The forums module allows you to edit a range of features on the Forums pages.
When you click through to Forums on the CMS, you will reach the “Basic” features in the Settings area. These include changing how the forums, the threads, and posts are referred to and the admin screen names.
In the Advanced section which you can reach by clicking through on the advanced button at the top, you will find other features that can be used for the forum.
The main feature here is the admin email content which allows you to change how the forum's users are informed of their forum post submissions.
You can also use this part of the backend to visit the forums to view what posts and topics people have made. If you have a lot of posts or threads, you can narrow it down with the search function towards the top.
You can access the forums module by clicking on the forums button: