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Help For Adding Discussions

last edited 4 years ago by admin

You can use Discussions to start a new discussion or to reply to an existing discussion.  A member can post a Poll, Topic, or an anouncement.


To post an item, click on the post new item and select.
To Reply to an existing post, click the reply button.
 

The Discussions have the following menus.

1) Subscribe : To subscribe to a particular discussion forum click on the subscribe button. Once you subscribe to the forum the subscribe button will change to unsubscribe.  You can unsubscribe anytime by clicking on the unsubscribe button.

2) Contact moderator : To report a particular matter to the moderator click on the contact moderator button. After clicking "contact the moderator" form will appear. Type in the subject and description  and click send. An email will be sent to the moderator with the details typed in.

3) Post new item : Clicking on post new item button, a drop down menu will appear containing three options - Topic , Poll and Announcement.

·         Topic : A topic can be used to start a general discussion regarding any subject. Other members can then view the topic and reply to the topic. To start a topic, click on the topic button in the drop down menu.  Add new topic form will appear. Fill the details of the form and click save.

·         Poll : A poll can be used to start a poll regarding any subject. Other members can then cast a vote to the poll. To start a poll, click on the poll button in the drop down menu.  Add new poll form will appear. Type in the poll question and a set of answers for other members to choose from when they vote. after entering the above details click save.

·         Announcement : An announcement can be used to post a general announcement on the discussion forum. Other members can view the anouncement but cannot reply to an announcement. To start a announcement, click on the announcement button in the drop down menu. Add new announcement form will appear. Fill the details of the form and click save.

4) Jump to : Jump to can be used to go back to the main discussion page.

 

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