there are other camping/hiking/thru-hiking communities and i would like to know what kind of content you want to see : long-term travel with a backpack? hiking only? what's for you the difference between backpacking and hiking?
as far as i understood, there is 'dayhiking, hiking, thru-hiking....'.depending on the length of your hike.
I will associate hiking with mountains and nature
For me, backpacking is more general : city travelling or include electronics and more 'nomadic' way of life, not focussing only on mountains and nature.
The difference/challenge with 'travelling' is to have only a backpack when you are a long-term traveller.