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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 0 points 5 months ago

I think maybe the forums give the illusion of a longer discussion because a low effort reply is given the same weight as a really in-depth reply post.

It bumps the post back up to the top too so that kind of encourages continued discussion in a way Reddit posts don't. So that's a benefit to forums.