[tjr]

...if you guys still used forums in this day and age of social sites like this one...

I consider this (news.yc) to be a forum. Why would it not be?

[DarrenStuart]

yeah I wasn't sure. I think its kinda a forum more of a hybrid.

I would love some for forum like features if I was honest. Split the questions, news and cool links and I think it would be more forum like.