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An Internet forum is a facility on the World Wide Web for holding discussions, or the web application software used to provide the facility. Web-based forums, which date from around 1995, perform a similar function as the dial-up bulletin boards and Internet newsgroups that were numerous in the 1980s and 1990s. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users. Technology, computer games, and politics are popular areas for forum themes, but there are forums for a huge number of different topics .
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 ]
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Adults Molested As Children - This group offers support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. You will be asked to complete a brief pre-screening.
Meta Description: [ AMAC: AMAC's, adults (18 & over) molested as children ]
Angelic's Abuse Survivors - For survivors of all types of abuse. Includes forums, poetry, and resources.
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Butterflies Support Systems - A mailing list format for the support systems divided into male, female, under 18, over 18, partners of survivors, ritual abuse.
Child Abuse Survivors' Forum - This forum is for survivors to come to together in an environment where they can express their pain, as well as their journey towards recovery with other survivors.
Deaf Abused Woman Warrior's Web Network - A deaf survivor of child sexual abuse shares her art, humor, poetry, inspiration and comfort.
Help Us Silence the Horror - Members communicate with others through message boards, live chat, and a private messaging system.
Meta Description: [ HUSH ('Help Us Silence the Horror') is a support group for victims/survivors of childhood sexual abuse, incest and rape. There is no better way to silence the horrors of the past than to talk it out with others who can relate and understand. As we share and pray and support one another, we'll fin... ]
International Child Abuse Network - Twenty four hour chat groups related to child abuse, incest, domestic violence and parenting.
Meta Description: [ The International Child Abuse Network (Yes ICAN) is a premier provider of crisis, information and referral services world-wide for those who are having issues around child abuse. ]
Making Daughters Safe Again - Provides public and private forums for discussion of mother-daughter (female-female) sexual abuse.
Meta Description: [ survivors of mother-daughter sexual abuse or incest; only organization in the world specializing in this form of abuse ]
Parental Concerns Regarding Child Sexual Abuse - This forum is for parents, grandparents and other caregivers to have a place to discuss the many issues and concerns they have with regard to their child's(ren's) abuse.
Saferoom Project - A club for sexually abused survivors.
Meta Description: [ The Saferoom Project is an online support network of
several forums and lists for survivors of sexual abuse, as well as a support forum
for partners, friends, and family of survivors. ]
Sexual Abuse Forums at Recovery Canada - Password-protected forums to exchange messages of support and encouragement.
Meta Description: [ Online support network for victims and survivors of a variety of life-affecting physical, emotional, spritual challenges. ]
Survivors Art Foundation - Committed to empowering trauma-survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, and national exhibitions.
Meta Description: [ Non-profit organization dedicated to encourage healing through the arts. Free web gallery open to all visual, literary & performing artists who are survivors of abuse, trauma and/or disability. Features job, scholarship and grant resources, outreach programs, exhibitions, and more ]
Survivors Forum - A site for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including message boards, chats, poetry, resources.
Meta Description: [ A site for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including
message boards, chats, poetry, resources. ]
The Treehouse - Online forums, chat and information for adult survivors healing from childhood abuse and other trauma
Meta Description: [ Survivor's Treehouse, Chat,forums,books and other resources for adult survivors of childhood neglect, abandonment, verbal, emotional,physical and sexual abuse. Support for self-jury, eating disorders,PTSD, dissociation domestic violence, prostitutions and addictions ]
Time to Speak - Encourages visitors to break silence by interacting with others via a community message board.
Meta Description: [ This Time to Speak web site is intended to educate the audience about pedophilia, incest, to provide links to valuable online resources related to child abuse, and to encourage visitors to break silence by interacting with other visitors via a community message board. ]
Transformations - Chat, messages, boards, art, poetry, stories, webzine, for 12 Step support groups.
Meta Description: [ Transformations - Chat, Messages, and more for 12 Steps & Support Groups ]
Wings in Motion - Supportive message-board for survivors of all forms of incest and child abuse.
Write To Tell - A forum for allies and people who've survived incest and rape.
You Are Not Alone - Support for sexual abuse victims.
Meta Description: [ Help and support for rape & sexual abuse victims and survivors - URNotAlone! features of the site are free anonymous email, discussion group, messageboards and bookshop. ]
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