A forum is a place where people can meet and discuss various topics. It can also be called a ‘discussion group’, ‘board’ or ‘bulletin board’.
When a member posts a new discussion, other member’s can reply to it with their own messages.
Finding your way around a forum #
The main forum is split into various smaller forums, each with its own category. Within each category are the various discussions (aka ‘threads’) that people have posted. By clicking on a thread name, you can see all the messages that are part of that discussion.
See the latest posts #
You can see all of the latest posts in all of the forums, by clicking on What’s New / the Lightning Bolt icon at the top of the page.
Searching the forum #
You can search the forums by clicking on Search / the Magnifying Glass icon at the top of the page. If you are within a particular forum, you can choose narrow your search to just that forum.
A more advanced search is available here.
Bookmarking #
You can bookmark posts to refer to later by clicking on the bookmark icon, on each post. You can see, and edit the bookmarks you have by clicking on your avatar at the top of the page, and clicking bookmarks. You can also go to the bookmarks page, which can be accessed from the Account details page.
Sharing #
You can share an item from the forum to various social networks by clicking on the share icon on each post.
