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The '''Paperpusher's Message Board''', often abbreviated to '''PPMB''', is the longest-running message board in Daria fandom history, and the major gathering place for ''Daria'' fans. Founded in 1999, it originally served as a replacement for the [[Lawndale Commons]] forum, and later the [[Outpost Daria Message Board]]. The board is named after its original owner and founder, the [[Paperpusher]]. It has over 600 registered users.

==History==

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The PPMB was originally founded by the [[Paperpusher]] as early as October 13, 1999; its earliest saved copy can be found at www.webarchive.org, with its original address of paperpusher.simplenet.com. In the beginning, it served as a replacement board when [[Lawndale Commons]], the premiere message board, abruptly closed its doors in late 1999/early 2000. Until then, Lawndale Commons and the Outpost Daria Fanfiction Message Board were the two main message boards. When Lawndale Commons shut down, fans scrambled to find an alternative.

[[Image:ppmbv1.jpg~~|left~~|frame|~~PPMB~~ ~~(first~~ ~~version)~~]]

[[Image:ppmbv1.jpg|frame|The Paperpusher's site]]

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The PPMB was originally founded by the [[Paperpusher]] as early as October 13, 1999; its earliest saved copy can be found at www.webarchive.org, with its original address of paperpusher.simplenet.com. In the beginning, it served as a replacement board when [[Lawndale Commons]], the premiere message board, abruptly closed its doors in late 1999/early 2000. Until then, Lawndale Commons and the Outpost Daria Fanfiction Message Board were the two main message boards. When Lawndale Commons shut down, fans scrambled to find an alternative. The Paperpusher offered the Paperpusher Message Board, while [[Martin J. Pollard]], owner of the [[Outpost Daria Message Board]], expanded its topics beyond fanfiction. Because Outpost Daria's message board was already well known to fans, most spent the bulk of their time there, while the Paperpusher Message Board, with its single forum, was a slower-paced alternative. When the [[Outpost Daria]] website was "Foxed", or sent a letter by [[Viacom]] asking Outpost Daria to cease the alleged infringement of its intellectual property, the Outpost Daria Message Board was closed. The bulk of Daria fandom then migrated to the PPMB, which became the major message board of Daria fandom.

The Paperpusher offered the Paperpusher Message Board, while [[Martin J. Pollard]], owner of the [[Outpost Daria Message Board]], expanded its topics beyond fanfiction. Because Outpost Daria's message board was already well known to fans, most spent the bulk of their time there, while the Paperpusher Message Board, with its single forum, was a slower-paced alternative. When the [[Outpost Daria]] website was "Foxed", or sent a letter by [[Viacom]] asking Outpost Daria to cease the alleged infringement of its intellectual property, the Outpost Daria Message Board was closed. The bulk of Daria fandom then migrated to the PPMB, which became the major message board of Daria fandom.

Unlike many of the earlier Daria message boards, the PPMB could be efficiently moderated, with messages that violated the ad-hoc guidelines removed and belligerent users banned. Other message boards such as the [[Scorched Remnants Message Board]] remained unmoderated, and after the SRMB closed, the [[Sheep's Fluff Message Board]] opened to provide a forum for Daria fans who wanted to post on a message board that allowed the discussion of sexuality and other adult topics. However, PPMB remains the central message board of Daria fandom.