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Preventing Students from Creating New Threads

Issue/Question

How do I prevent students from creating new threads in a Discussion Board Forums?

Resolution

When Creating a Forum

When creating the forum for the first time, uncheck the box next to Allow Members to Create New Threads on the Create Forum page.

Change an Existing Forum

  1. Browse to the Discussion Board that contains the forum you would like to change.
  2. Hover over the forum title and click the Chevron Icon that appears next to it.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Uncheck the box next to Allow Members to Create New Threads on the Edit Forum page.
  5. Click Submit.

Details

Article ID: 1625
Created
Mon 7/20/15 5:26 PM
Modified
Fri 2/19/21 10:03 AM