{"id":507,"date":"2022-08-05T14:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/requesting-writer-permissions\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:08:34","password":"","slug":"requesting-writer-permissions","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/requesting-writer-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"User Participation Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>This feature is <strong>disabled by default <\/strong>and must be enabled in the Discussion Settings.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About User Participation Requests<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participation requests allow users with the Viewer or Suggester <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"508\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">role<\/a> to request to be promoted to the Writer role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a classroom setting, you can use this feature to let students request to be able to contribute content to the discussion.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requesting to Participate<\/h2><p>To <strong>send <\/strong>a user participation request:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>&equiv;<\/strong> <strong>Discussion<\/strong> <strong>Menu<\/strong> icon in the top-left of a discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Request Writer Rights<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally, include a message outlining why you want to participate in the discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Managing, Enabling, or Disabling Participation Requests<\/h2><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>To manage user participation requests you must have <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Admin permissions<\/a> or higher.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>To manage user participation requests:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>&equiv;<\/strong> <strong>Discussion<\/strong> <strong>Menu<\/strong> icon in the top-left of a discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Participation Requests<\/strong>. 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