Forums Tip: Topics vs. Replies

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When using the forums, there's a key difference between Topics and Replies.

 A topic is a new conversation.  In every forum (for instance Web2.0) there can be multiple conversations happening at the same time.  So one person might start a thread on "Podcasting using Windows" while somebody else might start a thread on "Allowing people to subscribe to a blog via email."  Anybody who is interested in those conversations, would click on them and then reply to them.

New topics are listed whenever somebody enters a forum.  Replies only appear when someone clicks on that specific topic.

So if you have a new conversation to start, make sure you click on "Post new forum topic".  If you list it as a reply, then nobody will know it's there!