Forums:Forum Usage Instructions

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Using the rPath Wiki Forums

You can discuss rPath technologies and community projects with others in this wiki's Forums. This feature is available to all users of the rPath Wiki; you do not need a user account to participate in forum discussions.

This guide describes basic usage of the major discussion forum functionality, from creating a new topic instance, to commenting on an existing topic.

Accessing the Forums

You can access the rPath Wiki forums by clicking the Forums link in the navigation menu at left. For a listing of available forum topics, click the Forum Topics link. Forums can also be accessed through links contained in pages related to a particular forum topic.

Creating a New Forum Sub-Topic

To create a new forum sub-topic, follow these steps:

1. Access the main forum topic
2. Enter the name for your new forum sub-topic into the text input field under the Create a new Forum Topic heading
3. Click the Create Forum Topic button
4. Edit the topic content information, providing descriptive information for your new sub-topic
5. Click the Save button to create the sub-topic

Posting a Comment

To post a comment to an existing forum, follow these steps:

1. Access the forum topic you wish to comment on
2. Click the [+] tab
3. Enter a subject for your comment into the Subject/headline text input field
4. Enter the text of your comment into the large text input area
5. Click the Save page button to post your comment

Posting a Reply to Existing Comments

To post a reply to an existing comment in a manner similar to threaded discussion, follow these steps:

1. Access the forum topic containing the comment you wish to reply to
2. Click the [edit] link above the comment you wish to reply to
3. Use a bullet in the proper depth level to indicate your reply, and sign your comment by adding four tilde characters (~~~~) to the end of your comment.
   For example, if the forum conversation resembles the following:
   

This forum system is handy!         <- Original comment
* It certainly is Someuser 10:31, 14 June 2006

You can reply to the original comment by inserting a new line with bullet:

This forum system is handy!         <- Original comment
* It certainly is Someuser 10:31, 14 June 2006        <- A reply
* Your example comment You 10:31, 14 June 2006        <- Your reply

Someone could then reply to your reply by increasing the depth of the bulleted list, as such:

This forum system is handy!         <- Original comment
* It certainly is Someuser 10:31, 14 June 2006        <- A reply
* Your example comment You 10:35, 14 June 2006        <- Your reply
** Welcome to the forum, '''You'''! You 10:42, 14 June 2006        <- A reply to your reply 

Searching Forums

Since the forums are simply special wiki articles residing in their own namespaces, you may use the search tool at left to search the discussions just as you would search for any other wiki page.