To manually stop students from posting replies to discussion posts, you can use the Close for Comments option.
Notes:
- You can limit the dates during which a user can post comments by creating discussion availability dates.
- For graded discussions, the Close for Comments option will not appear until after the discussion due date.
- When a discussion is closed for comments students cannot edit or delete their replies.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Close from Discussions Page
To close a discussion from the index page, locate the discussion. Click the Options icon [1] and click the Close for Comments link [2].
Open for Comments
To open a discussion for comments, locate the Closed for Comments section [1]. Locate the discussion and click the Options icon [2], then click the Open for Comments link [3].
Close from Individual Discussion
To close comments within an individual discussion, click the title of the discussion.
Close for Comments
Click the Options icon [1], then click the Close for Comments link [2].
When a discussion is closed for comments, students will see the message: This topic is closed for comments.
Open for Comments
To open a discussion for comments, click the Options icon [1] and click the Open for Comments link [2].
