[mike o'leary]

i tried the search button, and all i came up with was joes original post

and as for wether or not is fora or fori, dictionary.com says

forum

"<messaging> (Plural "fora" or "forums") Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in BBS (e.g. GEnie, CI$), a mailing list, or a Usenet newsgroup (see network, the). A forum functions much like a bulletin board; users submit postings for all to read and discussion ensues.

Contrast real-time chat or point-to-point personal e-mail."