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Online forum post

Message posted to a newsgroup, online forum or discussion group

Entry in Reference List

Author. A. [or Alias.] (Year, Month day). Title of discussion thread [Online forum comment]. Message posted to Web address

Style notes

• Include author's full name if available; otherwise use the screen name.
  
• After the date, as title, give the name of the discussion thread or the subject line of the message. Titles are not italicized.
  
• Give a description of the form in brackets immediately after the name of the thread, e.g., [Electronic mailing list message]
  
• Provide the address for the archived version of the message.
  
• Include as much information as possible, e.g., message number or identifier.