Hi,
Recurring events are individual events, however when you create one it does not create individual topics.
So if you click on 1 of those recurring event to participate to it then your participation is present on all the events.
Shouldn’t creating a recurring event create individual events/topics with the same base as the first event?
This is very much a feature request. I hear you, would be nice if you could pick a particular event in a sequence.
Any joy with this?
We really do need a new Topic to be created for each event, rather than a single event Topic controlling a whole bunch of events visible in the calendar.
At the moment the only feasible workaround is to manually make a bunch of new Topics. This of course fills up the Latest feed in a most annoying fashion (which needs mitigation somehow), as well as requiring that you are careful not to over-notify. I guess that highlights some of the challenges in bringing this feature to life.
would it be acceptable if secondary events in a topic had a different appearence such as outline, via eventBorderColor and eventBackgroundColor
You simulate layering by combining:
| Property | Primary (confirmed) | Tentative / secondary |
|---|---|---|
| eventBackgroundColor | solid | different / light |
| eventBorderColor | same as fill | strong contrast |
| border style | solid | dashed |
| opacity | 1 | 1 |
This creates a visual hierarchy without needing actual stacking.
Cute idea, but I don’t think it will quite go far enough - each event in a series really needs its own RSVP, supplementary information, and discussion.
the RSVP would be replaced by the poll, so all the events in the topic would be standalone (primary and styled secondaries) . The events would all be about the same thing, the complexity: locking-in a time from various times.
Not really a series nor something that can be achieved in outlook.
It’s the special sauce that turns an institution, like the university i’m in, away from defensively-false outlook series and toward Discourse.