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'''Freegle discussion forums on Discourse'''
'''Freegle discussion forums on Discourse'''


Freegle is moving its main discussion groups from Yahoo to Discourse.  
Freegle has moved its main discussion groups from Yahoo to Discourse.  
Each Yahoo group will appear as a category in Discourse, so you’ll still be able to choose whether to follow Tech, Development etc.
 
Note: initially each Discourse forum was called a category - now they are called groups.
 
Each Yahoo group will appear as a group in Discourse, so you’ll still be able to choose whether to follow Tech, Development etc.
Discourse is hosted by Freegle and has been configured by us eg to allow posting by email.
Discourse is hosted by Freegle and has been configured by us eg to allow posting by email.
* https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/
* https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/
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* [[Discourse technicalities|Discourse technicalities]]  
* [[Discourse technicalities|Discourse technicalities]]  


These discussion groups will be switched to Discourse categories, one by one:
These discussion groups have been switched to Discourse:
* Freegle-Tech - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/tech
* Freegle-Tech - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/tech
* FreegleRockCafe - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/cafe
* FreegleRockCafe - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/cafe
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The old Yahoo groups will be frozen but accessible. The messages etc will not be transferred over.
The old Yahoo groups will be frozen but accessible. The messages etc will not be transferred over.


An announcements category has been set up for "special notices":
An announcements group has been set up for "special notices":
* Announcements - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/announcements
* Announcements - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/announcements


And the Playground category is available now for testing purposes - ask questions on how to use Discourse there:
And the Playground group is available now for testing purposes - ask questions on how to use Discourse there:
* https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/playground
* https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/playground


[[File:Discourse_menu_preferences3.png|right|300px|Accessing your preferences]]
[[File:Discourse_menu_preferences3.png|right|300px|Accessing your preferences]]
The mail preferences of members have been set up to mirror your Yahoo settings. You can check them by clicking on the user+cog icon (top right) then
The mail preferences of members have mostly been set up to mirror your Yahoo settings. You can check them by clicking on the user+cog icon (top right) then
look in the "Emails" and "Notifications->Categories" tabs.
look in the "Emails" and "Notifications->Groups" tabs.
* [[Discourse_menus,_preferences_and_notifications|Changing settings]]
* [[Discourse_menus,_preferences_and_notifications|Changing settings]]
* [[Discourse_signing_in#User_migration|Details of the user migration]]
* [[Discourse_signing_in#User_migration|Details of the user migration]]


Just like on Yahoo Groups, please ask general questions on Central, techy questions on Tech, etc. You don't need to join a new category so just post a question in Tech if you want; you will see replies even if you aren't following the category.
Just like on Yahoo Groups, please ask general questions on Central, techy questions on Tech, etc. You don't need to join a group so just post a question in Tech if you want; you will see replies even if you aren't following the group.


Privacy-wise, you can post details of Freegle users if need be, but avoid personal details if possible. Do not share any personal details outside of the forums.
Privacy-wise, you can post details of Freegle users if need be, but avoid personal details if possible. Do not share any personal details outside of the forums.


Eventually Discourse will be integrated into ModTools itself in your browser. When this has happened, it will replace the current Tech and Central chat facility.
A Discourse icon appears within ModTools showing a count of notifications. This replaces the Tech and Central chat facility.


== Example Discourse home page ==
== Example Discourse home page ==


You can configure what you want on the home page in Preferences+Interface. Here I'm showing all the categories with the latest posts on the right:
You can configure what you want on the home page in Preferences+Interface. Here I'm showing all the groups with the latest posts on the right:


[[File:Discourse_home.png|500px|Example Discourse home page]]
[[File:Discourse_home.png|500px|Example Discourse home page]]


[[Category:Discourse]]
[[Category:Discourse]]

Revision as of 12:34, 29 October 2019

Freegle discussion forums on Discourse

Freegle has moved its main discussion groups from Yahoo to Discourse.

Note: initially each Discourse forum was called a category - now they are called groups.

Each Yahoo group will appear as a group in Discourse, so you’ll still be able to choose whether to follow Tech, Development etc. Discourse is hosted by Freegle and has been configured by us eg to allow posting by email.

Using Discourse should be straight forward, but here are instructions to help. Discourse works best on the web or using the Discourse app but it can be used by email if you wish.

These discussion groups have been switched to Discourse:

Note that the ModTools group is now considered to be part of Tech.

The old Yahoo groups will be frozen but accessible. The messages etc will not be transferred over.

An announcements group has been set up for "special notices":

And the Playground group is available now for testing purposes - ask questions on how to use Discourse there:

Accessing your preferences

The mail preferences of members have mostly been set up to mirror your Yahoo settings. You can check them by clicking on the user+cog icon (top right) then look in the "Emails" and "Notifications->Groups" tabs.

Just like on Yahoo Groups, please ask general questions on Central, techy questions on Tech, etc. You don't need to join a group so just post a question in Tech if you want; you will see replies even if you aren't following the group.

Privacy-wise, you can post details of Freegle users if need be, but avoid personal details if possible. Do not share any personal details outside of the forums.

A Discourse icon appears within ModTools showing a count of notifications. This replaces the Tech and Central chat facility.

Example Discourse home page

You can configure what you want on the home page in Preferences+Interface. Here I'm showing all the groups with the latest posts on the right:

Example Discourse home page