A forum is a place to discuss a topic Forums are discussion areas in which users can exchange ideas, information and seek help on various product features and issues, and are typically focused on specific product features. Nearly anything related to the subject of the forum can be discussed within the forum. You can't create forums but if there's a forum that you'd like to see covered, please leave feedback .
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.