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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