Are you still a part of any message boards or forums?
Which ones did you visit back in the day?

I think a lot of the people who used forums in the 2000s have moved onto facebook groups and reddit, which take on a more formal tone - though I do think those newer spaces still output high quality content from its members.

The HERInteractive Nancy Drew pc games still have an active message board but the mods on there power trip all the time!!! I remember even back in 2015 they wouldn't allow you to mention lgbtqa ships because 'sexual content' was banned but people could ramble on about Ned/Nancy ship all day smh...
That being said I love the messageboard experience and how each has its own biome hehehe

hi luvies!!

i'm so glad to have found this forum i grew up on sites like piczo and tumblr where i found a love for web graphics and dolls, blogging, and online hobbies. after tumblr died around 2016 (for me at least) i was feeling a little lost and without an online community, which i've since then filled with discord but am hoping this forum can also be a place where i make friends and find community <3. i love the message board style system - i used to hang around the bwayworld forums as a teenager and got in so many fights with boomers about musicals and the state of theatre today lmfao. these places are very nostalgic to me!!

what i love about the old web is how much freedom we have to show off our style and interests. as i began my 'career' i noticed how more and more ppl were expected to not only have a l*nkedin but also HEADSHOTS?? And WEBSITES?? (and not even ppl in art fields who need a portfolio but like administrators/project managers/consultants um whattttt) but using gross hosts like wix and squarespace... awk.. i *did* like the idea of having a personal portfolio website but no way in hell i was gonna make it look dry and lifeless like my peers...so i created a neocities which then switched over to carrd because coding is hard . the site still has like... professional elements and will 'count' as a portfolio to send to profesh contacts if needed and if they can't deal with the layout or it makes them feel some type of way idc... it's still very much my own space for anything i'd like to include.

wow this became long. if you read all the way to here i really appreciate it and thank u! i'm hoping to open an accompanying blog soon maybe if i find the energy. really glad to be with u cool ppl!! if you'd like to connect my ig is @virtual_mary and my site is virtualmary.carrd.co T_T