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You might use repository discussions to discuss topics that are specific to the repository. If your project spans multiple repositories, {% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} can also be used for broader conversations that affect the entire organization.
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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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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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{% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} offers you varying levels of granularity for organizing discussions. Discussions are opened in categories defined by anyone with maintain or admin permissions. Categories come with different formats, such as announcements, question and answer, polls, or open-ended, and categories can be further organized under sections you specify. Individual discussions can be categorized with more specificity by applying labels. For more information about managing categories, see [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/managing-categories-for-discussions).
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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 specify
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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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Repository administrators and project maintainers can manage discussions and discussion categories in a repository. Discussions can be pinned to give topics more visibility. Moderators and collaborators can mark comments as answers, lock discussions, and convert issues to discussions. For organization discussions, the role of a user in the source repository determines how a user can interact with organization discussions. For more information about organization repository roles, see [AUTOTITLE](/organizations/managing-user-access-to-your-organizations-repositories/managing-repository-roles/repository-roles-for-an-organization).
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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.
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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 run its course 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 management of discussions, see [AUTOTITLE](/discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/managing-discussions).
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