Forums - Really needed ?

[John2]

Hello dudes,
As we all see now a days that nearly every second site now has forums installed whether for general talk or games, for entertainment or for sports.. forums have covered just everything.

I just want opinions whether forums are really required on every site in todays era ? I am not talking about the forums based whole sites like Webhostingtalk.com or Dnforum.com . I am talking about the one that is a complete site but also has additional forums for some kind of chat.

So what you think ?

[etali]

I think forums can be good as long as they are moderated to keep out the spam and are relevant. I don't think that a site needs a forum to be good, but a good forum can really add value to a site.