Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-25197865-20141123041954/@comment-24796436-20141125034352

You can look it up, but I will save you some time with this brief comparison based on what I already know. ..

Blogs
 * May or may not have a poll.
 * Always has 1 user, hence the term 'user blog', that authors the main content. (The only exception is if another user helped write the content, but the it still registers as a subset of only one users personal pages.)
 * It is categorized. 'Blog posts' is the default but we also have 'tutorials' is another.
 * It uses more wiki code and as such it can feature a table of contents.
 * does not have the kudos feature.
 * It's organized different. You can see the difference.
 * It's more perspective oriented. (One person authors, others may or may not comment.)
 * It is more suitable for long posts.

Forum
 * It has the kudos feature.
 * It's organized in a way that is more "FAQs" friendly.
 * It is more discussion oriented. (When a subject is started, a response is ALWAYS desired/expected.)
 * It is more suitable for conversations; it's like the chat room only more permanent.
 * You can 'follow' the entire discussion. (With the blogs, you only get updates when someone replies directly to you, if that.)
 * You can quote even the first post by clicking the quote tab/button.