# Other cool message boards...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 5, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560 "2001-10-05T12:49:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/1 "2001-10-05T12:49:33Z")
Maybe I should have posted this in GQ. Mods, you may of course feel free to move this.
Anyway, to cut to the chase: The Straight Dope Message Boards rule. It’s head and shoulders above any other board I’ve visited. The vast majority of the posters seem to have much to contribute, and there is quite a strong sense of community here. And of course, the discussions at GD, and even in the Pit are positively fascinating, the stuff in MPSIMS and the Pit is hilarious, and the Cafe Society is a great addition to this site. Simply put: I love this place.
Now for the question: Are there any message boards on the Net that DON’T pale in comparison to this one? I guess I’m looking for even more places to read and post, and I’m quite tired of all the stupid boards I see out there. So, does anyone have any interesting links? I don’t expect anything as good as SDMB, but a board that ranks as a distant second-place would be cool to visit.
Thanks, Dopers.
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### Author:  [@daffodil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffodil)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/2 "2001-10-05T13:45:20Z")
You could try IMDb message boards. [No, it’s not only about movies]
_btw, May I ask you; what do you mean with “strong sense of community here”?_
Good Luck. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/3 "2001-10-05T13:58:40Z")
Thanks.
The “strong sense of community” is a little hard to define. Granted, I don’t see it everywhere here, but there’s definitely something like that going on. I mean… DOPEFESTS??? What other message boards have anything even remotely like that?
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### Author:  [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/4 "2001-10-05T14:11:17Z")
I’ve never seena message board that even begins to approach the SDMB, and Usenet is a wasteland if stupidity.
But if you want sports discussion, Fanhome is pretty good. It can be a little juvenile at times but you can get some pretty good discussions and insight there.
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/5 "2001-10-05T14:14:32Z")
In terms of lighthearted chatter with rather intelligent people . . . the Gay, Out, Loud, Proud board over at TMF ([www.fool.com](http://www.fool.com)) is a great place. They need their own subdivided fora, really.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/6 "2001-10-05T14:58:41Z")
There’s the [Fabulous Forums of Fathom](http://fff.fathom.org), which is **OpalCat** ’s board. When I’m not here, I’m usually there.
And there’s **Anthracite** ’s board, the [UnaBoard](http://65.69.77.33/forums/index.php).
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/7 "2001-10-05T15:45:22Z")
[Fabulous Forums of Fathom](http://fff.fathom.org)
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### Author:  [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/8 "2001-10-05T15:59:32Z")
Thank you. For some reason, I was “unauthorized” to visit Anthracite’s forum. Oh well.
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### Author:  [@diamud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diamud)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/9 "2001-10-05T20:08:05Z")
[http://www.auctionwatch.com](http://www.auctionwatch.com) – has good ebay message board
[http://www.creditmania.com](http://www.creditmania.com) – many interesting tales of woe and redemption
[http://www.reefland.com](http://www.reefland.com) – if you have an aquarium, you should go here
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### Author:  [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/10 "2001-10-05T20:43:08Z")
The Fray over at [http://www.slate.com](http://www.slate.com) .
Mostly politically and philosophically oriented, but much more in depth (at its best) than most of what’s here, and the amount of the good stuff is much greater, too. Not much sense of community, though.
There is a huge quantity of total dreck, though not nearly as much as on AOL’s politics boards.
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### Author:  [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/11 "2001-10-06T01:08:20Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox \*
> \*\*Thank you. For some reason, I was “unauthorized” to visit Anthracite’s forum. Oh well. \*\*
Email her and request permission real nice–she’s heavily armed. It’s her board so she has resticted the registration to people who haven’t pissed her off.
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### Author:  [@toshirodragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toshirodragon)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/12 "2001-10-06T05:00:43Z")
Friend of mine does a good message board that posts topics relating to being gay. We also do a lot of chatting about politics and rock music (hey they are about 19 on average)
[http://www.voy.com/12478/](http://www.voy.com/12478/)
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### Author:  [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/13 "2001-10-06T05:23:30Z")
I have registered a Fathom and at [xibase](http://www.xibase.com/vB/index.php?s=).
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### Author:  [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/14 "2001-10-06T07:30:24Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox \*
> \*\*Thank you. For some reason, I was “unauthorized” to visit Anthracite’s forum. Oh well. \*\*
Did you get an “Error 403”, or do you mean that you were unable to register?
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### Author:  [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/15 "2001-10-06T10:20:18Z")
I get Error 403.
Have I pissed you off? 😕
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### Author:  [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/16 "2001-10-06T10:23:40Z")
**Anthracite** , I got a 403. Namely:
> [@](#):
>
> Forbidden
> I’m sorry, but you do not have permission to access the UnaServer.
> If you think you have been blocked due to an error, please contact the server Administrator and give the time of access,
> timezone, and IP address from which access was attempted.
>
> If you have been blocked by mistake, every effort will be made to restore your access.
Similarly, I can’t get to the Fathom board. This one’s just a plain HTTP 500, though.
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### Author:  [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/17 "2001-10-06T12:22:55Z")
No guys, you haven’t pissed me off. I had to ban whole blocks of IPs in August to prevent my server from being flooded with Code Red attacks - which, although I was safe from being infected, were stealing about 90% of my bandwidth. I’m guessing you guys use cable modems, perhaps…? If you can e-mail me your IP address that you are trying to connect from, **or** , if you don’t know that, try to connect and tell me the exact time you tried, I can un-block you in short order.
Sorry for the inconvenience. It was only temporary, and I hoped that anyone who was illegitimately blocked would just mail me.
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### Author:  [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/18 "2001-10-06T14:00:06Z")
The Brunching Shuttlecocks message board has moved to [http://www.brunchma.com](http://www.brunchma.com)
Old stuff from the [exit76.com](http://exit76.com) location hasn’t been archived yet, so it’s a brand new board, but with many of the same people. Some Brunchers are secret Dopers, and some Dopers are secret Brunchers, so this seems as good a place as any to put an extra shout out.
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### Author:  [@toshirodragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toshirodragon)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/19 "2001-10-06T20:30:54Z")
I won’t even begin to describe the visual I ot off of Brunching Shuttlecocks! OH man I am a twisted individual 😃
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### Author:  [@King\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Rat)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cool-message-boards/85560/20 "2001-10-06T20:48:56Z")
If you’re prior service, or have an interest in the military, try the boards at [http://forums.military.com/1/OpenTopic](http://forums.military.com/1/OpenTopic)
I occasionally post to the Marine Corps Open Discussion Forum.
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