What is the best product for hosting discussions?

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Im looking for a tool/website that would allow moderation of discussion.

Ben Clark · Accepted Answer

It's a nice thing you can host it yourself or pay for a hosted version, it also has a nice design

Sambruce Joseph · Answer

All moderation functions are here in Facebook Group.
Also, your users doesn't have to create another account since they are already on Facebook.

Adithya Shreshti · Answer

Hands down the best one, imo.

Amazing UX, great features. Can't wait to see the upcoming feature updates.

Sam Rye · Answer

If you're looking for a Forum-type experience, I would suggest looking into Mobilize because it breaks you out of needing to send people to a dedicated "place" to have a discussion - they can follow and comment through email or SMS if they want.

Mo Rajabifard · Answer

It's great!

Kirsten Lambertsen · Answer

I personally prefer a WordPress.com instance running the P2 theme. The P2 theme creates a really intuitive and organic discussion experience. Plus you get all the good stuff that comes with a WordPress site running on WordPress.com including the ability to restrict access, require 2fa, mobile and much more, including moderation tools.

Oh, and it's free.

Stewart McKee · Answer

Easy to use for chat, includes threading, images, audio and video chat.

Sama Jashnani · Answer

I use this one, very easy to use

Larry Mickie · Answer

No need to add any friction to your users experience with educating on a new product/tool. Depending on your demo, most users already have a facebook account.

Arun Sathiya · Answer

Facebook groups is a great choice too.

Santosh Maharshi · Answer

Modern forum software.

Srikanth Noah · Answer

Looks beautiful and promising future plans.

Sam Rye · Answer

If you're looking for a live video experience, then I'd suggest Zoom as it has heaps of useful features like 'Record Call', Speaker View, Screen share etc.

Hernán Jiménez · Answer

its very simple to use¡

Ken Cucchia · Answer

Automatically records & saves all calls. All you need to do is share your link. And it's free...

Mus`ab AlRuhaily · Answer

Great!

Antony Bearpark · Answer

You can choose who you want to join in the conversation. You can hold a call with specific members and have the ability to replay the call by anyone in the chat. Calls are automatically transcribed so you can search through the system later to find what was said in a specific call.

Arun Sathiya · Answer

Discourse is without doubt the best of the lot. Host it yourself + beautiful design. See how it looks on mobile phone!

Anne S. Katzeff · Answer

This does more than just free conference calls. You can also do video conferencing. Free, unlimited number of participants, 6 hour maximum time limit, screen sharing, recording meeting, chat, lightweight app downloaded to your desktop, etc. The only downside is that it does use up a lot of bandwidth.

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We're considering moving a Public FB Group to might, would definitely recommend if starting a community from scratch!

Ed Fry · Answer

Fully featured forums + commenting + messaging.

Having built out a platform ourselves for inbound.org, and seen the six-figure expense to build feature parity, I'd pay peanuts and get this next time.

Ed Shelley · Answer

A much better way to connect with your customer community and encourage discussion

Rodney Peixoto · Answer

I've been using Appear with my remote team, and recommend it.

Cole Schiffer · Answer

So easy, free, and no setup or app required.

Sam Rye · Answer

Unless you want to force people to use a certain platform, I'd suggest looking at Mobilize which enables discussions to flow in a web app, mobile app, email or SMS