Managing discussion posts with thread tools
Discussion threads include tools for organization, management, and moderation. Using these tools effectively is crucial not only to your own experience, but to the health of our Community as a whole. These tools allow members to quickly take action to organize discussions in the Community and remove inappropriate posts.
There are many tools for managing posts in the Community, some of which may only be used by special groups/roles.
Refer to the table for information about each option.
| Option | What it does | Who can use it |
|---|---|---|
| Edit | Edit the post. Moderators can move it to another forum via edit -> choose forum | Post authors and moderators |
| Report | Report this post as Abusive, Inappropriate, or Spam for the community team to review. | All authenticated members |
| Pin this topic for me | Make this thread appear at the top of the current forum for quick reference (only for you). | All authenticated members |
| Flag for Help | Report that the issue requires additional assistance from the Microsoft team to answer it. | Moderators |
| Block new replies | Prevent further comments from being posted to this message thread. | Moderators |
| Feature post | Make this post appear at the top of the current forum for all users. | Moderators |
| Remove post | Remove the post from the forums. | Moderators |
Using these tools helps maintain the Community as a valuable resource for all our members!
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