| Glossary - Definition of Forum Terms |
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Topics that contain important information that the forum administrators want you to find, easily and read. More info...
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| BBCode |
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BBCode enables forum members to apply some basic formatting to their messages without knowing HTML. It uses a set of beginning and ending codes that you select or type in the message creation form to format words or phrases in your posts and Private Messages (bold, italics, color, quotation boxes, and so forth). The forum software then translates these codes into HTML when the message is posted. Because BBCode is easier to remember than HTML, many forum software programs use it. More info...
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| Categories |
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Categories serve as a top-level organizing function for forums. Some categories contain subforums, as well. Subforums enable the information posted in categories to remain subject specific.
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A forum is an Internet-based software program, derived from earlier "bulletin board services (BBS's), that fosters online information sharing and discussion. Unlike today's weblogs (blogs), forum participants can initiate new discussions (topics or "threads"), rather than merely responding to topics that the site owners post. Forums also differ from chat rooms and instant messaging services in that they deal with specific topics, rather than simply providing a place for personal exchanges about any topic.
Before posting messages, forum and blog participants should consider that their messages might be displayed publicly for many years.
On our web site, the word "forum" has two different meanings. It is used to refer to the entire discussion area of our web site; and it also refers to an area within the site where a specific subject matter is discussed and you can read, reply to, and create new topic messages. Some forums contain subforums to assist with topic organization.
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| Message |
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Another word for a post. This word also refers to e-mail messages and Private Messages.
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| "New Post" messages |
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New posts are messages in forums that create new topics. More info...
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| Outbox |
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Folder where the Private Messages you send are stored, temporarily, until the recipients open them or save them. More info...
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| Polls |
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Topics that enable forum members to vote on an idea or issue and view the results of all the respondents' answers. More info...
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| Post |
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An idea, opinion, piece of information, etc. that is submitted to the forum by a single member. It may be the first message in a new topic or a reply message in an existing topic. Posts are typically a sentence, paragraph, or a few paragraphs. More info...
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| "New reply" messages |
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New posts that are added to topics that already exist. More info...
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| preferences |
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An area in the forum where you can set some of the available profile options (instead of using the profile edit form), as well as additional options that affect the way some of the forum information appears (board layout, sorting of topics, etc.).
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| profile |
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A set of options that members select that customize the way they use the forum and the way that their personal information appears. More info...
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| Private Messages (PMs) |
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Messages that members can send to each other in private. More info...
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| Savebox |
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Folder where you can save Private Messages; this keeps your Inbox clear. More info...
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| smilies |
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Smilies are small images that forum members may insert into their posts. They are also called "emoticons" because they are typically used to communicate emotion. More info...
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| sticky topics ("stickies") |
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Important topics in specific forums created by an administrator or moderator that you should read before posting a message in that forum. They always appear at the top of the list of forum topics. More info...
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| topic |
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A collection of posts that discuss a particular subject matter. Topics are also known as discussion "threads." All replies to a topic relate to the subject matter defined in the first message.
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| watching topics |
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Members who subscribe to topic message notifications are said to be "watching" those topics. While you are watching a topic, the forum sends you an e-mail message when a new reply message is posted. You receive one notification for each visit you make to that topic. More info...
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| ZCrew |
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An acronym for Z Car & Roadster Enthusiasts of Wisconsin.
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