Allow users to post without login

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  begone458 · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 1:45 am

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  I want to create a page where people can post questions and reply to them. Basically a forum, but no need for the different sections. Unless wordpress.com can support a forum within a page….I just want my students to be able to post a random homework question and anyone can just come in an reply with an answer is what I want.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 2:22 am

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  Not an option at WordPress.com.

  You can, of course, make a forum elsewhere and link to it.

  You can also have a page with nested comments for people to post questions and answers in the form of comments and replies, but that could get messy.

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  begone458 · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 2:43 am

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  What do you mean a page with nested comments? Do I just start a post and have students reply and ask questions one after another?

  And then periodically delete the page and start all over?

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 3:55 am

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  You could do that, but i’d suggest rather than a post, do a static Page. Writing it’s just like writing a post, but it stays in one place and then you can just go in and delete all the comments when it’s time for a new topic. KEEP the page; deleting content is something search engines don’t like. Keep the page, just delete teh comments when you want to wipe the blackboard as it were.

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  begone458 · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 4:59 am

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  Thank you so much! I’ll look into making a static page. Have a great night!

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 7, 2010 at 5:10 am

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  You’re welcome.