LEGO Message Boards

About
The LEGO Message Boards is a LEGO-themed social networking site for kids and teens and adults of all ages. It was founded in September 2001, and has been the most popular part of the LEGO website since 2007. It is a safe environment for young children, as everything (including posts, topics, and comments comments) gets moderated, but it is also a way for older LEGO users to connect without revealing their personal info. No bad words are allowed, and spam gets blockd or deleted. The moderators are well trained and look for minor things that might reveal too much personal information.

Users
There are currently over 2,240,000 users on the LEGO Message Boards and more to come. Users have the ability to post messages, and can also create new topics. They can also "level up" ranks, starting with Apprentice (starting at 1 post) and ending with Legend (24,000 posts). However, users may continue to post after Legend.

Posting
The posting process is broken up into three stages. The first is submitting one. A user may type a message, add emotes, etc., and will then submit it. This will bring it into the second stage, where an automated machine will sort the posts into categories (for example "1-100 characters" category or "300-500 characters" category). After being divided, these will be sent into the final step, where a group of LEGO employees will decide on whether or not the post should be submitted. Then, it's all set and ready to go!

Read more at the LEGO Message Boards Wiki.