Ravelry is hugely different than a forum. Ravelry has forums, but they are only a small part of the big picture.
Sure, you can ask people what they're working on, and they can tell you and post pictures. But on Ravelry, YOU click on one link to see EVERYONE who is working on the same project you're working on. You can see what yarns they're using, the needles, any comments they or others have made, etc.
Then lets say you have a couple skeins of yarn and you don't know what to do with it. You can search that yarn on Ravelry and again see all the projects people are knitting with it, along with the links to the patterns they're using, whether it's a free pattern online, or what book they're using and where to get it.
This is just a teeny little explanation. I really recommend you view the
Ravelry Video Tour to get a better idea of what it's all about. There's a reason they already have over 30,000 members and people waiting to join in a little over 4 months!
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It seems like some of the features I've heard people mention are just the same kinds of things you can post on a forum and get answers to, like questions about organizing yarn, what kind of yarns people used for their projects, etc. I feel kind of dumb because there seems to be a lot of excitement about it, but I'm not getting it. 
How does it differ from a forum like this one? Are there added benefits to being a part of it?
....have I joined groups over there? yes...it's neat to see all the Kals and groups...
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