An Internet forum is a facility on the World Wide Web for holding discussions and posting user generated content, or the web application software used to provide this facility. Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, blogs or simply forums. The term "forum" and "board" may refer to the entire community, or a specific sub-forum dealing with a distinct topic. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users.