Re: Which forum is for questions about profiles?
The profiles are useful for configuring the site for a particular purpose, but probably in most cases aren't a perfect match, so you can activate features as needed beyond what the profile activates. I'm not up to speed on all the profiles, but your idea of starting with the personal blog profile sounds right. Then activate forums, give registered users the permission to comment, and so on.
-- Gary
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