I don't like message-boarding.
There are lots of reasons why, the least of which being that message boards are inherently flawed. Try my reasoning:

THE DISSOLUTION OF A MESSAGE BOARD

STEP 1
CREATION
Someone creates a website, and as he goes about choosing things to put on a website, he thinks "Gee, A message board would be a great way for thefans of this site to communicate."
Good idea right? I mean , no matter what site you go to, there always seem to be a way to post your two cents. Everyone likes giving their opinion. Posters might check this out whenever they've finished doing their regular round of website or when they're really fucking bored at work

STEP 2
DILLUSION
People have now discovered the message board and have begun posting. They always have high hopes for their message. If they're posting on a Band/author/movie's site they all hope that the object of their passion will see their words and post back just to them. This rarely happens. Sometimes I doubt whether the focus of the site actually goes on the page at all. But it's with this hope that people post things like "you're awesome, my favorite, blah blah bah." At this point, they are checking once a day or once every other day. Either way, it's now in their regular round of browsing. I don't want to say that these people ae wasting their breath, but...um...well, they are. I mean, you've bought their books, gone to the concert, paid thirty dollars for the t shirt, isn't that love enough?
There are other message boards I'd like to address as well, namely private message boards (think yahoo groups). in this case, the people posting usually somewhat know eachother, if only through the web and their interest is a little more narrow. A lot of what this is is politics, but I'll get into that in a second
STEP 3
SNARKIER THAN THOU
Everyone's a comedian. Everyone's a critic. Everyone's an intellectual.
The chant of the message board. Once a board has been running for a while, you'll begin to see some serious politics. If someone makes a cute remark, the responder is going to try to be cuter and funnier. If someone tries to be organizational, the next person will try to take the reigns away from them. If someone makes a good point, someone else will try to refute them, just for the sake of seeming smarter. Posters at this stage are on the board at least twice a day, just to make sure they aren't being one-upped .
For the private message boards, this is where the push for power comes in. Even if someone has already been designated as the head of the group, certain members are always going to fight for the title of Oh-sure-he's-the-leader-but-I-wear-the-pants-in-this-message-board. Power trips often come in the form of organizing get togethers, fundraisers, or anything else that might cause great changes withing the group.
There can be exceptions to this though. I've been on some message boards on myspace that have so many members that it's impossible to wrangle everybody.
STEP 4
ENTER THE ASSHOLE
Everyone tries to be friendly on these boards, at first. But someone is eventually going to come along to stir thing up and play devils advocate. By this point, posters are checking and posting whenever they're inreach of a computer. Alot of energy has been used and they will not just let somefuckface who hasn't posted or has rarely posted ruin this. The asshole will usually do something like question artists credibility, undermine fan loyalty, or simply accuse the posters of having no life (he might be right). No matter what though, he has the ability to get already-fiery passions in an uproar.
In the yahoo groups, this is the stage in where someone really fucks up. I ws on a group a while ago where, after many power plays, one of the members (I'll call him Jack) made a play for the leader's ("Al") daughter. Jack was 42, the daughter might've been 19. Obviously Al was unhappy about this, and he made his feelings known when he threatened to kill Jack. On a camping trip. In front of everybody from the group. From this point, it turns into war
STEP 5
CHOOSING SIDES
A line has been drawn. Words have been said. Friends are now enemies. here's a good example of the message board at this point:
P1: P2 is a dick
P2: you're a dick, dick!!
P3: Don't call P1 a dick!!!
P4: People, can't we all just get along!!!
P1, P2, & P3: WHO ASKED YOU?!?

Ah yes, the cry for peace is drowned out by the giant pissing contest. The desire to fight is inherent in human beings. And here, you seem bigger and tougher than you actually are since, hey, you don't have to say it to the other guy's face. So, alot of things you can't take back are said. Posters will stay on for hours at a time, trying to stand their ground.
STEP 6
STEP IN
Although their rarely seen or heard from, the artist (object of obsession) will post a note asking for everyone to "cool it". Everyone feels shame, gives a mea culpa, and backs off the board for awhile.
In the yahoo board, the asshole becomes a pariah, persona no grata. No one talks to them, messages them, they don't don't even exist in the digital friendships they made.
Posters try to go back to posting with the same fervor they once had, but everyone has to admit: Posting was more fun when their was conflict. So, membership dies off, and things go back to somewhat normal.
...Until the next asshole finds the site.

I hate dealing with that kind of bullshit. Especially with people who I don't even know by their real names.
If I'm going to call someone a bitch, I'll do it to their face.