Direct discussions

A 'direct' discussion is useful when you want to invite particular people to a private discussion.

A direct discussion does not belong to a group. Invited people do not need to be a member of your Loomio group.

With Direct Discussions you control who can see and participate in the discussion.

Direct discussions have all of the benefits of Loomio discussions and are often used in place of subgroups.

Screenshot of direct discussion window. It is formatted similarly to a thread window. It has a group window, pre-populated with "None (direct discussion)", a title, tags, and a context text area. It also has an "invite" field, that is populated with the member name "Matt Peterson". In the bottom right are buttons to reset or start a discussion.

Your direct discussions can be found (and new ones created) under Direct Discussions in the sidebar menu.

Screenshot of sidebar in loomio group, showing navigation links. The "Direct Discussions" link is highlighted in this list. It says "Direct discussions " followed by "(1)" , indicating this user has 1 direct discussion.

Contacting someone via a direct discussion

A direct discussion can be a useful way to contact another member of your group privately.