Reference - forum properties

When editing forums, you can adjust the following parameters:

General
Forum display name	The name that will be displayed on the website.
Forum code name	The name used in your code.
Description	Description of the forum displayed on the website.
Forum base URL	The URL of the page where the forum is placed, for example: ~/MyForums/GeneralForum.aspx This is used by the system when creating URLs leading to the given forum.
Forum unsubscription URL	URL of the page where users can unsubscribe from the forum.
Advanced settings
Forum is open	Indicates if the forum is visible and can be accessed.
Forum is locked	If checked, new posts can't be added to the forum, but the forum is still accessible for viewing.
Require e-mail address	Indicates if post authors must enter their e-mail address.
Display e-mail address	Indicates if visitors can see e-mail addresses of post authors.
Forum type	User can choose - when creating a new thread, users can choose from the following two types. Discussion forum - forum threads use a standard discussion format where users reply to previous posts. Question-Answer forum - in forums of this type, the initial post of a thread is usually a question and the replies are attempts to answer it. The forum includes a voting feature that allows users to mark individual replies as helpful answers. Once a post receives the amount of votes specified in the Minimum votes to mark post as answer property, the post is designated as a valid answer and displayed accordingly.
Minimum votes to mark post as answer	Minimum number of votes that a post must receive to be marked as an answer in Question‑Answer type forum.

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