One of the additions to the PCNA Site this year is the Forums.  You will see in the menu bar a choice that says CAP YI Forums.  We would like each CAP YI to be using the Forums to post questions share ideas about training and to help create a community within the CAP Sites.
 
 
Some of you may have used Forums before and feel comfortable with the set up.  Others might be totally new to Forum use.  A Forum in today’s terminology is an online discussion site where people can share ideas and stories with each other.  Listed below you will find some very basic terms to help you better understand what Forums are.
 
 
Post
A post is a user submitted message enclosed into a block containing the user's details and the date and time it was submitted. Members are usually allowed to edit or delete their own posts. Posts are contained in threads, where they appear as boxes one after another. The first post starts the thread; this may be called the original post, or OP. Posts that follow in the thread are meant to continue discussion about that post, or respond to other replies; it is not unknown for discussions to be derailed.
 
Thread
A thread is a collection of posts, usually displayed – by default – from oldest to latest, although the option for a threaded view (a tree-like view applying logical reply structure before chronological order) can be available. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarize the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation 'OP', which can also mean original poster), which opens whatever, dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. A thread can contain any number of posts, including multiple posts from the same members, even if they are one after the other.