I think of both as "ranked-threaded discussion" because I basically have no interest in their capacity as link aggregators, and rarely interact with link posts.
What distinction are you making, here? Everybody seems, to me, to be a black box that only relates to others through their inputs and outputs. How else can I like someone, if not by what they put into the world?
tatterdemalion
it's a beautiful words, fun to say, and I also like what it signifies