The following document contains answers to questions that are asked frequently by message board users. The Canadian Biodiversity Network Conference message board is a moderated discussion board.
Users can initiate and contribute to conversations.
Conversations are monitored and organized by moderators. A message board is ideal for extending classroom discussions to the WWW, conducting electronic conferences, and hosting public discussions. The basic topic structure is set up by the board administrator and the topic moderators. Anyone with WWW access can read any message in any area of the message board. Users can add a message to an existing conversation .