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7.2. Private Discussion Groups
Private Discussion Groups are an essential feature of the Virtual Café, designed to support secur...
7.1. Key Collaboration Features:
Private Discussion Groups: create exclusive groups for specific research projects, where only i...
6.4. For Students
For students, the Virtual Café serves as an invaluable platform for fostering collaboration and s...
6.3. For Academics
For academics, the Virtual Café offers a collaborative environment to create communities of pract...
6.2. For University staff
For university staff, the Virtual Café offers a centralized space to facilitate internal communic...
6.1. For Researchers
The Virtual Café provides a dynamic platform for academic collaboration and communication, enabli...
5.3. Moderation
The first moderator is each user A distributed effort on Discourse, with (almost) everyone havi...
Annex
Discourse User Manual - https://virtualcafe.neolaiacampus.eu/t/welcome-to-the-virtualcafe-come-in...
References
https://www.discourse.org/
Support
If you encounter any technical difficulties or have questions regarding the use of the platform, ...
Best practices
To make the most of your experience on the platform, here are some best practices that can help y...
5.2. Earning Badges
The platform rewards engagement through badges. Examples include: First Like: awarded when you...
5.1. Trust Levels
Virtual Café uses a trust system to encourage positive participation: New User: limited permis...
4.1. Formatting with Markdown
You can format your posts using Markdown or the text editor built into the platform. Common forma...
3.1. Notification Settings
The Virtual Café offers highly customizable notification settings to help you stay informed witho...
2.5. Liking Posts
Click the heart icon under a post to "like" it. This is a simple way to show appreciation or agre...
2.4. Quoting and Mentioning Users
Quoting: highlight any text in a post, and a Quote button will appear to include that text in you...
Useful links
Official documentation including user guide BookStack in 2025
2.3. Categories, tags and topics
On the Virtual Café, discussions can be organized using either tags or specific categories. Discu...
2.2. Using the Search Bar
The search feature helps you find topics, posts, or users quickly: Click the magnifying glass ...