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If you’ve been looking for an online community that fits your interest, you’re in luck! Our system isn’t just a tool for forum administrators; it’s also a directory of some of the greatest message boards on the web.

It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a message boards for moms, or the best funny message boards on the web, we can help and we have designed our SmartFind function to be simple enough for anyone to use.  To get started simply navigate to our message board SmartFind function.

Using our site you can find a forum that suits your interests using two different methods keywords and categories. You can then search for those forums and organize based on your selected preferences.

1.       Keywords - Enter a search term that fits with the type of online community you’re looking for. (ie. Dogs if you were searching for message boards related to man’s best friend).

2.       Category - Choose a category that you think will contain the type of community you’re looking for. For example, if you wanted the largest War Hammer communities, you could look under gaming.

After you have chosen a category or entered a search term you can organize your list of message boards based on a number of preferences. You can choose up to eight preferences at once, and the you can select from: Highest BMD (BoardsMD) Score, Highest Activity Rate, Most Threads, Most Members, Greatest Viewing Odds, Greatest Reply Odds, and more.

When you begin using our smart forum locator, you’re likely to find that BoardsMD isn’t just for forum administrators. It’s also an excellent tool for anyone who enjoys being involved in discussions related to their own interests.

Every month we host the Board’s MD awards monthly. These awards are meant to recognize the best of the best when it comes to community building, and maintaining the health of the message boards. For September we have quite a mixed group of winners. Categories range from Christianity to Architecture.

With that said, here are the top ten boards (and their respective health ratings) across all categories for September. These message boards represent the highest rated throughout the month of September in our system:

1. Christian Forums Message Board – September Rating 4.1

2. Bodybuilding Message Board – September Rating 3.6

3. Game Battles Message Board – September Rating 3.5

4. Offtopic.com’s Message Board – September Rating 3.5

5. Digital Spy Message Board – September Rating 2.9

6. AVS Forum Message Board – September Rating 2.8

7. IS Boards Message Board – September Rating 2.7

8. Disney Boards Message Board – September Rating 2.7

9. Slick Deals Message Board – September Rating 2.6

10. Sky Scraper City’s Message Board – September Rating 2.6

With the site moving out of beta in October, and the official launch coming up soon, it will be interesting to see if this month’s winners can hold their top spots throughout October. To keep up to date with the ratings, and for the category specific awards, be sure to visit our weekly forum awards page, and our monthly awards page.