Installing Drupal

I'm reading this article on Linux Journal, and i'm looking at the 8 criteria that, according to it, qualify a blogging system as such:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6491

Scroll down like 3 pages and see the 8 items list. Or read it here:

Hi
I'm currently evaluating PHP based forum software for integration with an existing website. So far on my test box I've installed and configured, drupal, phorum, phpbb and w-agora. My goal is to provide Journals (Blogs for patients), Forums and news articles (Stories) for a non-profit charity that helps leukemia patients and their families.

Ok just a quick question. Im looking to rename some of the areas of our site to be a bit more in tune with our target audience. So I just want to change all references of the word 'Blog' to 'Racer Log' and make some other similar changes.

I am tring to have a mailing list put into my drupal site. I have mailhandler and list handler setup. when i sen test mail it shows up under the active & new forum topic block but does not show up in the forum i want it to. i can make it show up by clicking the administer link and selecting the forum. What commands should be put in as the default for mailhandler?

type: forum
taxonomy: [forum_name]

promote: 1

Can someone explain for me the rules regarding module versions? I am currently running 4.2 on a test box and am in the process of setting up the production system. I plan on doing a fresh install of Drupal and am trying to decide which version of Drupal. In making this decision I was looking at what modules were available for which Drupal version.

Am I correct in assuming that if a module does not list 4.3 then it is not for use in 4.3?

For example, the syndication module lists

Syndication

* 4.2.0
* 4.1.0

i wasn't sure how to title this thread, so its probably not very clear.

thus, allow me to explain.

my site has (or will have) a series of sections run by different artists. One of the most important issues is that each of their sections has a unique visual design all to itself. So, essentially, i need a CMS that will allow for a series of differently designed 'sites', unified under a single community (forum, frontpage blog, etc).