KnowraInternet forumLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Internet forum, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Narrower topic 3Compared with 8Online communityBroader topic: Forums organize sustained community discussion around shared topics.UsenetCompared with: Forums usually store discussion on one service, unlike Usenet’s replicated server network.Instant messagingCompared with: Forums organize persistent, delayed discussions rather than immediate person-to-person exchanges.Social networking serviceCompared with: Forums center topic-based discussions rather than personal profiles and relationship feeds.Text messagingCompared with: Forums are public or group-oriented spaces, unlike most person-to-person texting.WikiCompared with: Forums preserve conversations as posts rather than collaboratively revising shared reference pages.Bulletin board systemCompared with: Web forums carried forward BBS-style threaded discussion with browser-based access.2channelNarrower topic: 2channel organized anonymous posts into topic-specific discussion boards.CraigslistCompared with: Craigslist community sections support discussion, but its central format is classified listings.Dead Internet theoryNarrower topic: Forum culture provided the setting in which the theory was first widely discussed.Online chatCompared with: Forums preserve topic-based discussions rather than emphasizing immediate exchange.Pro-anaNarrower topic: Forum structures enabled persistent, peer-to-peer communities around eating and weight.