An anonymous user is someone who has posted a new message without logging in to the board system. Some boards do not allow anonymity.

A board contains a listing of topics and replies. Topics in a board are usually sorted by the date they were added or updated with new replies.

A category simply organizes a grouping of boards. Making it easier to locate boards with similar topics.

A poll on Jedi Council Forums is a graphical listing of total votes associated with 2-10 answers to a single question. Only registered users are allowed to create new polls and vote on existing ones. Only 1 vote per user per poll is allowed. A user can have up to 5 open polls at any given time. Polls may or may not be allowed on a particular board. Users can manage their existing polls here.

A private message is a new message that is only visible to the sender and the recipient. Only registered users are allowed to send private messages. Private messages are alot like e-mails, but are only visible while using the board system.

A registered user is someone who has signed up a username/password and logged into the boards. Certain board features, like private messages, are only available to registered users.

A reply is a message posted in response to a topic. Just like topics, replies contain a subject and a body. Replies are usually sorted underneath the main topic by the date they were added.

A signature is a brief amount of text appended to every message a user posts. A signature usually never changes and can often be thought of as an autograph for that user.

A topic is a new message posted by a user. A topic contains a subject and a body (just like an e-mail). Topics can receive unlimited responses from other users, known as replies.