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You can use **repository** discussions to discuss topics that are specific to one repository and **organization** discussions for broader conversations that spans multiple repositories.
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You can use **repository** discussions to discuss topics that are specific to one repository and **organization** discussions for broader conversations that span multiple repositories.
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Anyone who can has access to a repository can create and participate in discussions once a repository administrator or project maintainer has enabled {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %}. Similarly, if an organization owner enables {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} for an organization, anyone who can view the source repository can create an organization discussion.
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## Organizing discussions
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{% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} offers you varying levels of granularity for organizing discussions:
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* Discussions are opened in categories defined by anyone with maintain or admin permissions
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* Categories come with different formats, such as announcements, question-and-answer, polls, or open-ended
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* Categories can be further organized under sections you create
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* Individual discussions can be categorized with more specificity by applying labels
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For more information about managing categories, see [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/managing-categories-for-discussions).
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For more information on creating polls, see [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-poll).
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## Managing discussions
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In addition to sorting discussions by category, section, and label, {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} includes other tools for managing discussions, and using discussions to manage the repository or organization.
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Discussions are created in user-defined categories and can be further organized with labels.
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In addition to sorting discussions, {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} includes other tools for managing discussions, and using discussions to manage the repository or organization.
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* Discussions can be pinned to give topics more visibility
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* Comments can be marked as answers in question-and-answer categories to help readers find the most useful response quickly
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* If a discussion has reached a conclusion or gotten too heated, it can be locked
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* Issues that turn out to be too open-ended can be converted to a discussion
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* Moderators can close discussions that are no longer useful
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* Discussions can be pinned to give topics more visibility.
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* Comments can be marked as answers in question-and-answer categories to help readers find the most useful response quickly.
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* If a discussion has reached a conclusion or gotten too heated, it can be locked.
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* Issues that turn out to be too open-ended can be converted to a discussion.
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* Moderators can close discussions that are no longer useful.
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For more information about discussion management, see [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/managing-discussions).
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## Next steps
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Ready to try {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %}? Find out how to get started at [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/quickstart)
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