Using Message Boards

A Topic in the Message Board is the subject of a discussion. A Message is a response to a specific Topic and a Reply is a response to a specific Message.   A Message Thread is created for all replies to a specific message.

Writing Topics, Messages and Replies

  • To post a Topic click the Post a Topic link. If you are reading posted messages within a topic and want to post a new topic click on Topic List link as shown in above screen and then click on Post a Topic link.
  • Choose a specific and informative title for your topic and type your topic in the screen that appears. 
  • To post a message responding to a topic, click the Post a Message link.
  • Choose a specific and informative title for your message and type your topic in the screen that appears. 
  • To post a Reply to a Message, Click the link for the title of that message.   Then click the Post a Reply link.
  • When you post a reply a message the message title appears in the Subject box. Type your reply in the screen that appears. You shouldn’t change the subject when you are replying to a specific message or it becomes a new message with a new title.
  • Click the Post button to post your reply.