Help:Structured Discussions

Structured Discussions (formerly known as Flow) are a project of the Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation to build a modern discussion and collaboration system for Wikimedia projects.

Quick tour


Discover on one page why we built Structured Discussions, and how to use it:


 * editing basics


 * post an answer - to the global discussion or to a specific person in a global conversation


 * create a discussion


 * watch a topic or a whole board


 * get notifications


 * browse and archive subjects

There is some specific terms concerning Structured Discussions. They have been defined in the Glossary.

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Advanced tools
Some advanced tools are available, for specific purposes. They have been regrouped on these subjects:


 * What happens when Structured Discussions are enabled on a page?
 * What happens when Structured Discussions are enabled on a page?


 * Filter topics, Edit a topic/message, Summarize a topic, Resolve a topic
 * Filter topics, Edit a topic/message, Summarize a topic, Resolve a topic


 * How to create links to subjects
 * How to create links to subjects


 * The notifications you receive and the different inputs in watchlists
 * The notifications you receive and the different inputs in watchlists


 * How the history system works
 * How the history system works


 * Hide, Delete, Suppress topics
 * Hide, Delete, Suppress topics


 * Preloading contents on a new Structured Discussions conversation
 * Preloading contents on a new Structured Discussions conversation


 * Keyboard shortcuts to use on visual editing mode.
 * Keyboard shortcuts to use on visual editing mode.