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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

    1. Re:I fail to see the problem. by SuluSulu · · Score: 5, Funny

      I fully agree. All of the smart people post on Slashdot.

  2. Trolls? by monkeySauce · · Score: 5, Funny
    FTFA:
    As they were set up, the Yahoo! News message boards allowed a small number of vocal users to dominate the discussion.

    Translation: we couldn't beat the trolls, so we took down the bridge?
  3. imagine, if you will... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. Michael Richards, high on drugs, screaming "NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER I HATE NIGGERS" over and over again for hours and hours. Add to that an evangelic Christian screaming "FIND CHRIST" at the top of his lungs, once every 45 minutes precisely. Finally, imagine an overweight 40-year old divorced mother crying and saying "why is everybody so mean".

    This is what the Yahoo boards were like. They were worst than useless.