Start a new Discussion
The Discussion Forum is a great way to interact with other Members. It is also a great place to share experiences and voice your opinions. your opinion is just as valued as any other Member's opinion so jump in and give it a go. Getting started is easy.
The first thing you have to decide if you want to start a new Discussion is whether you want this Discussion to be open to all Work Safety Forum Members, or just to the Members in one of the Groups you have joined.
If you are happy for everyone to enter into this Discussion, there are a number of ways to start a new discussion.
One way is to go the Forum section on the Main page, scroll down to the bottom of the list of Discussions and click on 'Start Discussion' in the bottom left hand corner of the section.
Another way is to go to the Forum page (by clicking on the Forum Tab along the top of the page) and click on 'Add a Discussion' in the top right hand corner.
You will then see the following screen:
Type in the Title of your Discussion item and then fill in the Post box. The Post box is where you say what you have to say about this particular issue. By clicking on the respective icons, you can format the text, add a link to another web page somewhere on the Internet, and/or paste a picture of some kind - the choice is yours.
Next you must choose from one of the Discussion categories. Simply select the one that fits your item. If you're not sure, then post it under 'General'.
Tags are keywords that someone might want to search under at a later date - such as 'budget', or '"manual handling" (note that if one of the tags involves two words, such as 'manual handling', use quotation marks to denote that these two words go together. You can use a number of tags - simply separate them with a comma.
You can then add any files you might want to attach to the Discussion item - if there are any.
Finally, click on the 'Add Discussion' button.
If you only want Members of a particular Group to participate in the Discussion, simply go to that Group's page and click on 'Start Discussion' at the bottom of the Discussion Forum section on that page.
Last updated by Mark McCabe Nov. 12, 2009.
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