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What is off topic discussion?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the context of mailing lists, discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, newsgroups, and wikis a contribution is off-topic if it is not within the bounds of the current discussion, and on-topic if it is.
What is a forum on the Internet?
A website that provides an online exchange of information between people about a particular topic. It provides a venue for questions and answers and may be monitored to keep the content appropriate.
How do Internet forums work?
In a standard Internet forum, a user creates a post. That post can be accessed by other users at any time. Posts can contain questions, opinions, images, videos, links, and more. Users can respond to the post, which creates a dialogue other users can participate in, also called a thread.
What was the first Internet forum?
Some of the first forum systems were the Planet-Forum system, developed at the beginning of the 1970s, the EIES system, first operational in 1976, and the KOM system, first operational in 1977. One of the first forum sites (which is still active today) is Delphi Forums, once called Delphi.
What is the point of discussion boards?
Discussion boards help to create a social presence in an online course along with a sense of community. Presence and community, in turn, can foster emotional connections. They also improve student learning and can create greater feelings of satisfaction with the course.
Which is the best description of an internet forum?
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
What to do if someone is making bad suggestions on a Mozilla Forum?
Users or fellow contributors that are misbehaving/making bad suggestions should also be reported in the Moderator Forum, depending on how delicate/severe the situation is. This is an contract between your use of the Mozilla Support Forums and Mozilla.
What’s the difference between a message board and a forum?
FUDforum, another Internet forum software package. An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporarily archived.
How to ask a question on Mozilla support forum?
Most questions are already answered by a Knowledge Base article and you can post a link. Forum participation guidelines are covered in the Mozilla Support rules and guidelines article. If you have questions about the support process, just ask us in the SUMO community discussions forum or in the SUMO Matrix room .