Faculty Guides and Documentation

Deleting Discussion Threads

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This guide will demonstrate how to demonstrate how to delete threads within a discussion forum.

Once a thread is deleted, it will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

Accessing the Discussion Board

Image of the Blackboard Course Menu with Discussion Board outlined with a red circle.

Log into your Blackboard course and click on the Discussion Board link in the course menu.

Accessing a Discussion Forum

Click on the name of the forum from which you would like to delete posts from.

Deleting Threads

To delete threads:

  1. Check the checkboxes to the left of the threads you wish to delete.
  2. Click Delete to delete the selected threads.

Confirm Thread Deletion

A dialog box will pop up asking you if you wish to delete the selected threads. Click the OK button to delete the selected threads.

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