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Discussions & Comments
Vanilla's user-generated content is organized into Discussions. Replies or follow-ups to those Discussions are called Comments. Each Discussion can have many Comments, or they could have none. Here's a Discussion with just one Comment: Some communities or forums will refer to Discussions differently --- some folks may call…
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Polls
Polls is an addon that adds a new discussion type “Poll.” Users can poll the community for their opinion, or thoughts on a certain topic. i.e. What’s the greatest sitcom of all time : Friends, Cheers, Wings, HIMYM and then other community members can make their pick and comment on the question. To turn on polls, simply…
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Ideation
Ideation gives forum users the ability to upvote and optionally downvote discussions. Ideas Overview An idea is a discussion that can be voted on by forum users. It has a status that lets moderators easily communicate decisions made on the idea, and determines whether it’s open or closed for voting. You can modify, add or…
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Questions & Answers (Q&A)
Overview Vanilla supports question and answer type discussions. Q&A is a premium addon that is available to certain plan levels or as an à la carte feature. Q&A adds a new Discussion option: “Ask a Question.” When a user asks a question, other community members are invited to answer that question. Questions remain in a…