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# How to engage on the Discourse forum

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You interact with the MAAS community primarily through [our Discourse forum](https://discourse.maas.io/). This page helps you make the most of that space.

## [Discourse categories](https://canonical-com-2934.demos.haus/maas/docs/how-to-engage-on-the-discourse-forum?format=md#p-14113-discourse-categories)

The forum is organised into several public categories:

* **[discourse](https://discourse.maas.io/c/discourse/3)**: A default, largely unmonitored category. Response times here are inconsistent.
* **[docs](https://discourse.maas.io/c/docs/5)**: Home to our documentation. Edit or comment on docs here.
* **[news](https://discourse.maas.io/c/news/7)**: Primarily for release announcements and deprecations.
* **[users](https://discourse.maas.io/c/users/8)**: The hub of activity, monitored by the weekly on-duty MAAS developer. We aim to keep unanswered posts below 5% of the total.
* **[integration](https://discourse.maas.io/c/integration/11)**: Currently inactive; use “Users” instead.
* **[development](https://discourse.maas.io/c/devel/13)**: For road-map and architecture talks, and where Show and Tell articles are published.
* **[tutorials](https://discourse.maas.io/c/tutorials/16)**: Find various MAAS tutorials to help you get up to speed.
* **[deprecations](https://discourse.maas.io/c/deprecations/17)**: Strictly for deprecated feature discussions.
* **[performance](https://discourse.maas.io/c/maas-performance/26)**: Focused on MAAS performance topics.

## [Permissions and levels](https://canonical-com-2934.demos.haus/maas/docs/how-to-engage-on-the-discourse-forum?format=md#p-14113-permissions-and-levels)

New users might not have immediate posting permissions. While waiting, you can read posts or message [admins](https://discourse.maas.io/about) for elevated permissions. Check our [FAQ](https://discourse.maas.io/faq) and [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal).

## [Creating a new post](https://canonical-com-2934.demos.haus/maas/docs/how-to-engage-on-the-discourse-forum?format=md#p-14113-creating-a-new-post)

Creating a new Discourse post is simple. Just navigate to [our Discourse forum](https://discourse.maas.io/). Once there, choose a category from the *all categories* drop-down and click *+New topic*. Add your post content and select *Create topic*.

## [Commenting on posts](https://canonical-com-2934.demos.haus/maas/docs/how-to-engage-on-the-discourse-forum?format=md#p-14113-commenting-on-posts)

To comment on a post, click the post title, then *Reply*. Type your comment and click *Reply* again to submit it.

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