This guide explains the various options for managing discussions. You can take action based on your assigned permissions.
View or edit discussion information
To view or edit discussion information,
Click the Room Information icon from the menu bar to view more details about the team.
Click the Hide button to hide a discussion from the list in the left sidebar. If someone sends a message to that discussion, it will be displayed again on the left sidebar. To unhide a discussion, search for it from the Directory.
Click the Edit button to update the Discussion information and avatar.
Enable the Hide system messages option to hide system messages and select the Rocket.Chat action alerts you want to hide. For example, the User joined option hides the message displayed when a new user joins the discussion.
Enable Allow Reacting to allow members to react to messages in a read-only discussion.
To set an automatic pruning retention policy for the discussion, visit Per-room policies.
Click the Delete button to delete the discussion.
A discussion owner can not leave a discussion until they set someone else as the owner of that discussion.
Alternatively, enter the command
/partor/leavein the message input box to leave that discussion.If you using the mobile app, tap the discussion name to access the discussion options.
Other discussion actions
In addition to editing a discussion, you can perform various other actions in the menu bar to manage and interact within a discussion effectively. For a detailed guide, refer to Room Options.
For options to manage discussion members, refer to the Manage Room Members document.
You can also assign members different room roles to manage communication and collaboration effectively. For details, see the Room Roles document.