Christian Forums

Christian Forums

Christian Forums, or CF for short, claims to be " [a] n online forums-based social community guided by Christian principles for everyone." cite web
url=http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=about_us#faq_about_cf
title=About Christian Forums
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Christian Forums
publisher=
date=2007-12-02
] It was founded by Erwin Loh as a hobby in 2001.

ize and Scope

General usage

Typically, about 6000 to 9000 unique users visit CF per day. However, daily traffic can reach as low as 3000 or exceed 15,000 people. Members typically make more than 30,000 posts per day. [cite web
url=http://www.big-boards.com/board/94/
title=Christian Forums statistics
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Big Boards
publisher=
date=
] Ranked by number of posts, Christian Forums is the 14th-largest message board on the Internet and, according to big-boards.com, the largest online Christian message board.cite web
url=http://www.big-boards.com/
title=Rankings
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Big Boards
publisher=
date=
]

Seven percent of the members make 61% of the posts. cite web
url=http://www.quantcast.com/christianforums.com
title=Christian Forums
accessdate=2008-07-21
work=quantcast
publisher=
date=
]

Profile of members

*The male-female split is close to 50-50.
*Twelve- to 34-year-olds constitute about half the membership.
*By race, members are:
**84% White
**6% Latino
**5% African-American
**2% Asian
*Nearly two-thirds of all members earn less than $60,000 per year.
*Slightly less than half the members have gone to college.
*Nearly 90% of all people who visit CF are Americans.

Features

Christian Forums has various features available to its members, including personal blogs, [cite web
url=http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=faq_journal
title=FAQ: Christian Blog
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Christian Forums
publisher=
date=
] armor of God items, [cite web
url=http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=cf_armor
title=FAQ: Armor of God
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Christian Forums
publisher=
date=
] and blessings [cite web
url=http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=cf_bless
title=FAQ: Bless Others with Blessings or Items
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Christian Forums
publisher=
date=
] (including a bank that allows members to invest their blessings and collect interest [cite web
url=http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=cf_bank
title=FAQ: Christian Forums Bank
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Christian Forums
publisher=
date=
] ).

Popular Culture

The website "Fundies Say the Darndest Things" has referenced multiple CF posts. [cite web
url=http://www.fstdt.com/default.aspx
title=Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
accessdate=2008-07-20
work=Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
publisher=
date=
]

References

External links

* [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums]
* [http://www.fstdt.com/default.aspx Fundies Say the Darndest Things!]


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