Example Announcements forum description

Important news and announcements from staff will be posted in this Announcements forum and you will also receive an email. 

Note: students can't post or reply to messages in here - please use the forum in the Discuss section (if available).

You can set your email digest settings to 'Complete (daily email...)' so you only get one email a day containing all your posts. You do this in the top-right menu, under Preferences > Forum preferences.