FAQ’s

What is a discussion forum?

A discussion forum is an online discussion site. It’s sometimes also called a ‘board’. It contains several categories, consisting of forums, threads and individual posts.

How is all this structured?

The discussion forum as a whole contains various categories (broad subject areas), which themselves contain forums (more specific subject areas) which contain topics (conversations about a specific subject) which are made up of individual posts (where a user writes something).

The forum home page has a list of categories and forums, with basic statistics for each – including the number of topics and posts, and which member posted the most recent message.

How do I find my way around?

When you click on a forum’s name, you are taken to the list of topics it contains. It will default to the list of topics with activity within the last month. A topic is a conversation between members. Each topic starts out as a single post and grows as more individual posts are added by different users.