The Forums module allows you to integrate forums or comments functionality into your web site and build online communities.

You can create either pre-defined forums displayed on a specified page, or you can create "ad-hoc" forums bound to a particular document that allows visitors to post comments on the article or ask questions.

Supported features include:

• open/closed forums
• moderated forums (posts need to be approved by a moderator)
• secured forums - only chosen users can read/post items to the forum
• threaded/flat/tree view modes
• subscribe to new forum posts or replies to your post
• avatars (user images) and signatures
• optional CAPTCHA verification to ensure the user is a human, not a spam robot
• forum search