Hello Discourse community- We have 4 different types of users. We want to keep their discussions separate. I suppose most organizations have that need. For example you don’t want customers to see postings in the community meant for employees. What is the best way to do this? Can categories and tags be used for that? Or do we have to create separate communities for each? Thanks for your help.

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Thanks Moin . This is exactly what we were looking for.

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Moin April 12, 2022, 2:36pm 2

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