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An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. [1] They are an element of social media technologies which take on many different forms including blogs, business networks, enterprise social networks, forums, microblogs, photo sharing, products/services review, social bookmarking, social gaming, social ...
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. [1] They differ from chat rooms in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporarily archived.
4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, from video games and television to literature, cooking, weapons, music, history, technology, anime, physical fitness, politics, and sports, among others.
alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics. alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types. alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide. alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the TV show The Simpsons.
Internet forums, sometimes called bulletin boards, are websites which allow users to post topics also known as threads for discussion with other users able to reply creating a conversation. Forums follow a hierarchical structure of categories, with many popular forum software platforms categorising forums depending on their purpose, and ...
A discussion group is a group of individuals, typically who share a similar interest, who gather either formally or informally to discuss ideas, solve problems, or make comments. Common methods of conversing including meeting in person, conducting conference calls , using text messaging , or using a website such as an Internet forum . [ 1 ]
These groups are called a conversation, topic thread, or simply a thread. A discussion forum, e-mail client or news client is said to have a "conversation view", "threaded topics" or a "threaded mode" if messages can be grouped in this manner. [1] An email thread is also sometimes called an email chain. Threads can be displayed in a variety of ...
comp.* — Discussion of computer-related topics; news.* — Discussion of Usenet itself; sci.* — Discussion of scientific subjects; rec.* — Discussion of recreational activities (e.g. games and hobbies) soc.* — Socialising and discussion of social issues. talk.* — Discussion of contentious issues such as religion and politics.