@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ Edit Messages
1616
1717Team members with the Discussion Moderator, Discussion Admin, Community TA or
1818Group Community TA role can edit the content of posts, responses, and
19- comments. Messages that include spoilers or solutions, or that contain
20- inappropriate or off-topic material, should be edited quickly to remove text,
21- images, or links.
19+ comments. For instructions on how to assign discussion administration roles, see
20+ :ref: `Assign discussion roles `.
2221
2322
2423#. View the live version of the course.
@@ -28,22 +27,29 @@ images, or links.
2827 discussion topics, apply a filter, or search to locate the post.
2928
3029#. For the post or for the response or comment that you want to edit, select
31- the "More" icon and then **Edit **.
30+ the **Edit ** option from the kebab menu.
31+
32+ .. image :: /_images/educator_how_tos/edit_post_kebab.png
33+ :alt: The kebab menu for the post.
3234
3335#. Remove the problematic portion of the message, or replace it with standard
3436 text such as "[REMOVED BY MODERATOR]".
3537
36- #. Communicate the reason for your change. For example, "Posting a solution
37- violates the honor code."
38+ #. Use the drop-down menu to select the reason for your change. For example, "Violates community guidelines."
39+
40+ .. image :: /_images/educator_how_tos/edit_post_reason.png
41+ :alt: The edit message dialog.
3842
3943***************
4044Delete Messages
4145***************
4246
4347Team members with the Discussion Moderator, Discussion Admin, Community TA or
44- Group Community TA role can delete posts, responses, or comments. It might be
45- more appropriate to delete rather than edit posts that consist of spam or
46- include abusive language.
48+ Group Community TA role can delete posts, responses, or comments. For instructions on how to assign discussion administration roles, see
49+ :ref: `Assign discussion roles `.
50+
51+ It might be more appropriate to delete rather than edit posts that consist of spam or
52+ include abusive language.
4753
4854
4955#. View the live version of the course.
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ include abusive language.
5359 discussion topics, apply a filter, or search to locate the post.
5460
5561#. For the post or for the response or comment that you want to delete, select
56- the "More" icon and then **Delete **.
62+ the **Delete ** option from the kebab menu .
5763
5864#. Select **OK ** to confirm the deletion.
5965
@@ -76,33 +82,21 @@ way and edit or delete them as needed.
7682 the page.
7783
7884#. In the discussion navigation pane at the side of the page, use the filter
79- drop-down list (set to **Show all ** by default) to select **Flagged **.
85+ drop-down list to select **Reported **.
86+
87+ .. image :: /_images/educator_how_tos/reported_post_filter.png
88+ :alt: The filter drop-down list set to **Reported**.
8089
8190#. Review listed posts. A post is listed if it or any of its responses or
8291 comments has been reported. The reported contribution includes a
8392 **Reported ** identifier.
8493
8594#. Edit or delete the post, response, or comment. Alternatively, remove the
86- flag: select the "More" icon and then **Unreport **.
87-
88-
89- ****************************************************
90- View Profile Information for Discussion Participants
91- ****************************************************
95+ report by selecting the **Unreport ** option from the kebab menu.
9296
93- To find out more about a specific discussion participant, you can view that
94- learner's profile from their linked username on discussion posts .
97+ .. image :: /_images/educator_how_tos/unreport_post.png
98+ :alt: The kebab menu for the post .
9599
96- To access a learner's profile from a discussion post that they contributed,
97- follow these steps.
98-
99- #. On the **Discussion ** page, select a username in a post, response, or
100- comment.
101-
102- #. On the discussion page for that learner, select the linked username.
103-
104- The learner's account profile page opens. Learners can have either a limited
105- profile or a full profile.
106100
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108102Block Users
@@ -125,28 +119,23 @@ Close Discussions
125119To define when discussions are closed to new contributions and when they
126120reopen, follow these steps.
127121
128- 1. Navigate to Open edx discussion configuration page
122+ 1. From the course in Open edX Studio, navigate to ** Content ** \> ** Pages & Resources **, then click on the ** Settings ** gear icon from the Discussions tile.
129123
130- 2. Scroll down to ** Discussion Blackout Dates ** field .
124+ 2. On the Provider Selection page, click 'Next' to leave provider unchanged .
131125
132- 3. Create a new blackout date range by clicking on ** Add blackout date range ** .
126+ 2. On the Settings page, scroll down to the ** Discussion Restrictions ** field .
133127
134- .. image :: /_images/educator_how_tos/Discussion_blackout_dates_configuration.png
135- :width: 300
136- :alt: Option for configuring discussion blackout dates.
128+ 3. You have three options for restricting discussions:
137129
138- 4. Add start and end dates and times in the format specified.
130+ * **Off **: Allow discussions to be posted at any time.
131+ * **On **: Restrict discussions to the specified date range.
132+ * **Scheduled **: Restrict discussions by adding one or more blackout date ranges. Discussion posts will not be allowed during the blackout dates.
139133
140134.. note :: The dates and times that you enter are in Coordinated Universal
141135 Time (UTC), not in your local time zone. You might want to verify that you
142136 have specified the times that you intend by using a time zone converter.
143137
144- .. note :: To close the course discussions permanently, specify an end date
145- and time far in the future.
146-
147- 5. You can add more than one blackout date ranges using step 3 and 4 above.
148-
149- 6. Select **Save Changes **.
138+ 6. Select **Save ** at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
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151140.. seealso ::
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