User blog comment:Ohmyn0/Let's Talk About Talk Pages/@comment-1081131-20110604230905/@comment-3388044-20110605003918

To me, forums are forums, and talkpages are talkpages. Forums are for more general discussion or for topical discussion. In contrast, talkpages are for discussion specific to, and about, the page to which the talkpage is attached/associated. And, of course, user talkpages are for discussion with a particular user.