What is the difference between a “guestbook” and a “web forum”?
A guestbook is a linear listing of visitor comments, questions, and posts. It does not allow other visitors to post comments or replies directly to someone else’s post. Each new message is simply posted to the top of the guestbook page. A web forum is like a threaded conversation, allowing students to post individual messages, as well as reply to existing messages in more of a “discussion board” format. A reply to an existing message is posted directly underneath the existing message, so that threads of conversations/topics are grouped together for easy location.
