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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.<ref name="vBfaqFORUM">{{cite web|title=vBulletin Community Forum - FAQ: What is a bulletin board?|url=http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/faq.php?faq=vb3_board_usage#faq_vb3_forums_threads_posts|publisher=vBulletin.com|quote=A bulletin board is an online discussion site. It is sometimes also called a 'board' or 'forum'. It may contain several categories, consisting of sub-forums, threads and individual posts. |accessdate = 2008-09-01}}</ref>
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Forums, also known as message boards, are one of the reasons why the Internet is so large. They act as centralized locations for topical discussion, similar to [[Bulletin board system|BBS]] and [[Usenet]] but on a much larger scale and in more specialized ways.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Joel|title=How We Talk Online: A History of Online Forums|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-we-talk-online-a-history-of-online-forums-from-cavemen-days-to-the-present/|publisher=MakeUseuOf.com|accessdate=October 23, 2012}}</ref> The largest and most [[WP:Notability|notable]] [[Internet forum]]s are dedicated to everything from paintballing to sports cars, from video games to anime, from psychology to technology.


==General==
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Forums are one of the reasons why the Internet is so large. Forums act as centralized locations for topical discussion. The Forum format is derived from [[Bulletin board system|BBS]] and [[Usenet]] but on a much larger scale and in more specialized ways.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Joel|title=How We Talk Online: A History of Online Forums|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-we-talk-online-a-history-of-online-forums-from-cavemen-days-to-the-present/|publisher=MakeUseuOf.com|accessdate=October 23, 2012}}</ref> The most [[WP:Notability|notable]] and significant Internet forums communities have converged around topics ranging from medicine to technology, and vocations and hobbies.

Forums are an element of [[social media | social media technologies]] which take on many different forms including [[blog]]s, [[Professional network service|business networks]], [[Enterprise social networking|enterprise social networks]], [[Internet forum|forums]], [[Microblogging|microblogs]], [[photo sharing]], [[Review site|products/services review]], [[social bookmarking]], [[social gaming]], [[social network]]s, [[Video hosting service|video sharing]] and [[virtual world]]s.<ref name='IJMR Article'>{{cite journal|authors=Aichner, T. and Jacob, F.|title=Measuring the Degree of Corporate Social Media Use|journal=International Journal of Market Research|date=March 2015|volume=57|issue=2|pages=257–275}}</ref>

#Internet forums differ from [[chat rooms]] in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporarily archived.
#Internet forums differ from [[Q&A software | question and answer boards]] which rank answers to questions.
#Internet forums differ from [[Social networking service | social networking services]] which are based on public profiles, a list of users with whom to share connections, and view and cross the connections within the system.
== Internet forums - English language==
== Internet forums - English language==
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[[Notability in the English Wikipedia|Notable]] forums with over one million posts, listed in rank order.{{efn|group=en|Many post counts are outdated which do not reflect current post metrics and are provided as general reference only. Please update them accordingly}}
[[Notability in the English Wikipedia|Notable]] forums with over one million posts, listed in rank order.{{efn|group=en|Many post counts are outdated which do not reflect current post metrics and are provided as general reference only. Please update them accordingly}}

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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]

General

Forums are one of the reasons why the Internet is so large. Forums act as centralized locations for topical discussion. The Forum format is derived from BBS and Usenet but on a much larger scale and in more specialized ways.[2] The most notable and significant Internet forums communities have converged around topics ranging from medicine to technology, and vocations and hobbies.

Forums 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 networks, video sharing and virtual worlds.[3]

  1. Internet forums differ from chat rooms in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporarily archived.
  2. Internet forums differ from question and answer boards which rank answers to questions.
  3. Internet forums differ from social networking services which are based on public profiles, a list of users with whom to share connections, and view and cross the connections within the system.

Internet forums - English language

Notable forums with over one million posts, listed in rank order.[a]

Name Posts Members Category Launch year
Something Awful 171,363,416 192,130 Comedy, Satire 1999
BodyBuilding.com 122,889,531 10,638,613 BodyBuilding 1999
NeoGAF 84,473,030 154,508 Video games, General 1999
PbNation 77,728,034 686,753 Paintball 2001
Digital Spy 71,007,689 550,113 Media 1999
XDA-Developers 57,606,022 6,490,314 Mobile devices 2002
Sherdog 55,864,444 289,891 Mixed martial arts 1997
The Student Room 51,593,398 1,747,150 Education 1997
Literotica 49,694,545 1,733,465 Erotic literature 1998
Whirlpool.net.au 47,019,962 688,678 Technology 2001
Slickdeals 41,864,907 2,920,884 Consumer advice 1999
TexAgs 38,633,936 Texas A&M University 1998
MoneySavingExpert 38,439,886 1,423,648 Investment 2003
Facepunch 28,869,091 183,249 Video games, General 2004
Ultimate Guitar 26,386,910 9,298,617 Music 1999
Flyertalk 24,448,156 596,986 Travel 1998
NationStates 20,940,754 681,728 Play-by-post, General, Politics 2008
MacRumors 20,556,533 963,873 Apple products 2000
RedFlagDeals 19,214,399 730,046 Bargain, Couponing 2000
College Confidential 17,761,526 Higher education 2001
urban75 13,894,070 49,097 Politics, General 1996
Ubuntu Forums 12,655,010 1,975,488 Ubuntu 2004
Stormfront 11,271,444 300,129 White nationalism 1995
GTPlanet 10,440,499 250,867 Video games, Automobiles 2001
Clutchfans 9,771,273 51,657 Houston Rockets 1996
Airliners.net[citation needed] 9,392,076 169,702 Aviation 1998
Prof. Pilots Rumour Network 7,813,597 411,521 Aviation 1996
Veggieboards 6,618,341 67,134 Vegetarianism 2000
Wrong Planet 6,020,489 Autism, Asperger syndrome 2004
LinuxQuestions.org 5,340,813 539,262 Linux 2000
HealthBoards 4,894,945 1,095,036 Health 1998
NamePros[4][5][6] 4,882,611 975,708 Domaining 2003
mozillaZine 4,690,468 412,513 Mozilla Foundation programs 1998
SkyscraperPage.com 4,672,337 49,782 Architecture, Photography 2002
GameDev.net[citation needed] 4,626,424 221,489 Game development 1999
Democratic Underground 4,522,689 152,183 US democratic party 2001
BPDFamily.com[7] 2,946,601 71,990 Borderline personality disorder 1998
RxPG[citation needed] 2,753,185 611,049 Higher education 2003
DoItYourself.com 2,194,305 308,385] Do it yourself 1995
  1. ^ Many post counts are outdated which do not reflect current post metrics and are provided as general reference only. Please update them accordingly

See also

References

  1. ^ "vBulletin Community Forum - FAQ: What is a bulletin board?". vBulletin.com. Retrieved 2008-09-01. A bulletin board is an online discussion site. It is sometimes also called a 'board' or 'forum'. It may contain several categories, consisting of sub-forums, threads and individual posts.
  2. ^ Lee, Joel. "How We Talk Online: A History of Online Forums". MakeUseuOf.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Measuring the Degree of Corporate Social Media Use". International Journal of Market Research. 57 (2): 257–275. March 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Forum Statistics". NamePros. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  5. ^ "Do You Like the New NamePros and DNForum?". Domaining Tips. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  6. ^ Simon (2008-07-01). "Exclusive interview with Ron James from NamePros". Domainer Income. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  7. ^ "Mission, Members". BPDfamily. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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