# Ask the Member of an Internet Message Board.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-member-of-an-internet-message-board/464847>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 23, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-member-of-an-internet-message-board/464847 "2008-09-23T15:58:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Torpor\_Beast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-member-of-an-internet-message-board/464847/21 "2008-09-24T00:08:38Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> In response to Boyo’s “Ask the American” thread.
> 
> I’ve been a Member of an Internet Message Board all my life. Go ahead, ask.

Have you gained any Real World benefit from being a member of this… “Internet Message Board”?

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**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-member-of-an-internet-message-board/464847/22 "2008-09-24T00:20:06Z")

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Why do you think anyone cares?

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-member-of-an-internet-message-board/464847/23 "2008-09-24T03:15:45Z")

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A leeeetle too much in the pointless column.

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