Discussion forums are a space to communicate with others, similar to a message board. The discussion forum is visible to users who have access to the project.
Creating a New Message Thread
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You may subscribe to a discussion forum for a particular project by clicking the Follow button on the main discussion page. Once you’ve subscribed to a forum, you will receive an email to your Synapse-registered email address whenever a new thread is created or a reply to an existing thread is posted. You can use the Unfollow button at any time to discontinue this subscription.
Additionally, you may change notification settings on an individual thread by using To receive email notifications for replies to individual threads, click the eye icon, which is visible from within the thread . Use this button when you want to stop receiving reply notifications for that individual thread when you’ve followed all activity in a discussion forum, or to follow activity in only a select threadof interest. If you reply to a thread, you begin following the thread automatically.
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Moderating a Discussion Forum
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Moderators may emphasize important threads by selecting the pin icon to bring the post to the top of the forum. The thread will remain at the top of the list even after newer threads are posted. Moderators may also unpin threads.
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