Well, that’s criticism … but it’s hardly constructive.
Discourse, which is what this site is based on, is used by thousands of sites … and is favored by those that are looking to keep the most active discussions visible (as opposed to the static structure of some other forum sites).
What was your issue?
I’ll hazard a guess …
You signed up, tried to create a new topic/thread for 10 minutes, and got frustrated because you couldn’t figure out how?
That’d be because you can’t create new topics/threads as a new user. You have to participate in existing threads for a while before you can create new ones. That’s a) to prevent spam and b) stop this place turning into Reddit - where every third post is a question that’s already been asked 100 times.
That’s why there are very general, well trafficked, threads, which you CAN respond to … such as:
or:
And then, if you are looking for a specific topic, the search function works wonders.