What is a discussion board?

A discussion board is a tool which allows groups to communicate online. It is quite similar to e-mail, but is separate from your e-mail account and is accessed, stored and organised centrally. All the group can read all the messages. You can read old messages or post new messages at any time.

A discussion board is made up of ‘forums’ – folders containing messages on a particular subject, ‘threads’ – each thread is a series of messages about the same topic, and ‘messages’ – each message is an individual contribution to a conversation (like a single e-mail).

Last Modified: 4 June 2010