In reply to Chad Schulz.

I agree with the you and Jeff both on this subject. When I was first introduced to the idea of "forum posts as comments" it was around the time that XenForo had been announced.

I've often wondered why bbPress receives a lesser degree of support compared to WordPress when it would I think it would be a game changer if the development was more active. The same goes for BuddyPress. These two plugins a create a ton of possibilities for WordPress as a CMS/Forum/Social Network.