Forum: Reply & Rate a Forum Message

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Jun 14, 2019
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This article will outline how to reply to a Forum message in Moodle. It will also cover rating messages if the option is available.

All Forums in Moodle have his icon: 

Instructions

  1. Open the forum activity that you want to post a reply or rate, e.g. 
  2. To view or reply to a topic/question click the discussion title. 


  3. The topic/question will open and you will view the following:
    1. Message Subject and by whom
    2. Message body
    3. Attachments, if available. Click the attachment to download it.
    4. Rating, if available
    5. Reply (Edit and Delete options are available if you posted the message)
  4. To respond to a thread click the Reply The page that opens will be similar to that of creating a thread, but the subject will already be prefilled.
  5. If allowed in the forum settings, you can rate messages that appear in the forum. The rating scale and scoring are defined by the lecturer. Note that you cannot rate your own message. Ratings will appear in the gradebook of the course.