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Have you checked out Wikia's Cocktails community app in your (Android or Apple) app store? If you're one of the app users, then you know: Before, it was just a more convenient way to view articles and content on mobile. But we've added something more! For a few months now, app users have also been able to talk about cocktails directly in the app, via Discussions. As a community with a small following, there hasn't been a flood of posts yet, but some very good conversations are happening.
Some of those who are talking about cocktails in Discussions might then go on to add content to your articles and become valuable editors.
You can read and post to Discussions on the web as well: Cocktails Discussions on the web. This web version isn’t "discoverable" right now, meaning it isn't linked anywhere on your wikia. You can only find it through a URL shared from the app, or by following the link here. So you can choose whether you want to discuss Cocktails here in the forum or in Discussions (why not both?), even if you don't use the app.
Moderation features: There haven't been any problematic posts or users so far, but we've now added features to Discussions that allow mods and admins to delete/restore posts, in the app as well as on the desktop version. Very soon, we'll also add the option to view all posts by a user. In addition, admins and mods will be able to delete all posts by a user (very useful, of course, should you have to deal with a spammer). This will at first only be possible on the desktop version - but that's where most moderation happens, anyway.
We're also planning to add a "close discussion" option for mods, and an option for regular users to flag a post as inappropriate. That last one will be exciting, because it's something we currently don't even have here on Wikia's regular forums!
Good moderation in Discussions will help create a very positive impression of this community with those who discover it through the app - this is a great opportunity to attract new editors for the desktop community as well! So far, nothing had to be deleted, but it's good to keep an eye on Discussions and make sure it stays that way.
Should any regular Discussions users appear who might be suitable as moderators, an admin can assign the new app mods to the discussion moderator group to give them the necessary rights. Right now, it's a bit challenging to message app moderation candidates directly. The app users don’t always confirm their email addresses, and so won’t get notified about Message Wall posts. But should you spot someone you'd like to contact about the moderator role, let Wikia staff know, and we'll help you contact them!
Let us know what you think! We're still working on adding more features to make Discussions more fun and convenient to use (such as topic categorization, search, link previews, etc.) For that, we can really use your opinion. How do you like Discussions? What's better than the current desktop forum, what's worse? Why would you use Discussions, or why wouldn't you? Please share your thoughts here, and if you have questions, I'm happy to answer them!
(Edited by Mira Laime)