Ryder Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Just blitzed what I feel is a reasonably accurate view and stance on the expat forums here in LOS : Bangkok Live An adult-minded and free-flowing forum. Mostly about the Thailand Nightlife concentrated in Bangkok. However, it also features about the culture and activities around Thailand. GT Rider Forum The original biking forum that is where it all began. Focusing on road trips around Chiang Mai and, to a lesser extent, cross-border excursions. It's more road-biking and lacks the down-to-earth appeal of the more 'suggestive' thai forums. It is a brilliant resource for maps and neutral advice on road trips around the north of Thailand. Hua Hin After Dark Hua Hins number one web forum is as old as Thai Visa and offers a unique expat-orientated forum. The forum is fairly high-concept with all manner of aspects about Hua Hin Covered. Maps and nightlife along with accommodation are here in guide format. The expats on HHAD are friendly, easy-going and there's a relaxed atmosphere to things. Phuket Info Forum Formerly a nightlife-only web forum that focused on Patong Beach in Phuket. It now is reaching into other areas of Thailand and maturing just enough without losing its roots. Teak Door Forum The original renegade forum of the thai expat community. Started by group of banned members from Thai Visa this forum started off small, angry and shouted itself off quite loudly. Yet with the growing shift of Thai Visa to a puritan mentality with gestapo-esque moderation it meant Teak Door found itself with an exodus of expats to join it's forum and expand the ranks. This balanced the ways and has meant Teak Door has gone from being pariah forum to something of a dark, rising star. Originally there was an anarchist-driven moderation of despotic proportions. While the forum was by no means a tyrants paradise it was like wild bedlam party rockin' around the clock. Recently, though, it's had a paradigm shift of it's own. With the inceased traffic it has taken on-board a few easy-going moderators to see that the extremes are kept at bay and the flow of information is more even-handed....... Continued in link Thai Visa What started off as a forum for obtaining thai visa's for the curious visitors to Thailand soon grew from a few bangkok expats exchanging messages to a flawed power-house of a forum. It's reputed to be the busiest forum in Thailand. A elusive expat called George runs the forum. In 2001 the forum kicked off officially having previously being a newsnet style-topic. The vibe was fresh the nightscene booming and the moderators very laissez-faire. And that's how it was for about four of five years. Then, coinciding with TRTs morality campaign things began to get very strict and commercialised indeed........ To see the full review please click here: http://www.ontheroadthailand.com/Thai%20Forums%20Review.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Hi, Couple of minor corrections on the info in your review: - the Board Sponsor status is not linked to a yearly subscription; donate once and you are a Board Sponsor, no time limit - regular members can also PT (send messages) to others BTW, I think you still missed a couple of forums (bunch of Pattaya ones, one for Surin (forgot the name, Cent will know), possibly some others) Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 The Pattaya one could be www.pattaya-addicts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 There's http://www.pattayasecrets.com/forums/ too, focused on nightlife. It's connected to Secrets bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 there are more good others - in German Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Nice Copenhagen forum. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuytrede Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanyar Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 why miss out the 360 part? Thai 360 Forum A niche forum that covers all areas of Thailand loosely with a small but faithful member-group. It operates a two-tier membership program made up of (yearly) paid-up subscribers and non-payers. The paid-up subscribers get to message other members and post images and so-on. The moderation is easy-going and (almost) anything goes. The forums tends to be on the nightlife and P4P scene. Compared to other thai forums, Thai 360 is quieter than most. Quieter than any might be more accurate, could it be the charm of the faithful member group or the stuck in the past main area of interest? I see one other member logged in, over on TD there are 50 logged into just one section, says it all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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