Why a Message Board Is Better Than Facebook
Why message boards are better than Facebook
When I got involved in diesel- and steampunk, most of the online communities were message boards. Now most are on Facebook.
It has not been an improvement. I remember the interactions being much more civil and informative than they typically are on Facebook (or Twitter for that matter). Message boards were never enormous, so you could become a well-known member and make friends. Some of the…