Template Settings control the default settings of each created forum. These settings can be overridden for a specific forum or topic, but must be manually changed after the default settings template is created.
Go to Discussions.
Select Discussions from the site Tool Menu.
Select Template Settings.
Configure default settings.
The default settings template allows you configure the default settings for all new Forums and Topics in this site.
Choose Forum Posting settings.
Template Settings allow the option for all topics in Forums to be moderated. There is also an option that requires users to post before reading.
Choose Availability settings.
Template Settings allow the option for all forums to be shown immediately after they are created or based on specified open (show) and close (hide) dates.
Choose if messages are marked "read."
Template Settings allow the option for conversations to be marked read automatically.
Select role permissions.
Template Settings allow the option to select permission levels within Discussions based on user roles or groups within the site.
User roles can be given the title of Author, Contributor, None, Nonediting Author, Owner, Reviewer, and Custom. In the Customize dropdown menu, the checkboxes are automatically selected based on the permission level selected. If the checkboxes are manually chosen, this fulfills the Custom Permission Level.
Note: Different roles will appear depending on whether the site is a course site or a project site, and whether or not there are any groups or custom roles in that site.
Select Save.
Select Save to apply settings.