I've realised the times of my life when I got heavily back into keeping up to date with these forums is when I've lost my facebook, twitter and whatsapp for whatever reasons.
Part of me is always craving a social gateway even if its with a ton of people I dont really know at all, long as people are intelligent and friendly im more than happy to talk to them, which reflects a lot of my personality in day to day life.
Do any of you guys feel the same? Why do you use forums like these rather than your regular social media? Or perhaps you use it for a totally opposite reason, e.g you dont LIKE talking to people in real life and feel more comfortable here.