The message board provides an open arena for the general discussion of a specific topic.
Messages are comments made by users regarding a topic or sub-topic, found in a discussion group.
A message may be a new message with a comment or question concerning the general topic of the discussion group or a reply to an existing message. Following A Discussion Opening a discussion forum To join an ongoing discussion forum, simply click a discussion forum link. Each discussion forum will appear as a title or statement. Expanding a discussion group Once in a discussion forum you will see several discussion groups regarding more specific topics. Each discussion group will appear as a title or statement with the author and date.