Forum

From Encyclopedia Dramatica

A forum is a shitty place on the Internets where retards like you argue about unimportant and uninteresting topics.

What non-epic forums can result in.

History

Back when the old media still reigned and the Internets were owned by AOL, basement-dwellers would hang out on a version of the web known as BBS. BBS was quick to evolve into newsgroups, which begat forums, which begat *chans, which now herald the end of humanity as we know it.

Having a Forum Instead of Real Content

Some web sites exist exclusively as forums. *Chans, for instance, are forums where the only thing one can do is upload pictures of loli, shota, or THE PIC. Other places, like Something Awful or Fark, have no redeeming value other than their forums. In all cases, forums are where lulz are harvested for the good of the many in the form of trolls and internet tough guys. IMDB and its forums are notable in that the former does have valuable content, but the latter counters that content with its ability to actually force you to put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger.

Full of Win

Occasionally forums are taken too seriously, which often results in epic threads. When this occurs mods often baleet the thread and pretend the epicness never happened, therefore you should always archive potential epic threads for great justice and copypasta to ED.

V& > B&

Forums do not meet their true potential until someone ends up banned or vanned. In these special cases, it is the duty of the agents of the lulz to duplicate and post everything that led to the smiting.

List of Forums

As you can see, the Internet has a variety of forums catering normal people and sick fucks alike:

The Acorn Cafe - Site for Rangerphiles and their love for SWEET ANTHROPOMORPHIC TOON MOUSE BOOTY!
Banned all stars - The anti-thesis of all that is lulz. Avoid like the plague.
*Chans - Not even one sentence can describe them.
Citadel - One of the relics of Web 1.0.
Complaints Forum - Endless bitching and moaning by sniveling TARTlets.
DTV Forum - Australian digital TV forum. Easy trolling target.
Ed's Room - A spinoff of Citadel that caters to Internet retrofags.
Enturbulation - Anti-Co$ war room used by channers and goons to destroy the evil Scientology and to show us why we can't have nice things.
EQ2Flames - EverQuest II fan forum.
Free Republic - Jew forum.
GameFAQs/Gamespot - Message board hell.
Jedi Fleet - Group of Star Wars geeks obsessed with a WWII MMOG. Pretend you are a major n00b who wants to join the Fleet. Also quote Snakes on a Plane.
Musicals.net - A generous source of online drama.
Mygnrforum - Shitty Guns N' Roses forum.
Otaku Studios - Pedophiles, Runescape fags, and other desirables call this place home.
~~Oink~~ lol v&
Ph33rforums - Gaming/machinima site that's full on nerd rage.
Semiotic - Muslim Jihad discussion forum.
Something Awful - Elitist forum for old nerds willing to spend ten bucks on their shitty account. And that's just for the standard account.
Television Without Pity - Unfunny site about TV.
Thunderdome - Chanology utility to debrief moralfag protesters into HACKERS ON STEROIDS.
Totse - This is where you go to get your knowledge on Computer Science III.
Quake 3 World - Quake forums, used to be cool. Now overrun by Jews.
[Gears of War Forums] - Kewl Kidz troll and spam the forums 24/7, sit and watch I gaurantee you the time of your life!!!
Fire's Forum - A forum for retarded 13 year old boys which nobody knows.