I don't understand why someone would need to post/read reviews for a forum like this one... most of the forum can be read without even creating a login. Why wouldn't someone just come and read the forum itself, and use that to decide if they wanted to participate?

I'm genuinely confused. I don't see the use of reviewing a free forum?

For other stuff, like products on Amazon and perfumes, I do read reviews, but try to take them with a grain of salt. There's so much that can go wrong with them, even if people are being honest.