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1	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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3	Many {{webcomics}} 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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5	See also TheRant.
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7	!!Examples:
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9	* ''Webcomic/AlienDice'' uses one for comics and newsposts, even though it does have a forum.
10	* ''Webcomic/BeyondReality'' has bot one of these and a forum.
11	* ''Webcomic/CatNine'' uses Chatango and found on most pages.
12	* ''Webcomic/DreamCatcher'' uses one.
13	* Users of Website/{{deviantART}} who subscribe have the option to put a shoutbox with any journal they post.
14	* ''[[http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php Brat-halla]]'' has embedded a single, blog-powered comment thread for a similar effect.
15	* [[http://www.myshoutbox.com/ MYSHOUTBOX]] (seriously, they put it in all caps like that) is used by ''[[http://www.juathuur.spiderforest.com/ Juathuur.]]''
16	* Tom Siddell of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' used the home-encoded comment thread for PaintingTheMedium during the interim comic ''Webcomic/CityFace'': instead of displaying RealLife reader comments, it displayed comments from the AnimatedActors and other in-universe characters reading the [[ShowWithinAShow comic within the comic]]. They're archived [[http://gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/City_Face_comments here]].
17	* ''Website/BearAndKitten'' 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.
18	** Currently the site is down, but the shoutbox is still accessible via internet archive.
19	* Conversely, ''Webcomic/BizarreUprising'''s shoutbox has consisted primarily of complaints of TheyChangedItNowItSucks vis-a-vis the TimeSkip.
20	* ''Webcomic/PlanetZebeth'' uses one as well.
21	* ''Webcomic/TheMonsterAndTheGirl'' has a shoutbox arranged that a message on one comic page is seen on all the comic pages.
22	* ''Webcomic/FriendshipIsDragons'' has one, that has become something of a friendly community for discussing {{Role Playing Game}}s rather than the comic itself. The author cites it as his inspiration for continuing the strip.

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