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Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, discussion forums, discussion groups, bulletin boards (but see also dial-up bulletin boards), fora (the proper Latin plural) or simply forums.
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Internet forums are prevalent in several developed countries. In terms of countable posts, Japan is far in the lead with over two million posts per day on their largest forum, 2channel. The United States does not have any one large forum, but instead several hundred thousand smaller forums, the largest of which are GameFAQs, Gaia Online, and IGN. Other countries such as China, the Netherlands, and France are also home to hundreds of independent forums. Some countries such as Finland and Sweden do not have many prevalent forums despite having open and easily available Internet access. As of yet no study has been done on the prevalence of forums in countries around the world. It is also dubious as to whether any country has its own fora, as - especially in the English language - contributors to a forum often come from outside the country in which the forum is hosted. There is often not a 1-1 relationship between languages and countries: for example, English language fora are contributed to by people all over the world, whilst Japanese language fora are likely to be contributed to only by Japanese people, but Japanese people also contribute to English language fora, so there is no 1-1 relationship between Japanese language fora and Japanese people contributing to fora. More on [ Internet forum ]
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opens its doors to mariachi camp
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
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Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
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Applied Taoism - Discussion of Taoism and its interpretation, application and practice in western society.
Meta Description: [ Applied_Taoism: Discussion of Taoism and its interpretation, application and practice in western society. ]
Beliefnet/Taoism - Sponsored by Beliefnet, a forum which attracts people who are trying to connect Taoism with other religions.
CenterTao: Taoist Thought, Discussions, and more - Discuss Tao, Taoism, the Tao Te Ching, Buddhism and their applications to life.
Dao Is Open - Discuss Daoism (Taoism), the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching), and anything to do with Dao (Tao). Includes a section to post your own translations of the Tao Te Ching.
Daoist Text Symposium - A Yahoo group centering on opinions of ancient and modern Taoist texts.
Meta Description: [ Daoist_Text_Symposium: Daoist Text Symposium ]
Healing Tao USA Discussion - Centering on Taoist healing arts and practices.
Scientific Taoism - Emphasising Taoism as a tradition friendly to serious, mainstream natural science. Visitors must register to view previous messages posted.
Meta Description: [ scientific_taoism: A list emphasising the philosophical, scientific and nature-mystical aspects of the Taoist tradition. ]
Seahorse Arts Forum - Taoist Arts of the Lee Style, including threads on T'ai Chi, Taoist Yoga and K'ai Men Chi Gung, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Feng Shou Kung Fu, also movies, books and game reviews.
Siu Tao Forums - Based in Indonesia, a forum for discussing all aspects of Taoism.
Tao Speaks! - Discussions of Taoist texts, Chinese characters, and Taoist philosophy.
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Taoist Restoration Society - Based on Religious Taoism, this forum only allows discussions directly related to that. All posts made by members become the property of TRS, as they claim copyright ownership.
The Taoist Garden - A Yahoo group for Taoist discussions.
Meta Description: [ thetaoistgarden: The Taoist Garden - Reflections of Taoism ]
The Tea House - Based on the I-Kuan-Tao religion from Taiwan, this forum includes discussions on all aspects of Taoism, with strict rules about proper conduct.
Wayfarers Wayfaring - Taoist mailing list intended for Taoist who would like to exchange thoughts on Philosophical Taoism, Yin/Yang as well as esoteric Taoist related concepts. Visitors must register in order to read posted messages.
Meta Description: [ Wayfaring: Taoist Mailing List ]
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