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[H1] Create a Free Forum!

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[H2] Simple, fast, easy to use, and fun.

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[H3] More Features

Simple, fast, easy to use, and fun... these are words commonly used to describe
ProBoards' free forum hosting service. Whether you're new to message boards or
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[H4] Reliable

Hosting forums for over 14 years, ProBoards is the largest provider of free
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[H4] 24/7 Support

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[H4] Simple Admin Tools

Our super simple admin tools make managing your forum a snap! You'll like
the clean organization of our easy to use admin area with clear language and
a simple layout.

[H4] Theme Library

Find and install complete themes made by other ProBoards members that will
transform your forum with the click of a button. With hundreds of themes to
choose from, there's bound to be one that's perfect for you.

[H4] Plugin Library

Browse hundreds of user-submitted plugins that allow you to customize your
forum with a single click. Adding new functionality has never been this easy.

[H4] Mobile & Apps

Your forum comes with a built-in mobile view so you can take your
community with you wherever you go. Every ProBoards forum is also compatible
with the Tapatalk family of native apps for even easier mobile browsing.

[H4] Built-in Analytics

Our built-in forum analytics make sure that you always know exactly what's
happening on your forum. Easily track pageviews, new member registrations,
and more from a single page.

[H4] Social Media Integration

With integrated sharing options, your community can share links to your forum
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[H4] Search Engine Optimized

ProBoards v5 was built from the ground up to be searched. Utilizing the
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[H3] Frequently Asked Questions

What is a forum/message board?
An internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion website where you and your visitors can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. These messages can then be viewed at any future time, even if you were not online when they were posted. Forums are a great way to foster interaction, discussion, and improve customer loyalty.

Why choose ProBoards?
While other free message board hosts may claim to be the biggest, they aren't. ProBoards is home to over 22 million registered users with over 3 million forums created. Easy to create, simple to use, reliable free forum hosting is what we're best at. In fact we were voted Best Hosted Forum 2011!

How do I create a forum?
Creating a free forum on ProBoards is quick and easy. Just head over to our Create a Free Forum page to begin - it literally takes less than 30 seconds to have your forum up and running! Remember, once your new forum is created, your login username is "admin".

Do I need a forum?
Of course you do! Whether you're a sports fan, hobby enthusiast, music buff, computer geek, animal lover, gardening fanatic or business owner, there's no better venue to exchange ideas and stimulate the free flow of collaborative discussion between like-minded individuals than an online forum. Besides, it's FREE! Make a forum today!

Why should I remotely host?
There are many advantages to using ProBoards' free forum hosting service. There's never any software to buy, license, download, install, integrate, update or debug. We're on the job 24/7 maintaining a completely reliable and secure environment for your forum. You'll enjoy a robust and powerful feature set to manage your community. There are no limits to how many members, topics, or posts your forum has. Last, but not least, we provide you continuous free upgrades to our forum software.

Move my existing forum to ProBoards
If you switch your existing forum to ProBoards, we can offer you some relocation incentives. If you wish to import your existing forum data, check out Forums.net which offers a data migration service.

How much does a forum cost?
Here's the great news: ProBoards forums are completely free! It's free to create a forum, invite your friends or colleagues to join, and even free to create as many topics and discussions as you want. ProBoards is the leading host of free forums!

Can I use my own domain name?
Yes you can! For just $14/year, ProBoards will link your existing domain name directly to your ProBoards free forum. Please note, domain registrars do charge a separate yearly fee for ownership of the domain name.

How much bandwidth do I get?
With ProBoards' free forum hosting service, there are no limits on pageview bandwidth, the size of your membership, number of discussion threads, or forum activity levels. You are welcome to build a community of monumental proportions. Our forums are built to scale for large communities!

What features does ProBoards offer?
ProBoards provides its members the richest feature set of any free forum host including state-of-the-art customization tools, enhanced privacy controls and, powerful moderation tools to name a few. Please see the ProBoards features page for a complete listing of what we have to offer.

Question not listed here?
If you haven't found the answer to your question here, there are many more resources available. You can read through our Forum Help Guide or contact us on our Support Forum for additional assistance.

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[H3] Featured ProBoards Forums

Each week, ProBoards selects one extraordinary forum to feature on our
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submitted by their hard working owners.

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Your Money And More

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Then Comes Family

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Horrors Online

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The Organic Gardening Community

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[H1] Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 06, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how [VerticalScope Inc.] and its subsidiaries and corporate affiliates (collectively, ["VerticalScope"], "we", "us" or "our") collects information through our websites and mobile or other applications on which this Privacy Policy is posted (collectively, the "Sites") and, subject to the privacy policies of those third party platforms, through our accounts on various third party social media platforms. This Privacy Policy also describes how we may use and disclose this information and the rights you have with respect to your information.

[H4] Quick Links

Click on one of the links below to jump to the listed section:

Information we collect
How we use the information we collect
Cookies, tracking technologies and interest-based advertising
How we disclose your information
How we store and protect your information and information retention
Links to external content
Children
Your Rights and Choices
International Users
Notice for California Residents
How to contact us

[H2] 1. Information we collect

We collect different categories of information from and about you from different sources, as described in more detail in this section.

[H3] Information Provided By You

We collect information you provide to us directly when you use our Sites. This includes:

Account Information: To create an account, we collect your username, email address and/or telephone number, and password. For some Sites you may be required or permitted to provide additional information such as your date of birth, gender, age or other similar information. We collect additional information that you choose to add to your account or public user profile, such as a profile picture or information about your hobbies, interests, activities, or property (such as the type of vehicle you own). Your username is public, and other account information may be public depending on how your account profile is configured.
Transactional information: We may collect your name, contact information and payment card information when you purchase a product or service through our Sites (such as a subscription or classified advertisement). Payments are processed and stored by third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe and Braintree), so please refer to the applicable processor's terms and privacy policy for more information about how payment information is processed and stored.
Content you post or submit: Our Site may offer public forums or communication platforms that allow you to communicate with other users, post information (e.g., questions, project descriptions, information about your job/role), content, images, photos or videos, post your opinions on surveys, or submit reviews or ratings (collectively, your "Content"). Your Content will be associated with your public user profile. Your Content and public user profile is public, unencrypted and non-confidential. This means that it can be read and used by others, including advertisers. We are not responsible for the information you choose to submit in these public areas. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose information in public areas of our Site. We strongly recommend against disclosing any sensitive information that could directly or indirectly be traced to any individual, including yourself.
Other information: We may collect information with your consent, where required or permitted by law, or when you choose to provide other information directly to us. For example, we may collect information when you fill out a form, participate in a survey, poll, contest or promotion, apply for a job, request customer support or otherwise communicate with us.

[H3] Information We Collect Automatically

When you use or access our Sites, we may also automatically collect information about you from your device. This includes:

Geographic Location: We collect general geographical location information if the Site you are using is location-enabled and your device transmits location data and/or your IP address. This enables us to provide location-specific information to you.
Usage Data: We may log certain information when you access and use our Sites. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information (e.g., device IDs), pages visited, links clicked, the requested URL, hardware settings, and search terms. See Cookies, tracking technologies and interest-based advertising below for more information.
Information collected from cookies and similar technologies: We, our service providers and third-party advertising partners also collect information about users of the Sites automatically using cookies and other tracking technologies. See Cookies, tracking technologies and interest-based advertising below for more information.

[H3] Information We Collect From Third Parties

We collect the following information about you from third parties:

Third Party Networks: If you use a third party network (including a social media account) to create an account on our Site, to log-in to our Site, or if you otherwise interact with a third party network through our Site (such as by using a plug-in offered by that third party), we will receive information from the third party network, such as your username, email address, gender, public profile information and any other information that you have agreed to disclose to us, whether explicitly or through your privacy settings. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party networks for information about their practices.
Other sources: We may also obtain information about you, such as demographic information, from various third parties, such as business partners, marketers, researchers, analysts, and other parties that we may attribute to you based on your assignment to certain statistical groups. We use this information to supplement the information that we collect directly from you in order to derive your possible interests and to provide more relevant experiences for you with our brand and improve our products, analytics, and advertising.

[H2] 2. How we use the information we collect

We generally use and process the information we collect about you (which may include use of large language models, retrieval-augmented generation systems, or other artificial intelligence or machine learning technologies) to operate, manage and maintain our business, to provide our products and services, and to accomplish our business purposes and objectives, including:

to administer and manage our Site and provide our services, such as to create and administer accounts and facilitate the use and enjoyment of forums and communication platforms;
to enable geographic-specific features, such as geographic-specific information;
to provide the product, service, feature or information you have requested and to fulfill your transactions, including to process payments;
to send you administrative messages, updates, legal notices, technical notices or security alerts;
to customize your user experience and to personalize the services of [VerticalScope] and our ad partners and provide you with content of interest, including by tailoring the advertisements that are displayed to you to make them more useful and relevant to you;
to conduct research and development, analyze and understand trends and user behaviour and to improve our Sites, products and services;
to provide customer service, technical and other support;
to protect the safety of [VerticalScope] and our users, including to ensure compliance with our Terms of Use and other policies, block suspected spammers, address abuse, and detect and prevent fraud;
to provide you with newsletters, information, promotional offers and other advertising about us or our advertising partners;
to facilitate your participation in a contest or similar promotion, or a survey or poll;
to meet contractual obligations;
to facilitate corporate transactions;
to exercise our rights, defend legal claims and comply with law, legal process and internal policies; and
for other purposes with your consent or as permitted or required by law.

Legal bases for use of your information: The laws in certain jurisdictions require us to tell you the "legal bases" on which we process your information. Our legal bases for using your information as set out in this Privacy Policy are as follows:

Where use of your information is necessary to perform our obligations under a contract with you (for example, to comply with: the Terms of Use of our Sites or to fulfill a purchase you made)
Where use of your information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others (for example, to provide security for our Sites and applications; operate our business and our Sites; make and receive payments; comply with legal requirements and defend our legal rights; prevent fraud and to know the customer to whom we are providing the Sites)
Where we have a reason to process the data in accordance with applicable laws (e.g., to comply with applicable accounting rules and to make mandatory disclosures to law enforcement)
Where we have your consent to engage in a particular processing activity (e.g., such as where legally required, we obtain your consent to send you marketing communications or newsletters, or to provide your information to specific third parties). With respect to users in Canada, we obtain your consent (express or implied) for all processing of your personal information, except where processing without consent is permitted or required by law. Note that your consent may subsequently be withdrawn at any time, subject to limited exceptions, (by emailing [privacy@verticalscope.com]) without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

We may aggregate and/or de-identify information collected through the Sites. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, we may use de-identified and/or aggregated data for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also disclose such data to any third parties, including advertisers, promotional partners, sponsors, and/or others.

[H2] 3. Cookies, tracking technologies and interest-based advertising

We, our service providers and third-party advertising partners use technologies that automatically collect information about Site visitors and their visits to the Sites, as described below.
Specifically, we automatically collect information about how you access, navigate and leave our Site, including the website you came from before visiting our Site, what browser type and operating system you are using, the internet protocol (IP) address you are accessing the Site from, your mobile device ID or Advertising ID if you visit our Site from a mobile device, the pages of our Site that you are navigating through, the date and time of your visit, how long you spend on our Site or certain pages of our Site, and what website you go to after visiting our Site. This information may be used to determine how many visitors visit our Site or certain areas of our Site, how long they remain on our Site, whether they use the hyperlinks we provide or respond to advertising and to tailor our advertisements to you. We may disclose this information to partners who referred you to our Site, and with advertising partners, who may use the information to optimize the traffic they send to us and for delivering targeted ads to you when you visit other websites.
We, our service providers and third-party advertising partners collect information about Site visitors using cookies and other tracking technologies (including browser cookies and pixels). We use these technologies to remember your preferences and facilitate your navigation of our Site. We and our service providers and third-party advertising partners also use these technologies to track your activities on our Site and other websites, including the websites and web pages that you visited, the ads or content that you clicked on, any items you may have purchased and the search terms you used, in order to deliver tailored advertising to you. We may also disclose a unique identifier linked to you (such as a hashed or encrypted version of your email address or telephone number) with advertising partners so that you may be served with tailored advertising on our websites or other third party websites. However, you may opt out of network advertising programs that track your activities across multiple websites to deliver personalized advertising content to you by visiting Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada Opt-Out Page, Your Online Choices from the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, NAI Opt-Out Page and the Ad Choices Opt-Out Page.
If you would prefer not to accept cookies, most browsers will allow you to: (i) change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a cookie, which lets you choose whether or not to accept it; (ii) disable existing cookies; or (iii) set your browser to automatically reject any cookies. You may also set your e-mail options to prevent the automatic downloading of images that may contain technologies that would allow us to know whether you have accessed our e-mail and performed certain functions with it.
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our Site visitors use the Site, and as well as certain features of Google Analytics Display Advertising to advertise online, sell advertising and to develop content. You can opt out of your usage data being included in our reports from Google Analytics and customize Google's Display Network ads. Please visit Google's Ad Settings and Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps for a description of how Google uses information sent by our browser and for ways you can control the information sent to Google. We also use certain third parties to engage in certain targeted advertising activities across our Sites. To opt out of LiveRamp's targeted advertising activities, please visit https://liveramp.com/opt_out/. We may also share your IP address with advertising partners through our ad serving platforms. If you would like to opt out of the sharing of your IP address with advertising partners, please click here.
For additional ways to opt-out of targeted advertising and related activities under applicable law, see the Your Rights and Choices section below.

[H2] 4. How we disclose your information

We may disclose information we collect about you in the following circumstances.

[H3] Affiliates

We disclose information about you to our affiliates and subsidiaries under common ownership and/or control with us in accordance with applicable law.

[H3] Advertising partners

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[H3] ProBoards Features
Free — What else needs to be said?
Easy to use — Our free forums are easy to use, set up, moderate, administrate, and customize.
No Size Limit — With ProBoards, you can create as many categories, boards, members, threads, topics and posts as you like. There's no limit. We like busy forums!
Customizable — Create a unique and wondrous place with the best customization tools of any free forum.
Mobile App — Android or iPhone; Now members can stay connected when they're on-the-go. Mobile app experience provided by Tapatalk.
Simple Admin Tools — With our super simple admin tools, managing a forum has never been easier! You'll like the clean organization of our easy to use admin area with clear language and a simple layout.
YouTube Embedding — Now members can share their favorite YouTube clips and embed them directly into discussion posts.
Upload Files — Share files with other forum members (music, pictures, documents, etc); Upload attachments directly into topic posts.
Best 24/7 support — We're here to help 24/7 with our Getting Started Guide, our detailed Help Guide, and the best support community on the Internet.
Remotely Hosted — No software, no installation, no downloads. We'll take care of the technical stuff for you. Just sign up and go!
Unlimited Bandwidth — ProBoards doesn't place any limits on bandwidth usage for your community.
Scalable — Whether your group is a dozen of your closest friends or millions of people, ProBoards free forums will scale to accommodate any size community!
Top Moderation Tools — As forum moderating can often be a delicate job, ProBoards provides effective tools for moderators to discuss issues and render decisions beyond the view of other forum members.
Premium Features — We offer additional premium forum options including the ability to use your own custom domain name, remove advertising from your forum, and the ability to change your forum URL.
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[H3] Full Feature List

The features listed below provide a more complete inventory of ProBoards many user and
administrative tools.

[H3] Posting

Multiple Poll Votes — Optionally you can allow members to vote for multiple choices in a poll.
Message Icons — When creating a topic you can pick from a variety of icons to display next to your topic.
Flood Control — Our system automatically detects excessive quick posting and throttles the rate at which posts can be made.
Smilies — We offer a variety of image smileys that convert text such as :) into an image version of the smile.
YouTube™ Embedding — Insert videos from YouTube into your posts using our [youtube]Video URL[/youtube] BBCode tag.
Quoting — When replying to a posted message, you can click "quote" to quote the message you are replying to.
Posting Preview — Before posting your message you can click "Preview" to see how your message will look before it is posted.
BBCode — The BBCode system allows you to stylize your posts adding color, images, and more.
Automatic Image Thumbnails — When posting an image attachment, a preview thumbnail is automatically added to your post.
Vote Changing — Our poll system allows you to specify if votes can be retracted.
Attachments — ProBoards forums come with 200MB of free attachment space!
Polls — You can add a poll to topics you post that registered members can vote on.
Quick Reply — At the bottom of each topic you will find a Quick Reply box that allows you to reply to the topic without needing to navigate to a new page first.
Formatting Toolbar — We provide an easy to use toolbar for inserting BBCode tags into your posts.

[H3] Moderation

Move Posts — You can take one (or more) posts from a topic and move them to a new topic or an existing topic.
Move Topics — Our Move Topics feature allows you to move a topic from one board to another quickly and easily.
Sticky Topics — Sticky Topics are topics that stay at the top of a board, usually used for posting rules or important announcements related to a particular board.
Split Topics — Using our Move Posts feature you can split a topic from a particular point onwards and move it into a new topic.
Announcement Topics — Announcements are topics that are displayed at the top of every board in your forum.
User Notes — Moderators can store notes about users in the user's profile.
Post Editing — After making a post you can edit it to make any necessary changes.
Moderator Toolbar — At the bottom of each topic, moderators will see a toolbar of various moderating options they have access to.
Remove Topics — Removing a topic deletes it from your forum.
Merge Topics — Using our Move Posts feature you can take all the posts from one topic and merge them into another existing topic.
Per-Board Moderation — We offer a fully functional "Report to Moderator" system for posts.
Lock Topics — Locking a topic prevents further posting in it.
Moderators — Moderators are members of your forum that you assign special powers to, such as the ability to lock or delete topics.

[H3] Forum

Sub-boards — A sub-board is a board inside of another board. Usually you create sub-boards to better organize discussions about a topic.
Info Center — Your forum's homepage comes with an Info Center at the bottom displaying important information about your forum.
Categories — Organize your forum's boards into different categories to make it easy to navigate.
Forum Statistics — In your Info Center you can view information about the total number of topics, posts, and members.
Personal Message Notification — You can opt to receive an email or alert when a new message arrives for you.
Bookmark Topics — You can bookmark topics for easy viewing later.
Topic Participation Listing — By clicking on the number of replies to a topic you can see who has participated in the topic.
Post Linking — Each post has a "Link to Post" link at the bottom. When clicked, will take the visitor directly to the post.
Advanced Forum Search — Search all posts on your forum with advanced options from your forum's search page.
News Fader — You can optionally display your forum's news on your homepage through the News Fader feature.
Print Topics — Each topic has a "print" button at the top that takes you to a printer friendly version of the topic.
Users Online — In the Info Center you will find a list of the users who are currently online at your forum.
Forum Jump — At the bottom of your forum you will find a drop down that can help you quickly navigate to other boards on your forum.
Report Posts — Members of your forum can report posts to moderators using the "Report to Mod" link at the bottom of each post.
Boards — Each board is a place where you can start discussions with other members.
New Topic Indication — Topics with postings you have not read will have a "new" icon next to them.
PM Multiple Recipients — You can send a personal message to multiple recipients by separating their names with a comma. e.g.: sally,tom
Recent Post Viewing — You can easily view the most recent posts on your forum by clicking the Recent Posts link in the Info Center.
Past 24 Hours Users — The Info Center displays the list of users who were active in the last 24 hours on your forum.
Birthday Notification — The bottom of your forum's homepage displays the birthdays for your forum.
Personal Messaging — Registered members can send direct messages to other users on your forum.
Live Chat — We offer the option to add a live java chatroom to your forum, provided by addonChat.
Active Topic Indication — Topics with a large number of replies gain a special icon indicating an active discussion.
Calendar — You can optionally enable a calendar on your forum where you can add events.
New Topics Viewing — At the top of each page there is a "New Topics" button which will take you to a listing of all the newest topics on your forum.
Password Protected Boards — Optionally each board can be password protected. Only visitors who know the password will be granted access to the board.
Social Sharing — You can easily share a topic with your friends using the "share" button at the top of each topic.

[H3] Administration

Mass Personal Messaging — Quickly send a message to all the members of your forum.
Temporary Bans — Ban a member for a set amount of time by specifying a time length for a ban.
Custom Powers for Groups — Allocate different moderator powers to different user groups.
Custom Group Colors — Each user group can be set to a particular color.
Forum Color Management — Easily change your forum colors.
Maintenance Mode — Your forum can be placed into Maintenance Mode which prevents non-staff from accessing it. This is useful if you want to make many changes or restrict access to your forum.
Reserved Names — Prevent users from using certain names in their username or display name on your forum.
Custom HTML/JavaScript/CSS — Our "Headers and Footers" section allows you to enter custom HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
IP Banning — Ban visitors to your forum based on their IP address.
Category Management — Easily create, modify, or delete categories.
Permanent Bans — You can ban members from your forum to prevent them from coming back.
User Group Management — Create and customize different user groups.
Username Banning — Ban a single user from your forum based on their username.
Skins — Create different skins to give your forum different unique looks.
Board Management — Create, modify, or delete boards from your forum's Administration Panel.
Mass E-Mail — Send an email to all members of your forum.
Security Log — Our security log shows you a listing of important actions performed by your moderators and users.
Ranks — Specify different ranks for members based on their post count. Ranks are displayed underneath the user's name.
Email Banning — Ban registered members with a particular email address from accessing your forum.
Attachment Management — View and remove attachments from all posts in one place.
Member Search — Search members of your forum based on a variety of options including IP and email.
User IP Logging — When posts are made by a user, their IP address is logged in the post.
Forum Pruning — Remove old posts from your forum through our easy interface.
Censored Words — Using our censored words system you can change one word into another on your forum.
Custom Images — Customize all of the images on your forum in one place.
Warning System — To easily keep track of problem members you can increase their warning level.

[H3] Paid Features

Ad-Free — We offer a monthly ad-free service that removes all advertisements from your forum. Full details can be found in your forum's admin panel under Paid Features.
Forum URL Change — For a one time fee you can change your forum URL. Full details can be found in your forum's admin panel under Paid Features.
Domain Names — You can link your own domain name (such as your-name.com) to your forum for a yearly fee. Full details can be found in your forum's admin panel under Paid Features.
iPhone Application — Download the ProBoards application on the App Store to visit and post on your forum using your mobile device.
Android Application — You can download the ProBoards App from the Android Marketplace. Great for browsing your forum on the go!

[H3] Members

Selectable Skins — If a forum offers multiple skins, you can switch between them to have a different look and feel to the forum.
Member Listing — Registered users can view a list of all registered members on a forum.
Display Names — Your display name is the name displayed next to your posts. You can customize this from the Modify Profile page on your forum.
Personal Text — Beneath your avatar you can display a short message.
Bookmark Management — View and remove your bookmarks from an easy to manage screen.
Forum Avatars — Select from a pre-made avatar if you don't have your own.
User Groups — Users can be placed into different User Groups. User Groups are normally used for moderation purposes, as each group can be customized to allow for certain forum powers.
Mini Profiles — Next to each post we display the poster's mini profile. This includes information such as their member group, rank, avatar, personal text and other information.
User Preferences — We offer you the ability to to customize your experience on our forums with various settings.
User Avatars — You can choose to display an image with your postings.
Ranks — As you post on a forum your rank will increase. This gives you different titles and stars under your name.
Most Recent Posts — On each user's profile you can easily view their most recent posts.
User Signatures — You can create your own custom signature that is displayed at the bottom of each post.
Bookmark Notification — Optionally receive a personal message or email when one of your bookmarks has been updated.

[H3] Registration

Age Confirmation — ProBoards users must be at least 13 years old.
CAPTCHA Visual Confirmation — All registrations require validation via CAPTCHA to ensure that bots are not creating accounts on your forum.
Email Verification — We verify that the email address a user registers with is valid by sending a confirmation code.
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