.. _Assign discussion roles:

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Assign Discussion Moderation Roles
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

You must either be the course author, or have the Admin role, to add people to
discussion moderation roles.

You must obtain the email address or username for each person that you want to
add.

* To obtain the email address or username for a course team member, in the LMS
  select **Instructor**, then select **Membership**. In the **Course Team
  Management** section, select the current course team role (Staff or Admin) of
  the person whose information you are looking for. From the list of course
  team members with the selected role locate the required email address or
  username.

* To obtain the email address or username for an enrolled learner, in the LMS
  select **Instructor**, then select **Data Download**. In the
  **Reports** section, select **Download profile information as a CSV**. In the
  downloaded file, locate the required email address or username.


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Add Someone To a Discussion Role
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You can add any user who is already enrolled in your course to a discussion
moderation role.

.. note:: To add someone to the Discussion Admin role, you must be the course
   author or a course team member who has the Admin role.

#. View the live version of the course.

#. Select **Instructor**, and then select **Membership**.

#. In the **Course Team Management** section, select the discussion role that
   you want to assign: **Discussion Admins**, **Discussion Moderators**,
   **Group Community TA**, or **Community TA**.

#. Under the list of users who currently have that role, enter the email address
   or username of the person you want to add.

#. Select **Add** for the role type.

   The person who you added appears in the list.


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Remove Someone from a Discussion Role
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To remove someone from a discussion moderation role, you must be the course
author or have the Admin role.

#. View the live version of the course.

#. Select **Instructor**, and then select **Membership**.

#. In the **Course Team Management** section, select the discussion role from
   which you want to remove the user: **Discussion Admins**, **Discussion
   Moderators**, **Group Community TA**, or **Community TA**.

#. In the list of users who currently have that role, locate the user you
   want to remove, and then select **Revoke access**.

   The person who you removed no longer appears in the list.

.. seealso::

  :ref:`About Course Discussions` (concept)

  :ref:`Best Practices for Configuring Course Discussions` (concept)

  :ref:`Configure Open edX Discussions` (how-to)

  :ref:`Configure Open edX Discussions Legacy` (how-to)

  :ref:`Best Practices for Moderating Course Discussions` (concept)

  :ref:`Moderate Discussions` (how-to)

  :ref:`Toggle Anonymous Discussion Posts` (how-to)

  :ref:`Learner View of the Discussion` (reference)

  :ref:`About Divided Discussions` (concept)

  :ref:`Guide to Managing Divided Discussions` (reference)

  :ref:`Set Up Divided Discussions` (how-to)

  :ref:`Set up Discussions in Cohorted Courses` (how-to)




**Maintenance chart**

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| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 03/17/2025   | Leira (Curricu.me)            |  Sumac         | Pass                           |
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