with a majority of the people I spent so long talking to.

I've been on every side of the fence. I've modded, admined, been a user. Forums are a fertile ground to grow a community from. Don't downplay that. As far as I'm seeing, the chat is simply creating contention and division.