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Tip: An Internet forum, or message board, is an
online discussion site. It is the modern equivalent of a traditional
bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin
board system. From a technological standpoint, forums or boards are web
applications managing user-generated content. Forums consist of a group
of contributors who usually must be registered with the system, becoming
known as members. The members submit topics for discussion known as
threads and communicate with each other using publicly visible messages
referred to as posts or private messaging. Forums usually restrict
anonymous visitors.
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