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seth.lykins
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Starting a Private Forum for Students

06/04/2019 7:17 PM

I've been looking for a way to converse about class topics with other distance students attending our university, but I think we would generally prefer our posts and discussions to remain private--so that the only responses are our own and we don't get so much traffic we can't communicate with each other. I found CR4 while looking for an alternative our university-provided forum, as I don't believe it will email the user when a comment is added to his/her question.

So, the question: can I create a forum that restricts comments/responses to those invited into the forum? Thanks!
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Re: Starting a Private Forum for Students

06/04/2019 8:16 PM

This might help...

https://www.quora.com/How-much-money-does-it-cost-to-set-up-a-website-with-a-forum

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06/05/2019 3:44 AM

Just start a closed group on FB...

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Re: Starting a Private Forum for Students

06/05/2019 8:10 AM

CR4 does not support closed or private forums. We have discussed setting up something like a "help me with my homework" section, which by its nature should limit participation. The suggestions for both SolarEagle and Del are worth pursuing. Have you asked the distance learning office whether your school can support such a forum?
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Re: Starting a Private Forum for Students

06/05/2019 11:33 AM

Until then, you could consider forming a study-group from among your classmates ?...

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06/05/2019 3:53 PM

Host of free forums - you can restrict membership etc as you like.

https://www.proboards.com/

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06/06/2019 11:36 PM

Thanks so much, this is really what we are looking for. Cheers!
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06/05/2019 10:35 PM

What's wrong with WhatsApp?
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Re: Starting a Private Forum for Students

06/06/2019 11:40 PM

Thank all of you for your comments and suggestions. Proboards appears to be just what I was looking for, but we're also exploring Amazon Chime, which may include even more at no cost. Thanks all!
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06/08/2019 4:39 PM

Possible motto: "Learning the trades...while trading the learns."

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