- Introduction
- Making Use of the Usenet
- Using Mailing Lists
- Using Online Forums and Clubs
- Finding the Right Online Forums
- Rules and Tips for Posting
- What Not to Do
Finding the Right Online Forums
CompuServe, AOL, and Prodigy have areas where you can find forums by entering keywords.
On AOL, you simply call up the keywords function, type in a keyword, and click Search. You can also go to the Directory of Services, which is accessed through the program menus or through keyword directory.
You can access CompuServe's index of forums by selecting the Go function and typing in the keyword index.
To find an index of Prodigy's bulletin boards check out the Member Services.
Here's where to find forums on the major Web services:
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Yahoo Clubs clubs.yahoo.com
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Tripod www.tripod.lycos.com/
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GeoCities geocities.com/chat/
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Excite excite.com/communities/
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Lycos boards boards.lycos.com/
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InfoSeek go.com/Community/
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TalkCity Discussion Boards talkcity.com/cgi-bin/WebX.cgi
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Snap! Clubs clubdirectory.snap.com/index.html
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InsideTheWeb.com insidetheweb.com
Tip > Forum One (www.forumone.com) has a list of over 300,000 Web-based forums. You can use it find useful forums and online communities to join. You can also subscribe to the Online Community Report (www.onlinecommunityreport.com), an email newsletter that covers online forums and communities.