forums
Places for debate
Forums are places for public discussion.
Originally physical spaces where people gathered to debate civic matters, the word now most commonly refers to online message boards where users post and reply to topics: I found the answer on a tech support forum.
A forum can also be any opportunity for open discussion: The town hall served as a forum for community concerns.
Twisted fiber strands
- postsPublished online content
- topicsSubjects of discussion
- repliesAnswers given back
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
conversation · dialogue · discourse · Q&A · debate · questions · answers · feedback
Public open square
- agoraGreek civic square
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- assemblyConstructing from components
- public squareOpen urban gathering place
marketplace · amphitheater · meeting place · gathering · civic · Roman · ancient · Athens
People in an organization
- usersProduct or service clientele
- moderatorsThose regulating discussions
- adminsSystem managers, informally
- postersPrinted wall advertisements
lurkers · newbies · regulars · trolls · membership · registration · avatar · profile
threads
Twisted fiber strands
comments · conversation · dialogue · discourse · Q&A · debate · questions · answers · feedback · opinions
plaza
Public open square
public square · marketplace · amphitheater · meeting place · gathering · civic · Roman · ancient · Athens · senate
members
People in an organization
- usersProduct or service clientele
- moderatorsThose regulating discussions
- adminsSystem managers, informally
posters · lurkers · newbies · regulars · trolls · membership · registration · avatar · profile · reputation
Social news aggregator
- DiscordGaming communication platform
- 4chanAnonymous posting site
- QuoraCommunity-driven inquiry platform
IGN · GameFAQs · subreddit · imageboard
- online contentvideos, podcast, blog, posts, blog posts
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- forumsdiscussion groups, roundtables, panels, town halls, town hall meetings
- community managementmoderation, engagement, discord servers, community events, community guidelines
- Customer Engagementloyalty programs, customer loyalty, customer retention, retention, brand loyalty
- Dot-com Eradot-com crash, bubble burst, irrational exuberance, IPOs, stock speculation
forumsdirect messages
Private online correspondence
private messages · encrypted messaging · private correspondence · back channels · whisper networks
forumspersonal correspondence
Direct written communication between individuals
- online forumsWebsites for group discussions
- public forumsOpen spaces for discourse
- open forumUnrestricted public discussion
- forum postMessage on discussion board
- community forumsOnline discussion spaces for groups
- Internet forumWebsite for threaded discussions