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I am sure many of us are not at all ignorant about forums, but we cannot deny the fact that there are still people, especially those who are in rural areas, who have no knowledge what a forum is.  Forum is commonly defined as a public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.  With this definition alone, I know that certain basic knowledge about forum is already given.  But in this article, the usual forum that we knew is not really the focus here.  I am instead dealing more of message board.

So, what then exactly is message board?

According to some experts, a message board, also known as internet forum or discussion board is actually a web application that serves for online discussions.  This is in fact is the modern heir of the bulletin board systems and existing Usenet news systems that were far-flung in the 1980s and 1990s.  What does a bulletin board system mean?  A bulletin board system or known as BBS is in fact a computer system running software that lets the users to have contact into the system through phone line and carry out actions such as downloading software and data, uploading files, reading news, and exchanging messages with other users.

For the masses information, a message board generally emerges as part of a website and encourages computer users to involve in the online discussions.  This simply means for the computer user to start topics and discuss issues with one another.  It seemed like a team work is present here.  It is interesting to note that sometimes, a message board comprises most, if not all, the content of a particular mise-en-scene.  Another important point to consider about message board is that the users are not allowed to edit or to change the other user’s forum posts; however, site administrators and moderators usually have access to editing.  This particular feature of message boards is mainly compared to wikis, which is a website that allows any message board user to add content and which gives the full authority to the message board users in editing the content.

Message boards also differ from weblogs, which is known simply as a blog, but defined as a web application that contains periodic, reverse chronologically ordered posts on a common webpage.  The difference between the message boards and weblogs is that, the message boards mainly grant most message board users to employ topics, which are sometimes referred as “threads”, whereas weblogs only grant one or a few users to make entry.  Aside from this, Message boards also apt to be more spiked in focus, while weblogs apt to be more particular to a certain issue or topic.

Furthermore, message boards are partitioned between those message boards that require registration and those that allowed users to create and reply topics anonymously.  In the message boards that required registration, the users choose a desired username and password for them to join the forum and post reply to topics and start new ones as they wish.  The message board users in this type of message board might also be required to give their e-mail addresses for confirmation.  Also, the members of this type of message board are often allowed to modify their message board knowledge with peculiar scoop such as avatars and profiles.

Message boards, nevertheless, grant the users any moderator privileges, such as the power to delete posts and topics, transfer topics to other forums, correct posts, and other ways designed to keep the truce and to uplift the rules devised by the webmaster. 

A message board has certain characteristic that differ greatly from other web applications.  A message board can be flat, which means that each response from the other message board user within a particular topic is listed in chronological order.  A message board can also be threaded, where every post is linked from a parent post.

Today, several message boards are available online and it highly catered to correct spelling, grammar, and other rules of writing, in contrast to instant messaging.  Message boards, fortunately, generate a huge amount of writing in posts.  I further can say in conclusion that message boards greatly affect the number of standard letters written.

A number of travel message boards are highly accessible on the Internet these days.  This is not only due to some developments that occur in the virtual system, but also due to the fact that more and more people today got interest in travel-related matters.  As you may know, a lot of people out there are planning for a holiday trip, or have spent their days in a memorable place.   Many of them are looking for some outlets to tell and share their travel stories, while others look for some places where they can communicate with other people whom they don’t know and ask questions about a particular place.   Fortunately, there are the travel message boards that serve as their main outlet.

Generally, the travel message boards carry a number of features, sections, and topics.  They are composed of a number of categories that are all worth discovering.  But, as the name implies, all of the topics contained at these forums are all travel-related.

One of the usual, but well-noted sections in travel message boards is the Travel Question and Answer.  It is here where the forum users can post questions about a particular place and receive answers from those who really know about the place.  If, for instance, you have plans to travel to a specific country, state or city, you can ask your questions here and compare noted with others who have already been there or done that particular activity.  At the Travel Question and Answer, you will be surprised to see what valuable tips and insight you might learn.  Well, the most notable content in this travel message boards’ section are generally travel guides and information about places to visit in a particular country, like Spain.

The travel message boards also have their RV and Camper’s corner, the section perfect for those campers and RVers.  If you have interest in this topic or you have something to share to the campers and RVers, then this is your message board.  Here you can share camping and RV tips, trips, recipes, great camping spots and a lot more.

Another notable section of travel message boards are those that tackle about “Weird Wanderings”.  Wow!  This is an interesting part.   This is perfect for those who are fans of ghosts and ghouls, as well as things that go bump on the night.  If, for instance, you are seeking out for places where UFO sightings or other strange phenomenon occurred, then this section is the best place to go when you are on travel message boards.  In addition, if you know some attractions that are just plain strange in a particular country, state or city, then you can share your story with the other readers of the travel message boards just right here.  Do you dare?

Most travel message boards also have the “Road Food” section.  This is where people who wish to ask about road direction are often seen.  Also, people who know where to obtain the best chili in Cincinnati, or the best fish and chips in London or foi gras in Paris meet here.  What’s more, this notable section of travel message boards is often peopled with those who share similar interest in writing reviews about a particular restaurant or the travel foods that are indigenous to a particular place.

If you want to know more about these sections, then the best thing that you can do now is to register and participate in one of the available travel message boards out there on the web.

When we talk about electronic message boards, there are actually a lot of definitions that may fit to the term.  Some people considered the electronic message boards as simply internet forums participated by people working in the electronic field.  Others also define the term as those message boards that display messages or announcements for the students in schools; those that display the prices of the items sold in stores; or those that display the hymns for the church people.   Well, in this article, I will talk about electronic message boards that are simply internet forums.

There are a lot of electronic message boards or forums available online these days.  These forums primarily serve as a great place for people who share the same interest in electronics to meet and chat, and make friends.   Also, the electronic message boards are a great place to learn.   It is where the newbies and the experts in the field of electronics exchange thoughts, comments, advices, or recommendations.   And, what makes it really a great place to learn is that you can post questions about machinery, equipments, and components for the electronic industry, and receive answers from the expert members of the board.  You may even meet people from different areas in the world through these electronic message boards.

So, the question is, are you interested to find at least few of the well-known and safe electronic message boards to discuss everything electronics?  If your answer is affirmative, then this page is no doubt for you.  I have mentioned below a few of the most visited electronic message boards online.

Instrument Design Forum

This is the community that discusses issues and techniques relating to the electronics and physical details of designing instrumentation.  Perhaps what is best about this electronic message board is that when you post a follow-up on the existing threads, their system will automatically send a notification to the person you reply to.  Your follow-up therefore will not be missed, even if you post it long after the original message was posed.   And, since this forum now contains a lot of messages, you are suggested to use to their site search for you to find those topics that you are interested to, thus saving your time.

Electronics Manufacturing and Automation Forum

This place is but a discussion forum designed for all those who are interested in electronics factory automation and process aspects.  The discussion threads contained in this electronic message board were first opened in year 2000, and the threads are still open up to these days.   Therefore, you can post follow-ups and make contribution to the knowledge base contained in the archives.

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Forum

Another well-known electronic message board is the Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Forum (MEMS).   What actually sets this forum unique from the other electronic message boards online is the fact that it limits its coverage on topics about polysilicon sensors, actuators, and microstructures.   However, the members of this board can also discuss about bulk and surface micromachining technologies, fabrication process, and physical principles.  Note that electronic message boards that tackle these topics are only few these days.

Stock is a term used to symbolize an investor’s ownership of a company.  These are typically traded on exchanges, a mechanism which allows the sellers and buyers to converge and engage in the process of buying and selling of stocks.

From that definition alone, it is made clear that when we talk about stock message boards, with the word “stock” on it, we are somehow referring to those internet forums that are managed, moderated, and participated by those who are working in the financial industry.  The stock message boards then are the exact place where investors, company owners, shareholders or businessmen meet and chat regarding the stock market.   For some reasons, the stock message boards are a great place to learn.  It is here where those newbies in the world of active trading learn everything about it.

There’s a lot of interesting things to know about the stock market.  If you’ve got that interest for knowing those things, the stock message boards can serve as your primary outlet.   There are a lot of stock message boards available on the web these days.  These boards are of course managed by those who are experts in the trading industry.   They are also designed to connect those who seek money with those who can provide it, and there are some instances that people who participated in these forums came to create an auction mechanism in which prices can be decided for investments.  The stock message boards even serve as the place where financial institutions connect together to create money.

Here are few of the most visited stock message boards online:

Hot Stock Market Message Boards

Hot Stock Market or HSM message boards have long been considered as the largest forum for penny stocks and stock picks on the web.   These forums focus on hot penny stocks, trading or stock tips, research and education, FOREX, live chat and free investor tools.   Also, these stock message boards were designed and developed as a great place for new investors to ask questions and learn about the markets and penny stocks.    However, it is important to note that before asking one of the resident trading or penny stock experts of HSM a question, be sure to search the board and see if your common question may have already been answered.

AllStocks.com Message Boards

AllStocks.com has built its own message boards for investors to meet and talk everything about the stock market and trading industry.  Covered in these stock forums are topics such as hot stocks, micro penny stocks, day trading, momentum, stock picks, and there are also some off topic post or non-stock talk.   You can also post questions and receive answers right at their question, comments and suggestions sections.

Elite Trader Message Boards

The Elite Trader message boards, although anyone can view messages, require membership.  The members of these forums are only the ones who are allowed to post messages on the boards.  So, if you are interested to join the forums, you still need to take time to register so you can start posting and replying to the messages that are already posted.  This also allows you a full access to the other features of the Eliter Trader’s stock message boards.

Are you a cruise addict?  Love to travel and discover new places?  Or, have you been cruising for months?  Then, I bet you will be happy to know that there are a number of cruise message boards online these days where you can post and share your own cruising experiences or ask the other cruise addicts about new places to discover.

But before anything else, I want to make clear for those who don’t have any idea about cruising that the term “cruising” refers to a lifestyle that involves living full time on a boat while traveling from place to place.   It refers to trips of a few days or more, and can even extend to round-the-world voyages.  It is interesting to know that many cruisers are long term, meaning they travel for a number of years, and perhaps the most adventurous is circling the glove over a period of three to ten years.  Sounds interesting, isn’t it?

So you’re now a bit interested about cruising.   Well, I have here below some cruise message boards where you can access features as a guest or as a member.  Note that there’s a big difference between being a guest and being a member.   In the first place, if you are only a guest, there are some limitations when it comes to your access.  In most cases, cruise message boards guests are only allowed to view few discussions on the board.  The access to the other features like articles, and others also limited.  Having said all these, it is then best to register on these cruise message boards as a member.  It does give you a full access to the communities’ features, and you are allowed to post messages and replies to the other members of the group.   Once you are a member, you are free to meet, chat and make friends with the other cruise lovers.

Here are few of the most visited cruise message boards online:

Cruise-Addicts.com’s Forums

Cruise Addicts is an online community where you can join and meet more than 20,000 cruise lovers from around the world discussion all things related to cruise travel.  As what I’ve said earlier, for you to gain full access to the cruise message boards of Cruise Addicts, you must register for a free account.   Once you have registered, you will be able to participate in more than a hundred cruise topic forums and browse from over 1.2 million posts.  Also, you can communicate privately with the other cruise lover from around the world, post your own photos or view from 23,000 user submitted photos, post and browse member cruise reviews and track your upcoming cruise with the company’s Cruise Tracker.  All these and much more are available you when you register for a free account.

CruiseMates.com’s Message Boards

Cruise Mates is said to be an independently owned and editorially unbiased Internet cruise magazine and cruise information guidebook offering accurate and up to the minute cruise information and providing a place for the cruise addicts to meet.  One of the company’s features that provide cruise addicts to meet other cruise lovers is their cruise message boards.  In these message boards, you can find information about cruise lines, potential destinations, people, practical advices and you can even meet fellow cruisers from around the world on board.   However, just like the previously mentioned site, you are also required to register for a free account so that you can access the full features of Cruise Mates’ cruise message boards.

Forums, bulletin boards, internet forums, and all the names that go with message boards have undergone a sort of a revolution in the past few years.  These terms are now very popular among many people, children and adults alike.  The number of those people who are joining this new form of web application has exploded, and the number of tools and features available for the forumatics has risen.  The profile of “foruming” in wider culture has even increased.

Along with these developments, there is an increase in the focus of making money from posting on the message boards. The concept of “money making message boards” then emerged and this is now becoming one of the most well-known trends that are happening across all levels of “foruming”.

Money making message boards, also known as opportunity message boards, can be found anywhere online these days.  Hundreds of business minded people are joining in these hubs; all of them want to make money.  Well, money makes the world go round, so to say, thus who doesn’t want to have more of it? 

Well, money making message boards are also great places to learn.  Here, you can find out what home businesses are the most lucrative, what business opportunities are legitimate, and you can even find out how to run and market your own business.  These forums become “money making” in sense when you start posting result in sales.  This happens quite a bit, however.

There are some sorts of rules to consider before you participate in any money making message boards.  First, you need to know the proper netiquette.   Otherwise, you can easily and quickly destroy your reputation and lose your credibility.   According to some experts, that way helps you to kiss your business or your future business, good bye.  Note that everyone is paying attention to the money making message boards.

Second, never use all the capital letters in the subject line or the posts you are to make.  Note that online, this is considered shouting online, and it is unacceptable.  Another thing is that before hitting that submit button, try to read over your post a couple of times.  Look for some typos to make sure that your spelling is correct, and that you have used a proper grammar.  In posting messages on the money making message board, especially if you are marketing your own business, such pointer is very essential.   The improper spelling and grammar in fact makes you look highly unprofessional.

When participating on money making message boards, never flame people.  Flaming is the act of attacking someone else, verbally.   If you disagree, say it in a polite manner.  Don’t start screaming at another forum member.   In this kind of environment, everyone has an opinion and they are almost different.   This is what actually makes these message boards valuable.  So, just leave the flaming to the unprofessional members.

Finally, never use foul language in the forums.   You probably don’t think that this needs to be said, but unfortunately it does.   Saying foul language in the money making message boards is unprofessional and you may offend many.   What’s worse is that the people you are offending may be potential customers, and they will remember your language indeed!

Are you a twenty-something?  Interested to chat and befriended with teens on the web?  If so, then teen message boards are no doubt the ideal place for you to go online.

A number of teen message boards are now available on the web.  They were built and maintained for one particular purpose – to give teenagers the chance to find new friends or be reunited with their long lost friends by way of exchanging ideas or thoughts about something interesting anytime and anywhere.   Teen message boards are just a new form of web application that encourages the computer users to involve in an online discussion.   The users of this type of discussion forum are allowed to start topics and discuss issues with one another.  A sort of team work can be seen here.

Now, if you are a teenager who want to explore or learn something new and at the same time meet new friends with same age as you, then you would be happy to know that teen message boards are highly accessible these days with lots of websites out there on the virtual reality offering these hubs designed and intended for teens.

Here are some sites that you can visit if you really want to discover something new, chat with teens from around the world, and make friends with them.

TeenSpot.com

TeenSpot.com was founded more than seven years ago as a small and simple chat site, aiming to provide a fun and free community for all teenagers.   Since then, this site has become the premier entertainment and community hangout for teenagers online, and as you may notice on your visit, there teen message boards has a variety of interactive and daily updated features, making TeenSpot.com the most dynamic teen site on the web.

For you to join in the discussion and access the whole content of the teen message boards offered by TeenSpot.com, you need to consider first a free, quick and easy registration.  With this, you can access the live moderated and unmoderated chat rooms, message boards, weblogs, free music, movie and music reviews, web-based email, celebrity interviews, and a lot more.

Student.com

Student.com is the official site of The Student Center, a site designed for college students, high school students, and teens.  Just like the other teen message boards available online, the message boards provided by this site boasts a number of wonderful features.   The board is of course divided into sections.  There is a particular section designed for the teens to introduce themselves, and there are parts that talk about sexuality, lifestyle, advice, entertainment, and a lot more.

GirlSpace.com

As the name implies, the teen message boards available at GirlSpace.com provide space for the girl teens to chat and make friends.  You also need to register here to be able to access the full feature of this teen site.  And, since their teen message boards are designed exclusively for girls, the topics covered are all girl stuff, but there are also some sections that handle school matters, what’s hot and friends and family matters.

CruiseMates.com

CruiseMates.com is finally here to help every teen obtain detailed information about their cruise experience before actually taking it.   The teens can also share their cruise experiences afterwards.  Also, the teen message boards of CruiseMates.com was developed to provide teens the chance to meet other teens who will be sailing on the same cruise as you, to chat about past and current cruise experiences, or simply to meet teens who also share an interest in cruising.