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 Sub Categories | Discussion Boards Groups and Communities
Early Internet forums could be described as a web version of a newsgroup or electronic mailing list (many of which were commonly called Usenet); allowing people to post messages and comment on other messages. Other individuals who are members of the same discussion board may read that comment/question, and respond with their own remarks over time. Later developments emulated the different newsgroups or individual lists, providing more than one forum, dedicated to a particular topic. Discussion boards, discussion forums, bulletin boards, and message boards typically refer to the same type of system. Discussion boards should not be confused with live chats. Live chats provide for synchronous communication (all at the same time), whereas discussion boards provide for asynchronous communication (discussion over time). Discussion Boards are governed by a set of individuals, collectively referred to as staff, made up of administrators and moderators, which are responsible for the forums' conception, technical maintenance, and policies (creation and enforcing). Most forums have a list of rules detailing the wishes, aim and guidelines of the forums creators. The administrators (admin) manage the technical details required for running the site The moderators (mod) are users (or employees) of the forum which are granted access to the posts and threads of all members for the purpose of moderating discussion (similar to arbitration) and also keeping the forum clean (neutralizing spam and spambots etc). If one individual posts a question, and three others post answers to that question, these four "posts" comprise what is known as a "thread" of conversation. Discussion Boards - Articles and Reviews
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Discussion Boards, Internet forums, or message boards, are an online discussion website - the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board. 
