Welcome Craig.
When you cllck on the Forum you want, there will be a "+ Post New Thread" button on the upper left hand side. Click on it and it will open a box for you to put in the title and contents of the thread. If your cursor starts doing strange things (like going up a line when you hit return, etc), then go down to the "go advanced" button in the lower right hand corner of the box you are typing in. That clears up the problem for me. "Go advanced" will also allow you to insert emojiis, etc. Be sure to hit the Post Reply or Post New Thread button before you exit the page, or your work will be lost. It does not automatically post when you hit enter or return, like facebook does.
Again, Welcome, and hope this helps
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