Threads are specific discussions Forums are broken into threads . A thread is basically a conversation about a specific subject, consisting of individual messages. Threads cannot contain sub-threads, and there can ba any number of them in a forum. A thread is a single, specific task carried out by a computer program. Messages are individual postings Messages are the individual postings left by users.
Several messages make up a thread and contain questions or other info relevant to that thread.
By default, the threads with the newest messages are listed first. Clicking on the title shows the messages in that thread. If you're viewing a list of thread titles, click on a thread title to view the messages in that thread. The messages are displayed in the order that they are added to the thread, that is, oldest messages at the top. For example, if there were 500 threads and each page showed 50 thread titles, there would be 10 pages of thread titles.