message board
noun
1
: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed
an electronic message board
2
: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)
Even as bullpen problems loom …, they haven't spawned the typical degree of urgency and panic on Internet message boards and sports radio shows.—
Bill Simmons
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Consumer watchdogs also warn that scammers can create fake message boards that will recommend a bogus phone number or site for customer service.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 May 2025
News about WashU’s program circulated in the Facebook group Mothers Against College Antisemitism and on the message board College Confidential, but the university administration isn’t exactly advertising it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Everyone is aware of the noise from the media and on the message boards (shoutout Lakers reddit), no one is acting like a trade is going to happen this summer for a couple of reasons.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Members of the QAnon message board GreatAwakening.win were no less perturbed, and wondered why their president would be on board with Ellison’s proclamations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 May 2025
News about WashU’s program circulated in the Facebook group Mothers Against College Antisemitism and on the message board College Confidential, but the university administration isn’t exactly advertising it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Everyone is aware of the noise from the media and on the message boards (shoutout Lakers reddit), no one is acting like a trade is going to happen this summer for a couple of reasons.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Members of the QAnon message board GreatAwakening.win were no less perturbed, and wondered why their president would be on board with Ellison’s proclamations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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