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Like a simple chat room, or a forum reduced to a single thread. Commonly placed on the main page of a website. |
Like a simple chat room, or a forum reduced to a single thread. Commonly placed on the main page of a website. |
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Many [[Web Comics]] don't have a large enough community to support a full-size, separate message board. A |
Many [[Web Comics]] don't have a large enough community to support a full-size, separate message board. A '''Shout Box''' is one way to provide easy, highly-visible interactivity. |
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See also [[The Rant]]. |
See also [[The Rant]]. |
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* ''[[Alien Dice]]' uses one for comics and newsposts, even though it does have a forum. |
* ''[[Alien Dice]]' uses one for comics and newsposts, even though it does have a forum. |
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* ''[[Dream Catcher]]'' uses one. |
* ''[[Dream Catcher]]'' uses one. |
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* Users of [[Deviant ART]] who subscribe have the option to put a shoutbox with any journal they post. |
* Users of [[Deviant ART]] who subscribe have the option to put a shoutbox with any journal they post. |
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* ''[http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php Brat-halla]'' has embedded a single, blog-powered comment thread for a similar effect. |
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130120203751/http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php Brat-halla]'' has embedded a single, blog-powered comment thread for a similar effect. |
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* [http://www.myshoutbox.com/ MYSHOUTBOX] (seriously, they put it in all caps like that) is used by ''[http://www.juathuur.spiderforest.com/ Juathuur]''. |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902103844/http://www.myshoutbox.com/ MYSHOUTBOX] (seriously, they put it in all caps like that) is used by ''[http://www.juathuur.spiderforest.com/ Juathuur]''. |
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* Tom Siddell of ''[[ |
* Tom Siddell of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' used the home-encoded comment thread for [[Painting the Fourth Wall]] during the interim comic ''City Face'': instead of displaying [[Real Life]] reader comments, it displayed comments from the [[Animated Actors]] and other in-universe characters reading the [[Show Within a Show|comic within the comic]]. They're archived [http://gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/City_Face_comments here]. |
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* [[Bear And Kitten]] had a very avid fanbase that actively posted in their shoutbox. Oddly enough, even though the webcomic hasn't update in almost a year now, the fans still post in the shoutbox because they actually became a close knit group of friends. Seemingly forgetting that they even came to the website for the comic. |
* [[Bear And Kitten]] had a very avid fanbase that actively posted in their shoutbox. Oddly enough, even though the webcomic hasn't update in almost a year now, the fans still post in the shoutbox because they actually became a close knit group of friends. Seemingly forgetting that they even came to the website for the comic. |
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** Currently the site is down, but the shoutbox is still accessible via internet archive. |
** Currently the site is down, but the shoutbox is still accessible via internet archive. |
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* Conversely, [[Bizarre Uprising]]'s shoutbox has consisted primarily of complaints of [[They Changed It Now It Sucks]] vis-a-vis the [[Time Skip]]. |
* Conversely, [[Bizarre Uprising]]'s shoutbox has consisted primarily of complaints of [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]] vis-a-vis the [[Time Skip]]. |
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* ''[[Planet Zebeth]]'' uses one as well. |
* ''[[Planet Zebeth]]'' uses one as well. |
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 20 September 2018
Like a simple chat room, or a forum reduced to a single thread. Commonly placed on the main page of a website.
Many Web Comics don't have a large enough community to support a full-size, separate message board. A Shout Box is one way to provide easy, highly-visible interactivity.
See also The Rant.
Examples of Shout Box include:
- Alien Dice' uses one for comics and newsposts, even though it does have a forum.
- Beyond Reality has bot one of these and a forum.
- Dream Catcher uses one.
- Users of Deviant ART who subscribe have the option to put a shoutbox with any journal they post.
- Brat-halla has embedded a single, blog-powered comment thread for a similar effect.
- MYSHOUTBOX (seriously, they put it in all caps like that) is used by Juathuur.
- Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg Court used the home-encoded comment thread for Painting the Fourth Wall during the interim comic City Face: instead of displaying Real Life reader comments, it displayed comments from the Animated Actors and other in-universe characters reading the comic within the comic. They're archived here.
- Bear And Kitten had a very avid fanbase that actively posted in their shoutbox. Oddly enough, even though the webcomic hasn't update in almost a year now, the fans still post in the shoutbox because they actually became a close knit group of friends. Seemingly forgetting that they even came to the website for the comic.
- Currently the site is down, but the shoutbox is still accessible via internet archive.
- Conversely, Bizarre Uprising's shoutbox has consisted primarily of complaints of They Changed It, Now It Sucks vis-a-vis the Time Skip.
- Planet Zebeth uses one as well.