Marking a Claim for Review


Note: To mark a claim for review, you must have Editor permissions or higher.

About Marking Claims for Review

  • If a claim might not be suitable for a discussion in its current state, it can be marked for review. 
  • When a claim is marked, it sends a notification to the author, as well as highlighting the claim in yellow for all users.
  • There are several different types of mark available for different problems a claim might have.
  • A claim can be marked with up to 2 types of mark at a time.

How to Mark/Unmark a Claim for Review

Marking a Claim
To mark a claim:

  1. Click on the three dots that appear at the top-right corner of a claim when you hover over it, or right-click on the claim, to open the claim menu.
  2. Select ‘Mark for Review’.
  3. Select the type of mark to apply.
  4. Optionally, include an explanation of why the claim is being marked.
  5. When finished, click ‘Mark’.

Tip: Authors of a marked claim receive a notification, so there’s no need to additionally mention them in a comment.

Unmarking or Editing the Type of Mark on a Claim

To unmark or change the type of mark on a claim:

  1. Click on the three dots that appear at the top-right-hand of a claim when you hover over it, or right-click on the claim, to open the claim menu.
  2. Select ‘Mark for Review’.
  3. Make the necessary changes to the type(s) of mark on the claim. Click on a type of mark to add it, or click on a currently applied mark to remove it. Currently applied marks are highlighted in orange.
  4. Optionally, include an explanation of why the type of mark is being changed.
  5. When finished, click ‘Unmark’.

This short video walks through the steps required to mark a claim, as well as several other key features of a Kialo discussion.

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