I dont do well when trying to keep up with the big dogs on forums. I tend to run people off telling stories long dead.
I would think that if these forums are getting views but no one gets riled up enough to sit and start typing or tapping or whatever back into it in response then the content is the problem. Not the forum.
Suppose you cannot talk about so and so suit in the office at such a such a yard in some company somewhere for being a ***** and his or her failings are enumerated carefully so that everyone in the forums have a chance to build up or tear down everything.
Nah. They know better than to type into that mess. Why? Companies read this forums too. They cannot wait to disclipine, censor or otherwise silence drivers and others in a position to make them look really bad.
Drivers know not to say anything publicly that can be traced back to them in real life. Me? I dont give a tinkers damn anymore because I literally am free.
And there lies the problem. Too much freedom.