Motley Fool is generally known for its lighthearted take on the stock market and investing, but the site also has a well-developed message board section. The message boards at Motley Fool contain a broad range of subjects in addition to the traditional individual stock message boards. Other boards include: photography, organic gardening and aviation.
The message boards are generally well monitored so that profanity and personal attacks are kept to a minimum. You can also block users to further filter out unwanted noise when browsing through the message boards. The homepage provides a link to “hot topics,” which shows popular discussion threads grouped by message board category. You can also see the “post of the day,” which is chosen by other Fool posters’ recommendations. Each post includes a link to make recommending posts simple.
Each post also includes a link that allows readers to bring inappropriate posts to the attention of Web site monitors.
The Community Tools section of the homepage provides an “Ask a Foolish Question” service. You can also see the most active and most recommended messages and boards as well as get help and tips on using the boards. The most active and recommended boards can be sorted by the latest post and by broad topic (stock or non-stock). You can access these lists by choosing “best of” from the top menu bar on the homepage as well. You can also start a new board.
A small amount of individual security data is available by clicking a ticker symbol. Data includes a price and volume chart, the day’s quote data and links to related news stories. The system allows anyone to read posts but in order to add your own post, you must become a member. Recently Motley Fool dropped its $29.95 per year fee, making access to its message boards free.
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