Vikingsmessageboard.com is a Vikings fan site that has apparently existed for at least five years and had at least 2,000 users, per the Wayback Machine. Now it is gone, apparently forever:
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We might've gone with banning those users with the ugliest opinions instead of shutting the whole damn site down, but we can't fault the message board owners for their strong statement. If you're a displaced Vikings fan looking for a place to go, might we recommend The Daily Norseman?