The homepage or Board Index lists the various Forums hosted by OzTalk.
Forum title - you've already seen all the topics and posts in this forum.
Forum title - there are new topics and/or posts since you last visited
Forum contains sub-forums 
Forum contains sub-forums with new topics or posts
Forum is locked - you cannot start a new topic or post a reply here.
Locked Forum - new posts since you last visitedForum Index pages list all the Topics posted in that forum.
- Announcements and Stickies
These are usually posted by Forum Admins and Moderators. Announcements (important info) always appear at the top of the index page. Some announcements are global - they show up in every forum. Stickies always appear at the top of the list of topics.
Announcement - you've already seen all the posts here.
Announcement title - there are new posts since you last visited
Announcement - you've posted in this topic
Announcement is locked. You cannot post a reply here.
Sticky - important or valuable info.- Regular Topic and other special conditions
Regular Topic. 
This Topic is red-hot! Many hits and/or responses. 
Topic has been moved to a more relevant Forum. Marking Forums or Topics as already viewed.
Most will find the colour coding for read and unread Forums very useful. However you don't want to read every post to achieve that. Some of the posts, topics and forums are not relevant to your interests.
- To mark all Topics within a single forum as Read go to the list of topics on a Forum Index page and choose "mark topics read" from the Forum menu (above the OzTalk Banner).
- To mark all Forums and Topics within a Forum Category as Read go to the Board Index (homepage) and click on a category heading (ie Mullumbimby Connection). Choose "mark forums read" from the Forum menu.
- To mark all Forums and Topics on OzTalk as Read go to the Board Index (homepage) and choose "mark forums read" from the Forum menu.
