HQ Admins and chapter team members can create, manage, and moderate discussions connected to chapters and events. This article covers where those discussions appear, the post menu tools, pinning, removal and archiving, and the moderation queues.

About chapter and event discussions

Chapter and event discussions appear on the related chapter or event page when the Discussions widget is included on that page.

• Chapter discussions must be enabled for the chapter.
• Event discussions follow the setting for the chapter that owns the event. They are not enabled separately for each event.
• Chapter members receive participant access to the chapter discussion. Event attendees receive participant access to the event discussion.
• Chapter team permissions determine whether a team member participates as a volunteer, moderator, or admin.

Create a chapter or event discussion

To create a discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Access the chapter or event page where you want to post.
2. In the Discussions section, select New discussion (some communities label this control New post).
3. Enter a descriptive title, then expand on your topic in the description field. For guidance, see Introduction to Bevy Discussions.
4. Select Save to publish the post.

Permissions you need before you post

Posting access depends on where the discussion is connected:

• Chapter discussion: You must be a member of the chapter. Chapter team members receive access based on their chapter role.
• Event discussion: You must be an attendee of the event, a member of the chapter that owns the event, or a chapter team member.

Use tools for your own posts

Depending on your role, the 3 dot menu on your own chapter or event discussion can include the following tools:

• Turn on notifications — Receive notifications or emails related to the post.
• Edit — Edit the post after publishing.
• Report — Flag the post for moderation and choose a reason.
• Lock — Prevent further comments and replies.
• Pin to category — Keep the post in the pinned section of its chapter or event discussion feed. Homepage pinning is not part of this chapter and event discussions workflow.
• Edit metadata — Update the featured image, title, and description used for search, social media, and Featured Content cards.
• Remove — Remove or archive the post, depending on community settings (see Remove, archive, or request removal).
• Request removal — When enabled, authors without archive permission can send a removal request to moderators.

Edit your discussion

To edit a chapter or event discussion you created, complete the following steps:

1. Access the discussion you want to edit.
2. Access the 3 dot menu below the post, then select Edit.
3. Update the title or content.
4. Save your changes.

Edit post metadata

Use Edit metadata to control how a chapter or event discussion appears in search results, social media previews, and Featured Content cards without changing its visible content.

To edit post metadata, complete the following steps:

1. Access the discussion you want to edit.
2. Select Edit metadata. The Adjust featured content panel opens.
3. Upload a featured image. Use a 16:9 aspect ratio for best results.
4. In Name, enter a title of up to 70 characters.
5. In Description, enter a description of up to 250 characters.
6. Select Save.

Report a discussion or comment

To report inappropriate content or behavior in a chapter or event discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Access the 3 dot menu on the discussion or comment, then select Report.
2. Select a reason, then select Report.

The report appears in the Discussions moderation dashboard for review.

Lock a discussion

Lock a chapter or event discussion to prevent further comments and replies.

To lock a discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Access the discussion you want to lock.
2. Access the 3 dot menu below the post.
3. Select Lock.

To allow comments again, open the same menu and select Unlock.

Remove, archive, or request removal

The post menu uses Remove (not Delete) for published chapter and event discussions. What Remove does depends on whether your community has discussion archiving enabled.

To remove a chapter or event discussion when you have permission, complete the following steps:

1. Access the discussion you want to remove.
2. Access the 3 dot menu below the post, then select Remove.
3. Confirm your decision when prompted.

When archiving is enabled, open the same menu on an archived post and select Restore to bring it back. Archived posts can show who archived them on feed cards and in moderation views.

When author removal requests are enabled and you do not have archive permission, select Request removal instead. Moderators review the request in the moderation dashboard.

Comment on a discussion

To add a comment to a chapter or event discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Select the discussion title.
2. Scroll to the comment section below the original post.
3. Enter your comment, then select Comment.
4. To respond to another member, select Reply on their comment.

Pin a discussion

Pin to category keeps a chapter or event discussion in the pinned section of that chapter or event discussion feed. Posts cannot be pinned to the homepage from this chapter and event discussions workflow.

To pin a discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Access the discussion you want to pin.
2. Access the 3 dot menu below the post.
3. Select Pin to category.

To remove the pin, open the same menu and select Unpin from category.

There is no limit on how many chapter or event discussions you can pin. Anyone with permission to pin discussions can pin as many as they need.

Moderate chapter and event discussions

HQ Admins and chapter team members with moderation permissions can use post tools on other members' posts. Available actions depend on the role assigned through the chapter team.

Ban a member

To ban a member from a chapter or event discussion, complete the following steps:

1. Access the 3 dot menu on one of their posts, then select Ban.
2. Provide a reason, ban length, scope, and any internal notes. Internal notes are visible only to other admins.
3. Confirm the ban.

The following options are available in the ban modal:

Banned members appear on the Banned moderation page. To unban a member, select the 3 dot menu on their row.

• If no 3 dot menu is shown, the member is no longer banned. The row shows when the ban started and when it ended.

Review approved posts

When manual approval rules are enabled, qualifying chapter and event discussions appear in the Approved queue. You can approve a post so it displays in the discussion, or reject it. Members are not notified when a post is rejected.

Review flagged content

Reported chapter and event discussions appear in the Flagged queue. From there, you can approve, reject, or remove a post.

Related articles

• Creating and Managing Discussion Forum Posts | Users — member and attendee create, edit, report, and reply steps.
• Introduction to Bevy Discussions — overview of chapter and event discussions.
• Discussions for all Bevy customers — how chapter and event discussions differ from Enterprise Forums.