This forum is antiquated.

I like the forum's people and content, I have received a lot of help here.

I agree, it could be better.

this site

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4567465?page=2#forum-post-65039986

you reply to specific people, or the OP

you reply (only what you write)

or

reply with quote (starts with prior posters text). leave it all, or leave only what you want, delete the rest

Post Photos; links, links to other conversations.

Private messages: post links. telephone numbers, email addresses, meet each other is easy with no hindrance.

others reply to you, or others or the OP, it always shows who you/they are replying to.

option: send private message.

New/Past Messages: there: click your profile, a drop down menu has 'messages'. Here, I find it a nightmare to change pages to even find the place to view past messages.

suggesting improvements is not insulting, it’s easy to simply ’go away’, it’s more caring to want to stay and want to improve it. After you get good advice, and make virtual friends, it is even more of an incentive to want the site to be better for all, including future members.

like audiogon, dpreview costs nothing. However dpreview occasionally asks for suggestions to improve the site, gathers together this and that, revises the site.

I imagine it started somewhat primitive, made incremental changes over the many years. I've seen a few revisions since joining in 2012.