Welcome to the site........
We have a testing area here where you can try out the various features related to posting threads and replies ->
http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forum...splay.php?f=17. That will probably help you get your feet wet just using a message board system like this.
As for the chat, well, I don't believe anyone is using that feature at all. The few times I've seen someone in there, they apparently went into the chat room and never logged out of it, so they really weren't in there when I checked.
Would be nice to get some participation in the chat room, but haven't come up with any real good ideas on how to make that happen.
But the rest of this site is probably worth hanging around for.....