The only other forum I was seriously involved in for years was one about the murder of Meredith Kercher, and the trials of Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Guede.
It was really fascinating because the board had a lot of serious experts and intelligent people in many different fields, from Italy, Britain, America, and many other countries. Lawyers, experienced police officers, forensic experts, medics, scientists, local people in Perugia who could take photos and get information, people willing to translate documents from Italian, etc.
Large quanties of police photos, forensic data, transcripts of police interviews, court documents, and all kinds of background info was posted on the board, analysed, and discussed in depth.
Sometimes other cases were discussed, and there was quite a bit of general discussion on a wide range of topics, especially when there there was nothing much going on in the case itself.
Like this board, you got to know people over a period of years.
The board is gone now, but all the information that was collected is preserved on The Murder Of Meredith Kercher Wiki Site.
And, yes, Knox and Sollecito are guilty – there’s no doubt whatsoever in my mind, and that was the general consensus on the board.