How to start a new thread or reply to a post...

[Alan Rust]

Hello Members,

One of the frequent questions we are asked is "how do I start a new thread? or "how do I post a message?".

Go to the main Forum Index Page of the Forum you want to post to (by forum name, General Aviation, Civil Aviation, Member's Area, etc.) and at the top left of the listings you'll see a button marked New Thread. Click it. Go.

A thread is simply a chained set of messages relating to a single topic. This forum is thread-oriented because:

• Threads are a major time-saver. People can simply skip reading threads whose subjects indicate an uninteresting topic.
• The original poster can subscribe to a thread, receiving email notification when someone posts a reply. People posting replies can also subscribe. Thus, you can be notified of activity on interesting topics and not worry about other discussions.

Hint: Make your new thread subject lines meaningful!
Hint: Don't change topics in the middle of a thread!

These are the most important reasons for threading. There are more. I hope this answers your questions regarding starting new threads.

To "Reply" to a thread it's basically the same procedure except you are responding to an existing Subject (or thread). To reply just open the thread by clicking on it and then click on the "Reply" button and then respond to the existing post.