Difference between revisions of "Forums"

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To add a forum, click on the "Add" button.   
 
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.
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To edit an existing forum, select the forum from 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.
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A forum will need a title and a description.  You can set a forum visibility to OFF which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this ON, you can select this by checking the 'Visible' box.  Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so this should be OFF for new forums; again you can select this by checking the 'Locked' box.
  
 
Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum.
 
Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum.
  
 
If you are an admin user and you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose.
 
If you are an admin user and you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose.

Revision as of 14:16, 19 July 2012

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 from the list and click the "Edit" button.

A forum will need a title and a description. You can set a forum visibility to OFF which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this ON, you can select this by checking the 'Visible' box. Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so this should be OFF for new forums; again you can select this by checking the 'Locked' box.

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

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