So Brahn am I correct to guess this forum runs on Discourse?
Obviously Discourse seems popular with Redditors, especially the WallStreetBets subreddit hitting the news recently when they gave some hedge funds a bloody nose.
Thing is, I cant see whats special about them? Whats the appeal for a discourse server? Its something I think I’m missing but I cant for the life of me figure out why Discourse servers seem so popular.
I do like the email reply option on this forum though, it saves me having to log in sometimes.
I think that’s Discord Software versus this is Discourse Software
It’s like Guerilla versus Gorilla, big difference
dis·cord
/ˈdiskôrd/
noun: discord
disagreement between people.
Does NOT sound quite right.
Aahh, so the Discord servers I see mentioned online especially places like Reddit, is a VoiP platform that would make sense. Why couldnt I find that pertinent bit of info when I looked around for info on it!?! 
My kid and his friends use discord for yelling at each other while they play minecraft on their iPads 
Yes, this site uses discourse. Some topics that explain further:
And loads of posts here in the meta category: