How the forum is organised

The forum has a four-level hierarchy: Sections contain Subforums, which contain Topics, which contain Posts.

Sections are top-level groupings — for example, General Discussion or Map Making. Each section holds one or more subforums that narrow the scope further. Topics are the individual threads users create inside a subforum, and posts are the replies within a topic.

Topics

To start a new topic, open a subforum and click New Topic. Give it a title and write the first post. Other users can then reply inside the topic thread.

Topics can be pinned, which keeps them at the top of the subforum listing, or locked, which prevents further replies. Pinning and locking are moderation actions.

Posts and reactions

Every post in a topic can be liked and also supports a set of emoji reactions. You can add one of each reaction to a post, and the counts are shown publicly.

Receiving likes on your forum posts earns experience points. This is the primary way XP accumulates over time.

Post cooldowns

Creating a new forum topic or reply is subject to a cooldown. The base cooldown applies to new users; as your community level grows, the effective cooldown is reduced. Higher-level users can participate more frequently.