An Internet forum, often known as a message board, is a website where users can have discussions using posted messages.[1] Messages are frequently longer than one line of text and are at least briefly stored, which sets them apart from chat rooms. Additionally, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes publicly available depending on the access level of a user or the forum setup.

A particular set of terminology is linked with forums; for instance, a single conversation is referred to as a "thread" or topic.

A discussion forum has a hierarchical or tree-like structure, and it may have a number of subforums with various themes in each. Each new debate begun within a forum topic is referred to as a thread, and anyone may respond to it as many times as they choose.

A directory structure like a tree makes up a forum. "Categories" is at the top. For the pertinent talks, a forum might be categorised. Sub-forums are located beneath the categories, and these sub-forums may have more sub-forums. The lowest level of sub-forums are the topics (also known as threads), which are where members can start their contributions or discussions. Logically, forums are composed of a limited number of general subjects (often with just one major topic), are updated and driven by a community known as members, and are controlled by a community known as moderators.[8] It might also be structured like a graph.[9] One of three display formats will be used across all message boards. The non-threaded, semi-threaded, and fully threaded message boards, respectively, each have three basic display formats. 

Users may be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then log in later in order to post messages, depending on the forum's settings. Users don't typically need to log in to read older messages on forums.

Bulletin boards and so-called computer conferencing systems, which are a technological development of the dial-up bulletin board system, are where the modern forum got its start.[2][3] Forums and message boards are web applications that control user-generated content from a technical perspective.[3][4]

Early Internet forums, which allowed users to submit messages and leave comments on other messages, could be compared to a web-based version of an electronic mailing list or newsgroup (like those found on Usenet). Later innovations imitated the various newsgroups or individual lists, offering multiple forums devoted to a specific subject.[2]

Internet forums are common in many developed nations. Over two million posts are made daily on 2channel, the largest forum in Japan,[citation needed]. Millions of postings have also been made in China on forums like Tianya Club.

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