[BlueTemplar]

But then in the 90s forums didn't exist yet ?

Also forum software has been evolving too, for instance even phpBB has drag and drop image insertion these days.

[gnoop]

I was on Slashdot in the 90s - they started in 1997. There were some early web boards that came out then as well.

And yeah, phpBB has improved. One site I've been on for a good 15+ years is running on it and it's got some decent features.