Unlike in Facebook where topics appear one after the other on a wall, topics in a FORUM are grouped into a hierarchichal or treelike structure. This is to organize related topics into forums, and related forums into categories.
- -CATEGORY 1
------FORUM 1
------------TOPIC 1 Thread
------------TOPIC 2 Thread
------FORUM 2
------------TOPIC 1 Thread
------------TOPIC 2 Thread
Here's an actual example from Read Philippines:
- -CATEGORY: Bookshelves
------FORUM: Children's and Young Adult Books
------------TOPIC: Harry Potter Series
------------TOPIC: Percy Jackson Series
------FORUM: Science Fiction, Mysteries and Thrillers
------------TOPIC: Dexter Series
------------TOPIC: Jason Bourne Series
The TOPICS within in each FORUM are viewable when you click on the FORUM.
To join in any of the topic discussions
Just click on any FORUM title on the disucssion board, then click on any topic and post a QUICK REPLY or USE FULL EDITOR
To start a new topic discussions
Click on a FORUM title on the discussion board, then click on NEW TOPIC
Tips:
When revisiting the site, know what is the latest that members are currently talking about with a quick glance on the right hand column of the message board called "LAST POST".
For convenience, we added a highlights box on top of the discussion page showing the last 5 latest posts, hottest topics with the longest threads, and the newest members.
Enjoy!