proboards.com

Blogs are great when you want to communicate with like-minded individuals, but forums are even better. When you're tired of blogs where your conversation will get pushed farther down when the blogposter posts another topic, or chat rooms where none of the conversation is saved once you log out, forums are the best alternative. First someone starts a 'topic', and this can be about anything at all. Everyone can reply to the topic, and every response is added beneath the topic starter's original post. Depending on the settings the forum administrator has chosen, you may be able to edit what you have posted for another month or for as long as the forum exists. ...  Read the complete review

Proboards in an online service that offers anybody free forums, either to be hosted on their own or as part of your website. Proboards claim to be hosting over twenty million members at three million forums. Proboards have their own login system to go with the forums too and everything is hosted on their server on your behalf. However, they do place advertising on your forums to pay for them. The home page is simple, clean and welcoming and contains a basic menu on the left, and four boxes in the centre of the screen each with a different category. All together the home page shows a welcome section, the latest news, featured boards/forums and quick stats ...  Read the complete review