Discussion Boards I think I'm a little behind the times but, to be honest, I've never ventured into an online community. This isn't because I don't like computers or the Internet, I've just never had any interest in computer-related activities. So, trying to write this article was very daunting at first. I had no idea what MOO were, other than the sound a cow made, and MUD, well, they just sounded a little dirty. Basically, I had never heard of or known any online community in my life! Through my English course I eventually came into contact with various online communities, such as MOO, MUD, discussion forums and email lists. One day in class we were assigned to visit these different websites to experience different online communities. So, with slightly wet feet, I dove further into the world of virtual communication. Not really knowing where to start I searched the discussion forums. Through research I discovered that there is a forum for just about anything you can imagine. Over 5,000 results emerged and I was overwhelmed by the obvious interest people had in these communities I had no idea about. I narrowed it down and looked for discussions about terrorist attacks. The first website I came across was MostlyAmphigory.com. There was no particular reason why I chose this, I simply chose it from the search results. Mainly Amphigory had a general discussion forum where various topics were discussed, some relating to the topic