In a variety of ways, the Black Hat World Community is an interactive forum. Users can publish whatever they like (a story, a video, or a meme), and it will be ranked by other users. Members can also leave comments and post content on other websites. It is still one of the most popular online discussion and chat  forums online, including over 100,000 groups.

Online discussion and chat forums allow you to speak with individuals in real time, but forums are better suited for discussions in which not everyone needs to be online at the same time. Forums are also more organised, with discussions divided into subjects called “threads” and regulated discussions.