Since no has commented here, I just wanted to mention the key word thing because it makes a huge difference in how useful the forums can be. (biggerpockets.com)
«I have been attending the Grandparents Plus professionals group for at least two years and over this time I have found the meetings to be an extremely useful forum for representatives from Family and Friends Teams to come together to share information and experiences. (grandparentsplus.org.uk)
«We expect the Focus Groups to be useful forums for public input from a cross section of library users including parents, adults, retirees and teens.» (buffalolib.org)