Easiest way to pull other users in on a discussion non-publicly?

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The discussion revolves around finding a non-public way to invite users to a conversation. Sujan wants to be able to privately invite specific users to a discussion without making it public. vinothkannans suggests a plugin for assigning staff members, but Sujan clarifies that he’s looking for a solution for normal community members.

david recommends using the “invite” button on topics, which seems to be the solution Sujan is looking for. However, Sujan initially has trouble finding the invite button on mobile, but eventually locates it with the help of vinothkannans and codinghorror, who notes that invites are only available at trust level 2 and higher.

Sujan successfully uses the invite feature, but later realizes that it doesn’t allow for adding a message to explain the invitation. codinghorror recommends sending a private message (PM) instead, which Sujan agrees with, acknowledging that adapting the Invite system to contain additional text is not possible.

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Hi, quite often I know who would be the best candidate to answer a question. What is the best, non-public way to pull these users in to a discussion? Just posting a few words to be able to @mention them seems silly and is also too public as it almost forces them to participate.

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If you going to mention only staff members then the below plugin will be help you.

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Nice plugin! I could definitely use this for another use-case where I abuse flags right now. Awesome.

But this question is actually about normal community members that I want to rope into a conversation.

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How about using the “invite” button on topics? It seems like exactly what you need.

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I’m on mobile right now. Does this exist here? Can’t find it :confused:

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Yes. It is exist on mobile view. Are you using SSO feature? If no then check your SiteSettings for invites.

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Invites are only available at trust level 2 and higher.

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I found it on my site, seem to be to untrusted here. Thanks all, exactly what I was looking for.

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Actually, maybe not. Used it a few times where it worked just fine - but now I had the use case where I actually wanted the person to tell WHY I invite them and what I expect of them. Is there a way to attach a message with the invitation?

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For that I recommend a PM.

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Ok, makes sense as adapting the Invite system to contain additional text doesn’t seem really possible. Shame.