This is a place where you have the opportunity to talk about the texts we are discussing. If you can engage in a dialogue with other students I will be most impressed. That means that when you post a message, the chances are that no-one will respond immediately. For the best results you might want to check in with Nicenet every other day or even every day if your timetable allows to see if anyone did post a message in return. For some reason, it is those who make the most of the discussion forum who tend to do best in the class.
Some students claim it is the best classroom experience they ve ever had.