Perhaps not as good..., but it's a good option for its own reasons.
I've had a mixed experience with fora, same as everyone else. While not a 100% perfect indicator, the better ones generally involved SOME kind of financial relationship between the membership, and the folks running it. E.g., buy our book/manual/product, and you have "lifetime" access to the boards.
Everybody has skin in the game. There's a bit of 2 way accountability.