It's just another way to reach out to the masses, just like getting an article in PCMag or on CNET. Most internet users hang out on places like Reddit regularly, and many of them also hang out on forums, but most of them obviously do not hang out on THIS forum which can be observed by our user count (which includes quite a few of those darn spammers I referred to since we have to keep their accounts around once they're banned to prevent them from creating new duplicate accounts). Anyone interested in anything would be likely to hang out there and see what's going on. In terms of forums, it would be like having one massive super forum where every forum on the internet was a sub-forum of it. Even our forum regulars are here for a reason, usually because they want to learn, enjoy helping others, or a combination of the two.

It's here to offer assistance and information to our users, customers and those generally interested in PC security, but for the most part (except for those darn spam bots ) no one's coming here just to check it out and socialize. This is our official Malwarebytes Support forum. Well, that and the fact that forums are generally much more focused on a single company or subject matter. I guess it is not 'trendy' enough (aka : hip, slick and cool). it must be because it does not give the opportunity for one to fill it with mindless commentary.

but unfortunately our forums just don't generate nearly as much traffic as places like FB, Twitter and Reddit.'

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