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Starting a Discussion

A topic starts a conversation in one category. You can post it as an open discussion or as a question.

You must be signed in to start a discussion. Members who are banned can’t post.

  1. Click New Discussion on the home page or above the discussions list.

  2. Enter a Subject that describes the topic.

  3. Select a Category.

  4. Optionally, add Tags to help others find the topic.

  5. Leave Mark as a Question (can be marked as solved) checked if you’re asking for help. Clear it for an open discussion. You can change this later.

  6. Leave Subscribe to This message checked to get notified about replies.

  7. Write the topic in Details. You can format text, add links, tables, images, and video, and mention other members.

  8. Optionally, click Attach Files. Each file can be up to 10 MB.

  9. Click Post.

The New Discussion form with subject, category, tags, question, subscription, and details.

The topic opens when it’s posted.

Moderators also see a Priority field: Announcement, Sticky, or Urgent. See Pinning Topics with Priority.

Editing or Deleting Your Topic

Open the topic’s Options menu (⋮) and click Edit Topic or Delete Topic. From the same menu, Convert to Question and Convert to Discussion switch between the two kinds of topic.

Converting a question to a discussion removes its accepted answer.