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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.
Culture
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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Woinse Directory - Greece Chats and Forums Dating: http://bit.ly/8Yw9Jz via @addthis
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Woinse Directory - United Kingdom Chats and Forums Dating: http://bit.ly/6CfFbF via @addthis
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:50:22 -0000
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
#Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:21:13 -0000
#Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
counselling services on break from 22nd December to 12th January .Forums and chats remain open with limited moderation
diabetescounsel (Diabetes Counselling) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:52:14 -0000
counselling services on break from 22nd December to 12th January .Forums and chats remain open with limited moderation
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:09:07 -0000
Trading community through forums and live chats http://bit.ly/d8MBA
Depression Support Forum - Online peer support for depression.
Meta Description: [ A depression Support Community for teens and adults who suffer from depressive illnesses. ]
Medical Awareness Forum - Supportive discussion of Depression, Chronic Pain, Panic Disorders, PTSD, Disabilities, Benefits and related complications.
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Beating the Beast Depression Forum - People suffering from depression can seek information, support and friendship from others who understand, including personal stories.
Meta Description: [ An on line support group for depression sufferers ]
Blue Fallen Angels - A forum for gay, lesbian, bi, and tranxsexual people and their friends who are affected by depression and/or other mental health issues.
Building Foundations - A comprehensive community site, proving discussion forums, chat, resources and support for the mood disorders community and their allies.
Castle Of Peace - Share experiences in the depression and anxiety forum with a friendly ring of friends with anxiety and depression or mental health disorders.
Meta Description: [ Support for people who have anxiety/panic, OCD, agoraphobia and other mental disorders. Pull up a comfy chair and make yourself right at home :) ]
Darkside - Refuge for the Children of the Night - A place for people with mood and/or personality disorders. Chat room and forums. For discussions, peer support, or hanging out.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Cafe Eclipse! This place
is for people with mood and/or personality disorders, other
mental health issues and/or autism spectrum disorders. Here you can
discuss subjects concerning mental health, give and receive support
or just hang out and be yourself. We have chat and message b... ]
Depression Chat - A resource for depression and other related mental health information. Includes newsletter, chat, and messageboard.
Meta Description: [ A resource for depression and other related mental illnesses information. Includes newsletter, chat, and messageboard. ]
Depression Chat Room and Message Board - Ask questions to be answered by depression chat peers, inform others of your experiences with depression.
Meta Description: [ Depression chat room and Depression message boards; chat and learn from peers coping with Depression on what has helped them, post messages... ]
Depression Community - Message boards and chat dedicated to sharing information, offering support, and coping strategies for depression. Community moderated by volunteers dealing with depression themselves.
Depression Forums - Discuss causes of depression and side effects from depression medications.
Forum at depression.about.com - Message board and chat for people with depression. Includes guidelines, a member's photo gallery and a guide to using the forum.
Meta Description: [ A moderated depression forum and chat providing depression help and support. ]
Mixed Nuts Depression Community - Uses humor to deal with depression. Information, chat and message board for people with depressive disorders.
Meta Description: [ Depression forum: A lighthearted Chat Room ! Message Board, and more. ]
Support4Hope - Moderated chat and message boards focusing on bipolar depression and other mental health topics. A password is necessary to chat and a chat tutorial and FAQ are included.
Meta Description: [ Caring support, depression chat, mental health chat, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorder, panic anxiety, bipolar, manic depression and mental health ]
Teen Moods - Online forum for teens suffering from depression.
Meta Description: [ Teen Depression Support Community and Resource w/ Chat, Forums, Poems, and Informative Articles ]
The Blue Room - Live depression chat rooms, message boards, depression news and links to related information.
Meta Description: [ Description: We feature live depression chat rooms, message boards, and links to information on Depression. ]
The Depressed - A site for the depressed, by the depressed, discussing depression, and focusing on getting better through community.
UK Depression - A support and discussion forum for people suffering from all types of depression and anxiety disorders.
Voy Forums - Message board for people feeling down, sad, or depressed.
Meta Description: [ Are you lonely, depressed, need someone to vent, come here and release what is bothering you and we will be here for you to listen. ]
Wing of Madness Message Boards - Offers two message boards. One offering a safe, supportive atmosphere for people suffering from depression, and one for family and friends of people with depression/mental illness. Links to some other boards as well.
Meta Description: [ Wing of Madness is a consumer's guide to depression, with articles, links, a message board for people with depression and chat. ]
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