Difference between revisions of "Forums"

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The forum can be viewed and managed locally, new topics can be added - topics can be turned on or off. Replies can be posted- the ability to post replies can be turned on or off. Replies can be edited- the edit facility can be switched on or off.
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Use this page to administer forums to allow users to converse and provide feedback.  
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To have access to forums check in Roles and then Forums.
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To add a forum, click on the "Add" button.
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See setting up Roles to confirm access rights.
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Select the icon Forums
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To edit an existing forum, select the forum form the list and click the "Edit" button.
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To add a forum click the speech bubbles with the +, a new forum box appears, enter a title name and description for the new forum.  I.e. parent voice, parent topics or staff topics etc.
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Select Active to enable and see the title
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A forum will need a title and a description.  You can set a forums visibility to off which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this on.  Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so again this should be off for new forums.
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Select Locked to stop any further posts, you are still able to read previous posts.
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New Title’s appear together with their settings plus the number of threads and posts.
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Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum.
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Click on the Title to select, each topic is displayed with the date started, is it visible, has it been locked or has anyone been reported.
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If you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose.

Revision as of 10:44, 22 December 2010

Use this page to administer forums to allow users to converse and provide feedback.

To add a forum, click on the "Add" button.

To edit an existing forum, select the forum form the list and click the "Edit" button.

A forum will need a title and a description. You can set a forums visibility to off which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this on. Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so again this should be off for new forums.

Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum.

If you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose.

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