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Yahoo! Takes Down News Message Boards

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the broken-beyond-repair dept.

hondo77 writes "Yahoo! has taken down their news message boards. According to the message from General Manager Neil Budde, 'Over the next few months, we plan to offer new discussion forums based on topics in the news and incorporating the latest features to foster a better discussion for all of our readers.' Okay, I can understand wanting to fix the boards so they're more useful but to take them down for months before a replacement is released?"

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  1. I fail to see the problem. by Ryvar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's Yahoo message boards. I 100% guarantee that anybody smart enough to have an opinion worth considering is not affected in the least by this - so why does it matter?

    --Ryv

  2. The real reason by amplusquem · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Let's face it... too much spam and off topic posts are the reasons Yahoo took down the boards, not to improve the board itself.