# message boards

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960 "2003-02-09T22:58:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![A1C\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@A1C\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A1C_Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/1 "2003-02-09T22:58:33Z")

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are there any other message boards similar to the STMB?

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**Author:** ![Slip\_Mahoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/2 "2003-02-09T23:06:58Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/3 "2003-02-09T23:13:42Z")

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There’s not even a STMB, how 'bout that…

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**Author:** ![A1C\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@A1C\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A1C_Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/4 "2003-02-09T23:15:36Z")

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sorry, im xidlesic.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/5 "2003-02-09T23:43:04Z")

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This question has arisen before, but I’m not aware of anybody ever answering substantially in the affirtmative; there are message boards aplenty, even some quite good ones, but many other boards specialise in their content and I don’t think there’s anywhere quite like this place in terms of _quality_ - much of which is a result of the way in which this board is set up and moderated.

For example, I’ve recently made a few posts on a board (which I won’t name) devoted to the creation/evolution debate; I was completely taken aback by the name-calling and general lack of proper, honest debate.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/6 "2003-02-10T02:17:30Z")

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There’s the [IMDB message boards](http://us.imdb.com/boards/) it’s pretty busy and has lots of forums.

And what **Mangetout** said.

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**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards/153960/7 "2003-02-10T02:26:09Z")

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You know, I always wanted to see the complete opposite messageboard to the SD.

It could be called “SUDAMB” for the Straight Up Dumb Ass Message Board.

Could have all sorts of forums:

General Ignorance,  
Insipid Debates,  
In Jeff’s opinion (Jeff of course _wouldn’t_ exist)  
Pointless Junk  
and the  
Let’s call each other names place.