Proboards

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Proboards is one of the oldest free forum hosts that's still online. Founded in the year 2000, it has hosted thousands of forums throughout the decades. Vertical Scope is the current owner of the platform, and has been since 2023.

Features

Proboards is one of the few forum hosts that offer a global login system making it easy to join other Proboards forums simply by filling out a form with their desired username and their email address. Additionally admins must pay a fee to use a domain name on their forums.

Controversial Terms of Service

In September 2026, the Proboards team rolled out a new terms of service that was met with backlash from the community. Staff has been silent in regards of the new update which states that content posted on a Proboards forum can be used to train AI.