Working Together
Starting a Discussion
Talking it over, and turning a thread into a Decision
A Discussion is where a Group talks something over before, or instead of, putting it to a vote. Nothing in a Discussion binds the Group.
Posting one
Open Discussions and start a new one. It takes a title and a first post, and you can attach files to it. Any member of the Group can post one, and any member can reply.
If files fail to upload, the Discussion is still posted and tells you the files did not attach, so a thread is never lost to a failed attachment.
Turning a Discussion into a Decision
A thread that reaches a conclusion can become a Decision without being retyped. Promoting a Discussion creates a draft Decision, with the title and the first post carried across as a starting point.
It arrives as a draft rather than an open vote, so whoever promotes it still chooses the process, the options, and the deadline before anyone can vote. See Ways Your Group Can Vote for what those choices are.
Following one thread more or less closely
Each Discussion carries its own notification level, set per person. Commenting on a thread or starting one subscribes you to it, and you can change or mute that at any time without leaving the Group. See What You Get Notified About for the four levels and what each one sends.
Related guides
- Ways Your Group Can Vote: the named processes a promoted Discussion can become.
- What You Get Notified About: per-thread levels, channels, and what muting does.
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