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Contents 1 Largest forum ever? 2 Administrator Abuse 3 Posts instantly seen 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_nowiki.png 5 Should there be a section in which it talks about wikipedia? 6 Hello All

[edit] Largest forum ever?

what is the largest forum in the world? --Coheed56 (talk) 12:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Not sure there is one since they are always changing. Stealth (talk) 13:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

i think there is this forum on [debts] and this is pretty big with more than 111111 members. 121.247.129.72 (talk) 13:03, 28 April 2008 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.247.129.72 (talk) 13:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Administrator Abuse

The page lacks a section on abuse of power by moderators. Where an admin ban a user for disagreeing with them, disagreeing with another admin, disagreeing with an admin's friend, breaking a nonexistant rule, asking why the admin only enforces rules when they feel like it... This kind of thing is hardly uncommon. Anyone else think it deserves a mention? Or a redirect to where it's already discussed?ANTIcarrot (talk) 13:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

You have a good point however this is untrue. On some (maybe even many) forums it is true, buit on more community like forums it is untrue. It is worth a mention however there needs to be a note that this is only true on 'some' forums. Stealth (talk) 13:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Why on earth would it require a full section? Regardless, feel free to add anything you can source that strengthens the article. The current format is much more definition-focused than it ought to be. MrZaius^talk 04:17, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Posts instantly seen

The last sentence in Internet_forum#Comparison_with_other_web_applications says:

Another difference is that you do not instantly see posts on forums, while in chat rooms or instant messaging, the posts made are instantly seen.

Huh? Either this is poorly worded or it's wrong. Any forum I've ever participated in shows posts instantly. Am I missing something? Since it's unreferenced I'm removing this sentence, but add it back in if I'm wrong, or it's just misworded. --jjron (talk) 08:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_nowiki.png

Bold text —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.88.31 (talk) 07:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Should there be a section in which it talks about wikipedia?

I think so, because wikipedia is like a huge talking place. Although its purpose is to build an encyclopedia, there are some communication on talk pages, user pages, e-mail, and the reference desk. Yes, wikipedia is also a forum. Before wikipedia, I never chatted online. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.60.225.102 (talk) 16:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hello All

Hi everyone. My name is Ray, from Utica, NY. I will be visiting Poland soon, and I am hoping to meet my Polish relatives. I also hope some people from here may help me in contacting my relatives before my visit. Thanks and looking forward to meeting some great people on here! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.192.188.172 (talk) 08:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC)