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Forums have a specific set of jargon associated with them; example: a single conversation is called a "thread", or topic.
A discussion forum is hierarchical or tree-like in structure: a forum can contain a number of subforums, each of which may have several topics. Within a forum's topic, each new discussion started is called a thread and can be replied to by as many people as so wish.
Depending on the forum's settings, users can be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then subsequently log in to post messages. On most forums, users do not have to log in to read existing messages.
I was viewing some posts on different topics was going to reply many times but did not because I knew it would not matter. The words before it defined the understanding that wrote them. No need to reply.
I had a dream, it was many fish swimming in a waterless tank, they would not go beyond...
I been reading my way through your forum and thought I'd join in for a while :smile:
Just a bit of background:
I love maths and physics. Although I'm not the smartest guy in town I like to think I can hold my own when it comes to the theoretical side of things. Most people I know...
[SOLVED] old school forum?
Does anyone know about a previous Physics Forum that I thought at one point i came across in my web travels which was similar to this one and that had a way of, purchasing for a 20 dollar donation, a CD rom of all that has been written in the posts?