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An Internet forum is a facility on the World Wide Web for holding discussions, or the web application software used to provide the facility. Web-based forums, which date from around 1995, perform a similar function as the dial-up bulletin boards and Internet newsgroups that were numerous in the 1980s and 1990s. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users. Technology, computer games, and politics are popular areas for forum themes, but there are forums for a huge number of different topics .
Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, discussion forums, discussion groups, bulletin boards (but see also dial-up bulletin boards), fora (the proper Latin plural) or simply forums.
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Internet forums are prevalent in several developed countries. In terms of countable posts, Japan is far in the lead with over two million posts per day on their largest forum, 2channel. The United States does not have any one large forum, but instead several hundred thousand smaller forums, the largest of which are GameFAQs, Gaia Online, and IGN. Other countries such as China, the Netherlands, and France are also home to hundreds of independent forums. Some countries such as Finland and Sweden do not have many prevalent forums despite having open and easily available Internet access. As of yet no study has been done on the prevalence of forums in countries around the world. It is also dubious as to whether any country has its own fora, as - especially in the English language - contributors to a forum often come from outside the country in which the forum is hosted. There is often not a 1-1 relationship between languages and countries: for example, English language fora are contributed to by people all over the world, whilst Japanese language fora are likely to be contributed to only by Japanese people, but Japanese people also contribute to English language fora, so there is no 1-1 relationship between Japanese language fora and Japanese people contributing to fora. More on [ Internet forum ]
Chats and Forums :: Conditions and Diseases
BI-CHILD-L - ABI/TBI Brain Injured Children Support list is for parents or other family members who take care of children with a Brain Injury. Includes subscribing instructions and an archive of past postings.
BI-WAIVER-L - Colorado Brain Injury Waiver Work Group information on subscribing.
CARE-HF-L (TBI/ABI Caregivers of High-Functioning brain injured) - For parents, spouses or other family members who takes care of a person with a brain injury that is high-functioning. Provides subscription information and archives of past postings.
CARE-SPOUSE-L - ABI/TBI caregivers discussion for people who care for a spouse with a brain injury. Also provides subscription guidelines and an archive of past posts.
CARE-TBI - A general list for parents, spouses or other family members who take care of a person with a brain injury. Professional caregivers are also welcome. Offers information on subscribing as well as an archive of past postings.
QUADRIPLEGIA - Offers support and information for survivors of stroke or other TBIs and their caregivers. Provides subscription information and archived posts.
TBI-CARING-KIDS - Provides information and support to TBI/ABI Caregiving Kids. Also gives subscription information and access to past postings.
TBI-SPRT - Saint John's University traumatic brain injury support group list. Contains subscription instructions and archived postings.
TBI-SURV - ABI/TBI Survivors Support Group provides subscription instructions and archives of past posts.
TBI-WORKING - For persons who have sustained a brain injury and are working at their previous job or have started or are trying to start a new job. Contains instructions for subscribing and archives of prior posts.
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