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Team members with the Discussion Moderator, Discussion Admin, Community TA or
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Group Community TA role can edit the content of posts, responses, and
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comments. Messages that include spoilers or solutions, or that contain
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inappropriate or off-topic material, should be edited quickly to remove text,
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images, or links.
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comments. For instructions on how to assign discussion administration roles, see
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:ref:`Assign discussion roles`.
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#. View the live version of the course.
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discussion topics, apply a filter, or search to locate the post.
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#. For the post or for the response or comment that you want to edit, select
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the "More" icon and then **Edit**.
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the **Edit** option from the kebab menu.
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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/edit_post_kebab.png
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:alt: The kebab menu for the post.
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#. Remove the problematic portion of the message, or replace it with standard
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text such as "[REMOVED BY MODERATOR]".
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#. Communicate the reason for your change. For example, "Posting a solution
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violates the honor code."
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#. Use the drop-down menu to select the reason for your change. For example, "Violates community guidelines."
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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/edit_post_reason.png
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:alt: The edit message dialog.
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Delete Messages
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Team members with the Discussion Moderator, Discussion Admin, Community TA or
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Group Community TA role can delete posts, responses, or comments. It might be
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more appropriate to delete rather than edit posts that consist of spam or
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include abusive language.
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Group Community TA role can delete posts, responses, or comments. For instructions on how to assign discussion administration roles, see
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:ref:`Assign discussion roles`.
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It might be more appropriate to delete rather than edit posts that consist of spam or
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include abusive language.
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#. View the live version of the course.
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discussion topics, apply a filter, or search to locate the post.
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#. For the post or for the response or comment that you want to delete, select
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the **Delete** option from the kebab menu.
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#. Select **OK** to confirm the deletion.
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#. In the discussion navigation pane at the side of the page, use the filter
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drop-down list (set to **Show all** by default) to select **Flagged**.
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drop-down list to select **Reported**.
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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/reported_post_filter.png
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:alt: The filter drop-down list set to **Reported**.
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#. Review listed posts. A post is listed if it or any of its responses or
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comments has been reported. The reported contribution includes a
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#. Edit or delete the post, response, or comment. Alternatively, remove the
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flag: select the "More" icon and then **Unreport**.
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View Profile Information for Discussion Participants
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report by selecting the **Unreport** option from the kebab menu.
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To find out more about a specific discussion participant, you can view that
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learner's profile from their linked username on discussion posts.
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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/unreport_post.png
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To access a learner's profile from a discussion post that they contributed,
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follow these steps.
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#. On the **Discussion** page, select a username in a post, response, or
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comment.
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#. On the discussion page for that learner, select the linked username.
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1. From the course in Open edX Studio, navigate to **Content** \> **Pages & Resources**, then click on the **Settings** gear icon from the Discussions tile.
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2. On the Provider Selection page, click 'Next' to leave provider unchanged.
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3. Create a new blackout date range by clicking on **Add blackout date range**.
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2. On the Settings page, scroll down to the **Discussion Restrictions** field.
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.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/Discussion_blackout_dates_configuration.png
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* **Off**: Allow discussions to be posted at any time.
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* **On**: Restrict discussions to the specified date range.
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* **Scheduled**: Restrict discussions by adding one or more blackout date ranges. Discussion posts will not be allowed during the blackout dates.
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.. note:: The dates and times that you enter are in Coordinated Universal
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6. Select **Save** at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
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.. seealso::
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