this site

what sort of site would you call this? a forum?

yes but its formatted out like a forum?

[whiffy]

Why the provocatively contrived username?

Yes Even with grade b gcse english I fail to understand you whiffy. Are you from England?

[aka pixi]

doesnt a forum mean a place where folks meet to discuss stuff, if thats right then I guess this could be classed as a forum

[whiffey]

Do you really mean to say you don't understand what "provocative" and "contrived" mean?

(and have I got my "e" back?)

[whiffey]

Yippee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whiffey]

I think Lucy Thomas might take issue with "other duplicate" which is a semantic impossibility.

[Doc_Spock]

It used to be fun until the clever twtas started pi55ing about with italics and banning etc.


I still think it is fun but that's me.

[cazzz1975]

I would call this place a hotbed of tension, some evenings you can almost hear the ed sobbing herself to sleep at the continual hi-jinks

I have on my computer 2 physical threats from 2 members. They are still on and havent been banned. I think it is acceptable to do that. To put people in fear of their life must be acceptable so I cant see that the itallics will have any relevance at all

hope this helps

[whambam]

Yes it is a forum. It is a forum with a theme, the theme being that it is a Q and A site to share knowledge.
It wouldnt be classified as a forum on a directory listing tho because it doesnt display its members/post count like a typical forum does and is required for these type of sites.

But a forum is, by name, a place for debate and discussion and to some degree that is what happens on this forum, albeit regarding a particular subject matter which is asking a question, receiving an answer or answers.

The Chatterbank section is more "typical forum" than the rest of the site. This is probably why people regard it as a chat forum. As it allows discussion and debate more than the other sections which are more dependant on subject matter.

:)