Internet Forum Post
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An internet forum post is a written website post in an internet forum.
- AKA: Forum Post, Online Forum Post, Internet Discussion Post.
- Context:
- It can be a First Internet Form Post (that starts the Internet Forum Thread) or a Replying Internet Forum Post.
- It can be (typically) written by an Internet Forum Member.
- It can (typically) be larger and smaller than some String Length thresholds.
- Example(s):
- a Product-related Post, such as: “
Posted by anon_gm2: I love my ASUS Eee PC 1008P-KR-PU27-P netbook. Newegg.com is selling it for $349.99!
". - …
- a Product-related Post, such as: “
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Blog Post.
- an Internet Forum Thread, because it is composed of internet forum postings.
- a Product Review, such as a Customer Product Review.
- a Product Detail Page.
- a Chat Room Chat.
- See: User Generated Content.
References
2009
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum#Post
- QUOTE: 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.
On Western forums, the classic way to show a member's own details (such as name and avatar) has been on the left side of the post, in a narrow column of fixed width, with the post controls located on the right, at the bottom of the main body, above the signature block. In more recent forum software implementations the Asian style of displaying the members' details above the post has been copied. … Posts have an internal limit usually measured in characters. Often one is required to have a message of minimum length of 10 characters. There is always an upper limit but it is rarely reached – most boards have it at either 10,000, 30,000 or 50,000 characters.
- QUOTE: 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.