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Social Discussions

Open the page5 parts/social/discussions
Social Discussions — the live page, with each part numbered
Categories and thread list
Threads loaded from the server, grouped into categories.
Social Discussions — captured from the live page. Hover a number to see what it is.
When · Where

When to use it, and where to find it

Where — Top navigation → Community → Social Discussions
In detail

Every part of the page

In the order you meet them on screen, each with a close-up of the real thing. The numbers match the dots on the figure above.

1

Categories and thread list

Threads loaded from the server, grouped into categories. Pick a category at the top, then a thread from the list to read it in the middle.

How — Click a row to open that thread.

  • The number beside each category is how many threads it holds; "All" is the whole board.
  • PIN marks a pinned thread, always sorted to the top. HOT marks a thread flagged as busy.
  • Row meta: 💬 replies (nested ones included) · 👁 the thread's stored view count · 📎 attachments · time of the last reply.
Categories and thread list — on the live page
2

Reading a thread

The opening post, then the replies nested underneath it — an answer to one message sits under that message instead of at the bottom, up to 3 levels deep.

How — Click "▼ collapse" on a reply to fold its whole branch away.

  • 💬 replies is a real count from the reply tree; 👁 views and ♥ likes are stored fields, not counters that tick up as people read.
  • ♡ on a reply is a local highlight in this browser only — it is not sent to the server.
  • A coloured ring on an avatar marks a role: red ADMIN, amber MOD, green ANALYST.
Reading a thread — on the live page
3

Thread details

A side panel for the open thread: its category, title, counters, who has taken part, and every attachment collected from the whole thread in one place.

How — Use it to see at a glance how busy a thread is before reading all of it.

Thread details — on the live page
4

The reply box

Enter sends, Shift+Enter starts a new line, and ↩ Reply on any message aims your answer at that message.

  • On this page the reply is only added to the screen — it is not saved to the server and it is gone after a reload.
  • Post on Community → Discussion instead if you want your reply kept and attributed to your account.
The reply box — on the live page
5

New Discussion

Opens a compose box for a whole new thread — title, category, tags and body.

  • Same caveat as the reply box: the new thread appears in the list but is never sent to the server, so it will not be there for anyone else or after a reload.
New Discussion — on the live page
Written guide in progress
The part-by-part reference above is complete and comes straight from the live page. The wider write-up for Social Discussions — why it matters, when to open it and the walkthrough — is still being written.