Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mystery45, post: 792685, member: 19591&quot;]I will try to be like Mike and not write a novel.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pro:&nbsp; Depending on the forum you can reach unlimited amount of information on a topic.&nbsp; Online forums have been able to consolidate existing information so that it is easier to access those people with great knowledge of a subject.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This forum for instance is great when it comes to asking people for information on coins.&nbsp; There are a wealth of knowledge to be gained here from people in the coin industry.&nbsp; If you are new then this is a great place to come and learn about coins and or coin investing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Other forums give the same properties.&nbsp; A technical forum is a great way to find answers to computer or other questions.&nbsp; The internet has opened up people to unlimited information at just a few strokes of the keyboard.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The ability of forums has greatly put people into concentrated groups so that if people do need a question answered then it is easy to find them or at least get headed in the right direction.&nbsp; I have solved many issues while looking at forums for answers on different things.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cons:&nbsp; Trust.&nbsp; Trust is probably the most dangerous thing about the internet.&nbsp; People to easily trust other people with personal and detailed information about their lives.&nbsp; This has opened up a slew of problems from stalking to murder to identity theft.&nbsp; It has opened up a new way for con men to easily get targets of people that don&#039;t know what they are doing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Forums unfortuantly open the way for this to be more easily done.&nbsp; People that wish to take advantage of other people will alway lurk where that is easy.&nbsp; It takes a dedicated team on a forum board to stop that from happening.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It also means that you expect that the people that you are talking to also know what they are talking about.&nbsp; I would say the total lack of descretion when it comes to trust on the internet is the most dangerous thing about the internet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in