I think forums will survive as long as people want them to, or need them. There were a few times this place could have almost gone under, but people rolled up their sleeves, got to work and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wha? Where was I?
Seriously, as long as people want these forums they will make them work. If that wasn't the case this place would have closed down long ago. It's one of the reasons why I came back after my absence. Facebook? Twitter? **** that. I want to be able to converse with people in more than single lines or pictures, and do more than compare what we had for dinner.
Note: The above is an extract taken from Trollheart's new e-book "Everything I know and hate about social media", out now, price negotiable. Hardcover, 17 pages. Contains many full-colour picture of what he has for dinner.