Moderate topics

Moderators and administrators can edit, move, pin and close topics. Most of the actions sit under the wrench at the bottom of a topic.

Edit a post:

1. Click the pencil icon under the post.
2. Make your changes and click Save Edit.

Every change is logged. A pencil icon on the post shows that it has been edited, and anyone can click it to see what changed.

Change the title, category or tags:

1. Click the pencil icon next to the topic title at the top.
2. Change the title, pick another category or adjust the tags.
3. Confirm with the tick.

Actions under the wrench:

Open the wrench at the bottom of the topic. From there you can, among other things:

• Pin Topic to put it at the top of its category. Pin Topic Globally puts it at the top of the front page.
• Close Topic to stop further replies. The content stays and remains readable.
• Archive Topic to lock it entirely, against both replies and edits.
• Set Timer to close or publish the topic automatically at a given time.
• Delete Topic to remove it. Deleted topics can be restored by an administrator.

Move posts to another topic:

1. Select the posts with the checkboxes that appear once you have picked the first one.
2. Choose Move to and then Move to new topic or an existing topic.

Useful when a discussion has veered off into something that deserves a thread of its own.

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