I was wondering the same thing. I have a domain that I pay for once a year, so until that year is up nothing changes. I don't know how a message board works. Maybe the same. There are some other boards which used to be very active and have since all but disappeared. I look at the just out of curiosity and occasionally make a post just to see what will happen. So far, nothing has changed. One was cancelled, but the cancellation was proactive and the owner made announcements ahead of time. So I guess we will wait and see.
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