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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 ]
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for People with OCD - Meet others with people with OCD live in this virtual 3D environment.
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BrainTalk Communities - OCD - Online support group for individuals with OCD, their loved ones, friends, and families. Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.
HealthyPlace OCD Community - Needing support, information and friendship? The HealthyPlace OCD Community mailing list provides online support groups, chat, journals, and buddy lists.
Meta Description: [ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Community. Expert information, OCD support groups, chat, journals, and OCD support lists. ]
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OCD Don't Worry Be Happy Club - A peer support group, chat forum, message board, and mailing list for people who suffer from this condition.
Meta Description: [ ocddontworrybehappy2: OCD Don't Worry Be Happy 2 ]
OCD Journals - Ongoing on-line journals by individuals with OCD.
Meta Description: [ Journals, Diaries discussing OCD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Real People, Real Stories, Real Life on HealthyPlace.com OCD Community. ]
OCD support UK - Online support group with information, peer support, and a chat room.
Meta Description: [ ocdsupportuk: OCD Support UK - A support club for OCD sufferers in the UK ]
OCD-Support - Email discussion group. Includes participation of nationally known psychotherapists who specialize in treating OCD. Requires free registration to participate. Formerly OCD-L
Meta Description: [ OCD-Support: OCD-Support ]
On-line OCD Support Groups - Hosted online OCD support groups. No charge to participate.
Meta Description: [ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) support group meetings calendar. Join us. ]
Planet OCD - Live nightly moderated chat and support forum for persons suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and their friends and families.
Meta Description: [ OCD, OCD Chat, OCD message board, Obsession, Compulsive, anxiety, disorder, health, mental health, habits, medicine, Medication, OCD Chat, CBT Chat, CBT, meds, cognitive behavior therapy, tourettes, SSRI, depressionlinks to information about diagnosis, treatment and research. ]
Stuck in a Doorway - UK-based on-line discussion group for sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Totally OCD - Online support for kids, teens, and adults with this condition.
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Yahoo OCD Support Groups - Listing of numerous online support groups for those with OCD, as well as their loved ones. Requires free registration in order to participate in discussions.
Meta Description: [ Free, easy email groups ]
Your Resource for OCD - Discussion board that also includes description of this condition, and information about medications used in its treatment.
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