# I want to make a forum similar to this one(not in content)...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 24, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690 "2002-12-24T06:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![SmileyDeath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SmileyDeath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmileyDeath)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690/1 "2002-12-24T06:42:07Z")

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I want to make a message board(or forum)… I was wondering: What are some free forum programs? Will I have to know HTML?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690/2 "2002-12-24T06:59:37Z")

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Try a [search through Google](http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=free+%2B+messageboard+%2B+programs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search), **SmileyDeath**. There’s also [EzBoard](http://www.ezboard.com/) and [Bbb.boy](http://bb.bbboy.net/) to cut your teeth on, as an alternative.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690/3 "2002-12-24T16:20:41Z")

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[YaBB](http://www.yabbforum.com/) is free.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690/4 "2002-12-24T19:28:37Z")

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How quickly they forget!  
Let me put in a good word for our old friend BbBoy, who gave us shelter at his BbBoard when we were in need:  
[http://bb.bbboy.net/](http://bb.bbboy.net/)

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-forum-similar-to-this-one-not-in-content/144690/5 "2002-12-24T19:29:03Z")

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Oh wait, Ice Wolf already said that. :o