# Difference and similarities between the Giraffe Board and the SDMB?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 16, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567 "2011-02-16T10:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/1 "2011-02-16T10:43:54Z")

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I’ve been around here for about a year and I’ve gotten a feel for the place. What’s the Giraffe board like?

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/2 "2011-02-16T10:59:36Z")

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Dunno, you’d have to ask them.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/3 "2011-02-16T13:14:46Z")

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Taller, and less carnivorous.

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/4 "2011-02-16T13:26:04Z")

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Best way to find out is to just pop over and check it out, but there are two major differences:

-There are fewer rules and those are pretty loosely enforced, so you never find yourself stopping and thinking “Wait, are we still allowed to say ‘fuck’/say someone’s acting like a jerk/call their argument stupid?”

-The community is much, much smaller so there’s not nearly as much activity.

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/5 "2011-02-16T13:29:13Z")

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I’m not doing your research for you, subby.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-and-similarities-between-the-giraffe-board-and-the-sdmb/571567/6 "2011-02-16T13:37:08Z")

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I can’t see this leading to anything productive. Closing thread.