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<p>[QUOTE="mbgluck, post: 790184, member: 22447"]forums are one of the best things to be found on the internet. they allow people from all over the world to simultaniously engage in meaningful conversation. there are other things on the web, like wikis and chatrooms, but forums are much better. chatrooms are too private. the publicity of forums is what makes them the most useful. anybody can come to a FORUM and read it for information. wikis are too open to editing, and are prone to vandalism. they also dont allow the depth of communication that is found in forums. unlike in a wiki, you can see the progression of ideas in a thread in a forum. different members can easily offer different viewpoints, and construct on previous posts. this makes finding information easier for everyone.in forums is some threads seem to stray off topic. however, this itself can also be one of the strenghts of forums. when posts stray off topic, it allows even more people to become interested in a thread</p><p> Coin talk is an excellent coin collecting resource. Here at CT, there are hundreds of experienced coin collecters thAT are all willing tohelp answer all of your questions. im new to coin collecting, and boy am i glad that i found this site, i would be lost without it. Oh, and where else can you find sites with contests like these? AND THE BEST PART IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS FREE!</p><p> as far as cons go, the only really bad thing about forums is the lack of privacy, but this issue is usually moot if you're careful with personL INFORMtion. </p><p> there, thats my view on forums. i love forums[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mbgluck, post: 790184, member: 22447"]forums are one of the best things to be found on the internet. they allow people from all over the world to simultaniously engage in meaningful conversation. there are other things on the web, like wikis and chatrooms, but forums are much better. chatrooms are too private. the publicity of forums is what makes them the most useful. anybody can come to a FORUM and read it for information. wikis are too open to editing, and are prone to vandalism. they also dont allow the depth of communication that is found in forums. unlike in a wiki, you can see the progression of ideas in a thread in a forum. different members can easily offer different viewpoints, and construct on previous posts. this makes finding information easier for everyone.in forums is some threads seem to stray off topic. however, this itself can also be one of the strenghts of forums. when posts stray off topic, it allows even more people to become interested in a thread Coin talk is an excellent coin collecting resource. Here at CT, there are hundreds of experienced coin collecters thAT are all willing tohelp answer all of your questions. im new to coin collecting, and boy am i glad that i found this site, i would be lost without it. Oh, and where else can you find sites with contests like these? AND THE BEST PART IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS FREE! as far as cons go, the only really bad thing about forums is the lack of privacy, but this issue is usually moot if you're careful with personL INFORMtion. there, thats my view on forums. i love forums[/QUOTE]
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