What is this "blog_forum" view? What can I find here, and how do I find it?

The forum view has two purposes:

• It can display deeply nested discussion threads (whereas the weblog entry view can only show the first level of comments).
• It is a quick and convenient way to browse through a large number of items and/or delve into their discussion threads.

It may take a bit of getting used to, but we think you'll find the forum view can be very convenient. The screenshot below shows where the important links and icons are: