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.
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AustralianShepherds - A chat and information place for Australian Shepherd enthusiasts.
Meta Description: [ australianshepherds2: Australian Shepherds - A special breed for exceptional people! ]
ASKAOpenForum - Discussion forum to discuss all aspects of involvement in the breed.
Meta Description: [ ASKAOpenForum: The ASKAOpenForum is a list created for members of the original parent club of the Australian shepherd, or anyone interested in ]
AussieBreedRing - Discussion forum for those interested in the showing and breeding of Australian Shepherds.
Meta Description: [ AussieBreedRing: A list for those interested in showing and breeding Australian Shepherds ]
AussieEdu - Discussion forum for owners of Australian Shepherds who are interested in sharing knowledge about the breed or would like to gain more knowledge about the breed. Public message archive.
Meta Description: [ AussieEdu: This is an educational discussion list regarding Australian Shepherds. ]
Aussies - Discussion group for owners who are into - working, obedience, flyball, SAR, tracking, Frisbee(tm), hunting, and therapy.
Meta Description: [ Aussies: Australian Shepherd Performance Group ]
STAAR-L - Second Time Around Aussie Rescue discussion forum for networking, share information on available dogs and applicants, and support volunteers and anyone else interested in Aussie rescue.
Meta Description: [ STAAR-L: Second Time Around Aussie Rescue, Inc. (STAAR) is a volunteer group devoted to the rescue of purebred Australian Shepherds. Th ]
Wonderful Aussies - Place to brag, ask for training advise, discuss agility, herding, conformation, obedience, freesyle, flyball or anything else peopel do with their dogs.
Meta Description: [ wonderfulaussies: Australian Shepherds Spoken Here ]
Cute little Parson Jack Russell puppy Mack being born "whelped" !