A while back a thread emerged in my Facilitating Online Communities course regarding the differences between discussion in forums and email lists and those that occur on or between blogs.  To some, discussion forums were more conducive to indepth discussion than blogs are, and were much easier to follow.  In response to this I posted the following thoughts:
Interestingly I find it far more difficult to keep up with the conversation on discussion forums and email lists than blogs – particularly with respect to the volume of posts that come through. …