Discussion Groups

Groups are where conversations happen in your organization — read, post, comment, and subscribe.

Discussion groups in fellos work like forums organized around topics, committees, chapters, or any other category your admin has created. They are the primary way members communicate asynchronously — sharing ideas, asking questions, making announcements, and having threaded conversations.

Browsing Groups

Click Groups in the sidebar to see all the groups you have access to. Groups are organized into sections (categories your admin has configured), making it easy to find what you are looking for.

Each group in the list shows:

• Group name — The name of the discussion group.
• Unread count — A badge showing how many unread posts are in that group.
• Last activity — When the most recent post or comment was made.
• Total posts — The overall number of posts in the group.

Reading Posts

Click on any group to see its list of posts. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order by default, with the newest first. Each post in the list shows:

• Title — The subject of the post.
• Author — Who wrote the post, with their avatar and member type badge.
• Date — When the post was created.
• Comment count — How many replies the post has received.
• Pinned indicator — Pinned posts appear at the very top of the list with a pin icon. Admins pin important posts so they stay visible.
• Locked indicator — Locked posts have a lock icon. You can read them but cannot add new comments.

Creating a Post

If your member type has posting permission, you can create new posts in any group you have access to:

1. Navigate to the group where you want to post, or click "New Post" from the groups page.
2. If you clicked from the main groups page, select the target group from the dropdown.
3. Enter a title for your post — this is what people see in the list, so make it descriptive.
4. Write your post body using the rich text editor. You can format text with bold, italic, bullet lists, numbered lists, links, and more.
5. Click Publish to share your post with the group.

Comments and Reactions

Click any post to open the full thread view. Here you can read the complete post and all its comments.

To add a comment:

1. Scroll to the bottom of the thread where you will see a text input area.
2. Type your comment in the text field.
3. Click Send (or press Enter) to post your comment.

To react to a post or individual comment:

1. Click the + button next to existing reactions, or hover over the item to reveal the reaction button.
2. Select an emoji from the picker.
3. Click an existing reaction pill to add your vote or remove it.

Signatures

Your group signature is a block of text that is automatically added to the bottom of every post you create in discussion groups. It typically includes your name, chapter, title, or other identifying information.

To set up or change your signature:

1. Go to Settings in the sidebar.
2. Click Group Signature.
3. Enter the text you want to appear at the bottom of your posts.
4. Click Save.

Subscriptions

Subscriptions let you control which groups and posts send you notifications. There are two levels of subscription:

• Group subscription — Subscribe to an entire group to get notified about all new posts in that group. Click the "Subscribe" button on the group's main page.
• Post subscription — Subscribe to a specific post to get notified when new comments are added to that thread. Click the "Subscribe" button on any individual post.

When you are subscribed, you will see notifications (based on your notification preferences in Settings) whenever new activity occurs. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the button again.