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• In our Discourse community, you are able to ask questions regarding courses or specializations you have taken for DeepLearning.AI. You can also connect and discuss within the community to learn about what is new in AI.

• Make the effort to post your messages in the right category. This way our moderators can spend less time reorganizing and more time talking about AI. 

• Please don’t:

  • Start a topic in the wrong category.

  • Cross-post the same thing on multiple topics.

  • Post replies with no content.

  • Divert a topic by changing it to a different subject.

  • Sign your posts — every post has your profile information attached to it.

You can also respond to posts with emojis! Hover over the heart icon at the base of each post and you will find a range of emojis to select from. 

If you come across a post that reminds you of something that is only somewhat related to the existing thread, you can click the option to "Reply as a Linked Topic." This allows you to start side discussions without derailing the main topic. 

Finally, if you come across a post that has a question or topic you want to discuss, you can upvote it (using the vote button on the top left) instead of reposting the same thing. 

What are Topics?

• • The main Discourse page contains categories, which contain more specific subcategories. Within subcategories are topics. Topics are collections of similar messages. By clicking on a topic, you can post questions, provide course feedback. You can also initiate discussions by creating a new topic. This is primarily how mentors interact, support, and answer learner queries. At the end of the original post, you will see a list of related topics that link to the one you are reading.

How Do I Subscribe/Follow to Categories and Topics?

To subscribe to a Topic (or thread) click the bell icon.

To subscribe to a category click on the top right bell icon and select how you wish to stay updated. 

To subscribe to a category through your personal profile, go to your preferences (via your Profile page) and click on Categories. 

How Do I Enable/Disable Notifications to any Topic or Post?

• • Click on the “bell” icon in the post or category to enable/disable notifications.

  • Another option is to go to your user preferences. Click on the “categories” sidebar option and enable/disable notifications.

How Do I Enter/Use Markdown?

• • Discourse users can format their posts using Markdown. When you create a post, you will see the raw Markdown on the left and a preview on the right. Check out the Markdown Cheatsheet if you want a handy guide.

How Do I Bookmark a Post?

You can bookmark topics that you found helpful so you can easily find them again.

You can review your list of bookmarks by clicking the top right banner on your profile page.

How Do I Post a Question About a Course or Specialization?

• • Go to the category that matches the specialization you are taking.

  • Select the course you are in and the week. 

  • Check to make sure nobody else has already asked the same question. 

  • If you are the first to ask this question, click the gray "New Topic" button on the upper left. 

  • Write the title of the topic: Example: “C4_W3_Exercise3_Grading error”

  • Write your question in the open box

  •  Then click the blue “create topic” bottom icon on the bottom left.

How Do I Reply?

• • Look for the grey “reply” button on the bottom right of any post you wish to reply to.

  • Click it to open the editor panel at the bottom of your browser.

  • To reply to a specific post in a topic, click the gray reply button at the end of each post and your reply is linked to that post.

How Do I Quote?

• • To quote someone else's post in your reply, highlight the text you want to quote and a pop-up will appear saying "quote reply. Click it and that text will be copied to a new post. To reply to multiple posts in the same thread, repeat the process again until you get all your quotes.

How Do I Mention of Tag Another User? 

• • To notify someone about your reply, type @ to begin selecting a username. This will search the name fields in case you don’t know a particular username. Note — Please tag other users only when absolutely necessary; otherwise, you might be flagged for spamming. 

How Do I Mark a Reply as the Solution to a Question?

• • If you are the topic creator, you will have a button that allows you to accept anyone else's reply as answer as the solution to your question. Look for the check box on the bottom toolbar. Accepted answers will be highlighted on the initial topic and in the topic list.

How Do I Insert an Image?

• • You can simply drag and drop the image from your computer into Discourse using the upload button in the composer toolbar.

  •  This feature works for multiple images at once.

Where Are my Notifications?

• • You will receive a notification whenever another member of the community is talking directly to you — For example, by replying to you, quoting your post, mentioning (tagging) your username, or linking to your post. When you receive a notification, a blue number will immediately appear over your profile picture at the top right. Click your profile image to scroll through all your notifications.

What is Voting? 

• When using Discourse, you may find a topic that you feel is particularly relevant to a certain course. Or you might come across an answer that helps you solve a burning question. 

• In these and similar situations, you can give the topic more visibility by clicking the blue vote button near the topic heading. 

• This helps improve the visibility of more upvoted topics. You’ll see the vote button next to the topic. Remember that you have a limited number of votes to give on the platform (and only 1 vote per topic) so use this feature judiciously.