Whatever happened to chat forums & messageboards?

[teenymaid322]

Internet sites are run by profit-making organisations and enthusiasts. The profit-making ones rely on advertising and there's only so much to go around. The advertisers choose by numbers of hits and that's down to Facebook and Twitter. There's also the problem of preventing grooming and only the huge international sites can afford the cost.

The enthusiast sites tend to be a bit specialised, like those run by the Camshaft Pulley Oil Thrower Appreciation Society. (And their members have no sense of humour whatsoever)