Forum topics and posts are user-generated content submitted within a forum. Posts usually contain text-based content but can include images, videos and hyperlinks to other websites etc.
Forum posts can be moderated, with moderators ensuring that forum posts adhere to any guidelines your organisation might have published. Moderators can edit or delete inappropriate or irrelevant posts, maintaining the overall quality of discussions on your forums.
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You can access this feature from your MSL website. Only Content Editors with access to Forum Admin can moderate and delete forum topics and posts. Organisation Admins with permissions to edit forums can moderate forum topics and posts.
For further information, see Forum Admin.
Forum Topics and Posts Fields
This table lists and explains the fields on the Forum Topic and Forum Post windows.
| Field Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subject | This is the subject line for the topic or reply. If replying to an existing topic, the Subject field is prefilled with the title of the topic the respondent is replying to. |
| Body | This is the main text of the topic or reply. You can insert as much text as you want, including supporting links and images. The Forum Editor Toolbar can be edited to add or remove the available buttons. |
| Make Sticky | If selected, the topic will appear at the top of the topic list. If the Admin-Only Sticky Posts checkbox is selected on the Add New Forum or Edit Forum windows, this field is displayed only to Forum Admins. For further information, see Forum Admin and How to Moderate a Forum Post. |
| Last Post | This is the date and time the most recent topic or reply was received for the relevant forum. |
View ( ) | Click to view the Forum Post List. This field is displayed only in the Forum Topic List window. |
Subscribe ( )/Unsubscribe (  ) | Click to enable/disable notification emails sent when posts are made to the selected topic. For further information, see Forum Notifications. |
| Replies | The number of replies received for the relevant topic. This field is displayed only in the Forum Topic List window. |
| Views | The number of views received for the relevant topic. Each time a user views the post, an additional view is recorded - this is not the number of unique views. This field is displayed only in the Forum Topic List window. |
Moderate ( ) | Click to view the Edit Post window where the post's content can be edited and saved. This field is displayed only in the Forum Post List window. For further information, see How to Moderate a Forum Post. |
Delete ( ) | Click to Delete the post. This field is displayed only in the Forum Post List window. For further information, see How to Delete a Forum Post. |
| Watch/ Don't Watch ( ) | If a user watches a forum, the forum is displayed anywhere a Personal Forums widget has been added to a page on your MSL website. The Recent Forum Posts widget can also be configured to show only posts from forums the user is watching. For further information, see How to Add a Personal Forums Widget to a Page. |
RSS ( ) | Click to view the RSS feed for either a Forum or a Forum Topic. For further information, see How to View a Forum RSS Feed and How to View a Forum Topic RSS Feed. |
Admin ( ) | Click to view the Edit Forum window. This field is displayed only in the Forum List window. For further information, see Forum Admin. |