- VeggieBoards
Infobox Website
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name = VeggieBoards
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url = http://www.veggieboards.com/
commercial = No
type = Vegetarian and vegan online community
registration = Required only for posting
owner = Michael
author = Michael
launch date = December 2000VeggieBoards is one of the largest and most active Internet forums for
vegetarians andvegans . [ [http://www.forumrank.net/details-VeggieBoards.html ForumRank.net - rankings for VeggieBoards] ] Moskowitz, Isa Chandra; "Vegan with a Vengeance," (2006), 258 pages, Marlowe & Company: ISBN 978-1569243589: p. 161] As of1 September 2008 VeggieBoards has more than 35,000 registered members and over 30 forums (which contain over 1.9 million posts) for issues relating tovegetarianism ,veganism ,animal welfare ,animal rights , environmental issues, health, physical fitness and recipes. There is also ablog and a members-only photo album. The forum software isvBulletin .History
VeggieBoards was launched in December 2000 [ [http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showpost.php?p=26187&postcount=8 VeggieBoards - post by the owner/administrator] ] , and its first appearance in the
Internet Archive is February 2001 [ [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.veggieboards.com VeggieBoards on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine] ] . The first big group of members came from the message board atVegan Outreach that went defunct early in 2001. The next big wave of new members came in April 2003 when the message board at VegWeb closed down and the members were encouraged to sign up with Veggieboards [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20030408180418/http://www.vegweb.com Message on VegWeb in April 2003 (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] ] .Recognition, criticism and the media
Reviews and opinions on the site have been generally positive, highlighting the "good conversations" and the large group of regular posters [ [http://veggiehub.com/reviews/website-review-veggieboardscom Website Review: VeggieBoards.com] ] . Others are more reserved, noting in particular, concerns about moderation practices [ [http://newzewrevue2.bravehost.com/reviewVB.html A review of veggieboards.com] ] .
Discussions from VeggieBoards have also been quoted in the mainstream media. [cite web |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/24/foodanddrink.shopping | title= Food fights |accessdate= 2008-09-04 |author= John Hind |date=2008-02-24|year=2008|month=2 |format= |work= |publisher=The Observer |pages= p8 of the Comment & features section |quote= ]
VeggieBoards has been nominated for the
VegNews magazine's Veggie Awards several times, most recently in 2008.References
External links
* [http://www.veggieboards.com/ VeggieBoards]
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