What if you had a tiered forum for example…
General Chat
— Chat
— Forum Post One
— Forum Post Two
– Forum Post One
– Forum Post Two
So you have posts inside the main category, general chat.
Posts inside the section category, chat.
Now what if someone made a post called “Chat” inside General chat.
You would then have duplicate URLs if you removed the topic or forum word in front of them.
To keep them in just makes sure it is safe and you can completely manage your forum without any issues.
Just saying I think they are a good thing.
