Plugin to gather approvals / signatures on an initiative?

[pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman)]

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Submission Process: Users can create a post (or a specific type of post) to request permission for an action. This could be related to shared community resources or activities.

You can have a category where anyone can create topics.

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Discussion and Clarification: Other community members can respond to these posts for further clarification, discussion, or to add supporting information. The discussion is open to the community or a specific subgroup, depending on the context.

You can configure the category so anyone can reply.

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Approval Workflow: A predefined group of users (e.g., moderators, a specific committee, or user group) should be able to approve or reject the request based on the discussion and the information provided. It would be ideal if this could be visibly marked on the request post (such as changing the status, adding a tag, or another clear indicator).

You can create a category called “Approved” that allows only the committee to create topics there. When a topic is approved, a member can move it to that category.

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1. Tracking and History: We would like to keep a trackable history of these requests, including the discussion and the final decision, for transparency and future reference.

The topic will have a history of all edits, including category changes.