# Is it a community? A forum? Both? Neither?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-community-a-forum-both-neither/303289
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-community-a-forum-both-neither/303289 "2024-04-10T19:18:15Z")
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### Author: ![piffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/piffy/32/254198_2.png) [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-community-a-forum-both-neither/303289/5 "2024-04-10T20:41:33Z")

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> [@Brand-new Discourse video! partying\_face](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brand-new-discourse-video/282984):
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> We are thrilled to present our latest Discourse brand video! tada slight_smile I want to wax lyrical about how magnificent it is and how it represents yet another great chapter in our mission to foster meaningful conversations and help build ever more vibrant communities, but I’m slightly worried you’ll just take my word for it and not watch it… slight_smile So, without further ado, I present to you… drum drum drum[[The online home for your community | Discourse] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7iW9DyFw7M) We h…

Based on the self-branding, the word “forum” doesn’t seem relevant. Which makes sense since the word is pretty antiquated and carries a bit of baggage.

Maybe a Discourse is a “discourse” the same way a Discord server is a “discord”

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