For example, if I couldn't e-mail this article to Computer Bits, I'd have to go to Forest Grove by bus a long trip I already make once a month, which is plenty for me. Still, the net has its faults. One of the major ones is lack of community. If you have more general interests, the Internet can be a frightening place. That's why local bulletin boards still matter.
Web pages out there.
Everyone gets to know everyone else online, and then they usually meet in person. It's difficult to make friends on the Internet. It's difficult not to make friends on bulletin boards. Some folks on the Internet have seen the benefits of bulletin boards, and they've made attempts to implement BBSs on the Internet. Some net boards are just like normal bulletin boards, except you access them through telnet instead of a dialup number.