rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:49:53 PM Daniel Barclay wrote:How do people not understand that the word "forum" does not exclude e-mail or even non-digital communication (that "forum" does not mean only a web-based forum)?What word would you suggest be used for the things that people do call forums but excluding email / maillists?
I don't know of a single-word name, but "web forum" or "web-based forum" at least clarifies that it's not e-mail or whatever, and saying "xyx forum" implies that "forum" means something else (something more general).
I feel the need to distinguish those -- I like email for communication, I don't like the web based things that are often called forums.
Definitely. Daniel