Best General Interest Forums: Physics Forum + Liberty Forum

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The discussion centers around preferences for various online forums beyond the Physics Forum. Participants mention experiences with the Straight Dope Forum, noting its politically correct environment, which led to some users being banned. Other forums like Liberty Forum, Philosophy Forums, and specific interest groups such as motorcycle racing and hockey forums are highlighted as enjoyable alternatives. Users share their challenges in managing time across multiple forums, with some humorously suggesting quitting school or work to engage more. The Sea Slug Forum is also mentioned as a unique and reliable resource for sea slug identification. The conversation touches on the balance between free speech and moderation in forums, with some expressing frustration over restrictions imposed by certain platforms. Overall, the thread reflects a diverse range of interests and the importance of community in online discussions.
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Physics forum is of course the best, and you guys are the coolest, but what other generall interest forums you like?
I have been on Straight Dope forum(pretty good), but got banned, they are very PC.
Liberty forum is also OK.
 
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Have you figured out a way to spend more than 24 hours in a day? 2 message boards? I can't even begin to imagine.
 
tribdog said:
Have you figured out a way to spend more than 24 hours in a day?

You have to quit school or work like I did, that is the secret.
 
tribdog said:
Have you figured out a way to spend more than 24 hours in a day?

You have to quit school or work like I did, that is the secret.
Good thinking Hmm?
 
I think I see your problem.
You aren't really posting to two forums. You are posting to this one twice. You should look into www,short-term-m??.co?, what was I saying? oh yeah, once boarded twice. sigh.
 
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Other than here, I like http://www.philosophyforums.com.

I used to post at several others that aren't worth mentioning.
 
I mostly post here, and ocassionally at two of those MSN communities. One of those used be fun, but has died down to a slow trickle of posts. The other is filled with nutcases that I find amusing to watch argue from time to time. I come here for the intelligent conversation.
 
tribdog said:
I think I see your problem.
You aren't really posting to two forums. You are posting to this one twice. You should look into www,short-term-m??.co?, what was I saying? oh yeah, once boarded twice. sigh.

LOL! :smile:
 
My main pasion in life is racing motorcycles (the buzz is awesome). As such I spend a bit of time on the Suzuki Owners Club forum where many of my racing friends (and fans!) meet up and chat.

Quite fun, very very un-PC (hang the bastards etc) and some nice folks... not much on particle physics though...!
 
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I'm a hockey fanatic, and I post at the best hockey board there is - hfboards.com

I also post at calgarypuck.com, because I'm a huge Flames fan.
 
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Tom Mattson said:
Other than here, I like http://www.philosophyforums.com.

I used to post at several others that aren't worth mentioning.

I have to admit, I could never stand the philosophy forums. I post pretty heavily at the
Armenian Club Forum and at Laker, Dodger, and Angel fan forums.
 
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Sea Slug Forum

SEA SLUG FORUM is back!

And better than ever!

Zooby originally found it, but it had become so popular that the owner couldn't keep up with it. IT IS BACK! - http://www.seaslugforum.net/ This is (honestly) a very interesting forum. The only reliable place on the internet to get your sea slug properly identified
 
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Evo said:
SEA SLUG FORUM is back!

And better than ever!

Zooby originally found it, but it had become so popular that the owner couldn't keep up with it. IT IS BACK! - http://www.seaslugforum.net/ This is (honestly) a very interesting forum. The only reliable place on the internet to get your sea slug properly identified


That one rocks the cashbox.
 
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E-Budo!

Martial arts and physics go hand and hand.
 
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I am heavily into astronomy and such so I hang out at the http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/index.php quite a bit. Very likely the best astro forum out there. :smile:
 
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I used to post at a security site, and is a member of another one which I haven't used in a while.
 
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https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=814
 
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http://anotherlamesite.com/ - feel free to share your thoughts
 
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http://www.tolkienonline.com/
The only place where you can explore how orcs multiply
http://forums.tolkienonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=84648
whether or not Frodo is a moral failure
http://forums.tolkienonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=83392
and the eating of horse flesh in Middle Earth
http://forums.tolkienonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=81388
 
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Not unless you promise to ban me!

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Are things going slowly over there so as to prompt promotion? :smile:
 
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BoulderHead said:
Not unless you promise to ban me!

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Are things going slowly over there so as to prompt promotion? :smile:
Yeah, people just don't get it? http://www.dionysus.org/forums/images/smilies/confused_2.gif
 
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After searching through thousands of forums, these are what I consider the top eleven academic forums:

https://www.physicsforums.com/
http://www.sciforums.com/
http://www.iidb.org/vbb/
http://www.philosophyforums.com/
http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/
http://www.christianforums.com/
http://forums.randi.org/
http://www.ilovephilosophy.com/phpbb/
http://boards.straightdope.com/
http://www.frostcloud.com/
http://www.atheistnetwork.com/

Enjoy, and pass this list along to everyone you know, thanks.
 
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tumor said:
I have been kicked out of Straight Dope forum, they are extremelly P.C by the way.

Really? I exhibited significant political incorrectness at Straight Dope, and they did not ban me. I found them to be as tolerant as Physics Forum. Basically, if one uses objective speech when putting forth political incorrectness, they will accept your posts.

But, that being said, I do understand that forum owners have to sometimes curtail politically incorrect speech due to several reason, such as:

1.) anti-free speech laws

2.) forums that rely on funding from people who oppose free speech

3.) The Anti-Defamation League harasses website owners that allow political incorrectness and they threaten to call the website's ISP and get them shut down.

Here is a thread at Infidels Forum where a supporter of the Anti-Defamation League is theatening to petition the ADL to shut down Infidels Forum because they allow free speech: http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=108350
 
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This forum is very liberal in comparisson to the Straight Dope,
for what I posted here they would kill me at Straight Dope,even thinking about then gives me nausea.
 
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