What is a Quora Space?
Spaces is a new feature that allows people to collaboratively create and curate content around shared interests. Spaces can be used in a number of different ways. For example:
- A group of people can work together to curate the most interesting answers and links about a particular area of interest.
- An individual can use Spaces to organize their own writing into different sections
- A community of people can create a Space to have shared conversations with each other.
How are Spaces different from blogs?
Spaces have lower friction to contribution with support for shares, links, and short posts. We've learned a lot from our experience with blogs and we think knowledge-sharing works best in groups, whether big or small, and want to support that use case really well. For example, a Space can choose whether it wants comments from everyone or just its own contributors, and we'll be continuing to expand the feature set over time.
How do I start a Space?
Anyone can create a Space by going to the Spaces page and clicking "Create a Space"!
What are the roles in a Space and what can each role do?
Every Space starts with an owner, and an owner can invite others from the People tab to any of the following roles:
Owner - can:
- Transfer ownership
- Approve or reject submissions
- Change Space settings, including disabling commenting on content
- Hide content in Spaces
- Invite others to be admins, moderators, contributors, and followers
- Delete the Space
Admins - can:
- Approve or reject submissions
- Change Space settings, including disabling commenting on content
- Hide content in Spaces
- Invite others to be moderators, contributors, and followers
- Everything else a moderator can do
Moderators - can:
- Approve or reject submissions
- Hide content in Spaces
- Invite others to be contributors and followers
Contributors - can:
- Post content directly to the Space
How can I customize my Space URL?
Owners/admins can change the Space URL at any time from the Space's settings page.
How can I contribute to a Space?
Anyone who isn't already a contributor can apply to become one by going to the 'People' tab and clicking on the “Apply here!” banner. The request should include an explanation of why you want to become a contributor. The Space owner and admins will then review these requests.
I'm a Space owner/admin/moderator, how can I review my contributor requests?
Owners, admins and moderators can see pending requests on the 'People' tab and have the option to approve or decline each one of them. Approving a request will automatically make the requester a contributor, and these actions will be recorded in the admin log. Space owners and admins can also disable the ability for users to request being contributors in the Space 'Settings' page (under "Invitations and Requests") at any time.
How do admins or moderators get added to a Space?
Owners can invite others to be admins and moderators to help manage content and submissions in their Spaces. To invite others to one of the roles in a Space, visit the 'People' tab and click the '+ Invite' button in the relevant section.
How can I find out who the Space admins are?
- Click on the name of the Space
- Select the 'People' tab, located below the name of the Space
- Admins (as well as Moderators, Contributors, and Followers) will be listed on this page
Why am I seeing Spaces content in my feed?
You'll see Spaces content in your feed if you:
- Follow that Space
- Follow the author of that content
- Someone you follow upvoted that content
- The content is from a Space you may like
If you don't want to see content from a particular Space in your feed, you can mute that Space. A Space can be muted from its main page or from content in feed.
How can I control the amount of notifications I get for a Space?
Visit the Space page, then click the notification bell icon, located right below the Space title. Once you click the icon, you can select from the following:
- “All Notifications,” which sends a notification every time something new gets posted to the Space.
- “Highlights only,” which only sends a notification for the top-voted content in the Space.
- “Notifications off,” which turns off all notifications to the Space.
How can I share a post from a Space?
To allow posts to reach a wider audience, we introduced the ability for users to share posts with their followers or to another Space they contribute to.
To share a post, click on the 'Share' or 'Reshare' button that appears directly below the post.
If I write a post or link in a Space, who can see it?
Followers of a Space will be able to see posts or links you've shared in the Space, as well as anyone that visits the Space.
If I comment on a post or link in a Space, who can see it?
Comments can be viewed by anyone.
Can I restrict the type of content that is shared in a Space?
Space owners and admins can decide what content types are permitted by going to the Space settings page. The options will be listed under 'Content permissions'.
Can I restrict who can see a Space?
Spaces are public and can be seen by anyone.
Will someone that I blocked be able to see or comment on a Space that I'm in?
Blocking someone will make it so that they can't see your posts or shares in a Space; however, they can still see and participate in the Space. If you are an admin of the Space, you can block that person from the Space, regardless of whether or not you've blocked them on their profile.
Can I cancel an invitation to join my Space?
Yes. To cancel an invitation to your Space, visit the 'People' tab and you should see a section at the top titled "Pending invites". Click the "..." next to the person's name, then select "Uninvite".
If the person has already accepted the invitation, you can remove them from your Space by clicking the "..." next to the user you'd like to remove, and then selecting "Block".
What happens when I block a user in my Space?
Blocking a user from your Space will remove them from the Space and make them unable to comment or add content. They can still follow and view the Space. This action can be undone.
Can a non-contributor add content to a space?
We've added the ability for non-contributors to submit posts or shares to a Space for admin approval; when a submission is accepted, it is published directly to the Space.
For followers or users unaffiliated with a Space: You can submit content to any Space that's accepting submissions. You will be notified if your submission is accepted.
For Space owners/admins/moderators: You will be notified when submissions are made to your Space, and you can approve or decline them from the Submissions tab. Lastly, you can disable submissions for the Space in the Space's Settings page.
Can I ask a question in a Space?
Each Space can start its own ever-growing collection of questions and answers. For example, parents can share and discuss a child's first movie-going experience amongst themselves and you're guaranteed to get answers from parents, written with other parents in mind.
Please note that questions posed to a Space can only be answered by contributors of that Space.
Can I set a credential for a Space?
You can set a credential for any Space that you follow. This credential will appear by default on all the content that you create in that Space.
To set a credential for a Space:
- Visit "Credentials & Highlights" on your profile page and select "Edit Credentials"
- Click on "Add a credential" and select "Space" from the drop-down menu
- Go to "Select a Space" and type in the name of the Space whose credential you'd like to set
- Once a Space has been selected, type your credential next to "Describe an experience"
A couple of tips on what good credentials look like:
- Short and specific
- Helpful, and aren't jokes
- Have correct grammar and spelling
Where can I find stats and insights for my Space?
Space owners, admins and moderators will see a "Stats" tab on their Space, which will highlight:
- An overview of the Space’s activity
- Content views over time
- The most active users in the Space
- The most popular content in the Spaces
Additionally, the "People" tab will let all Space visitors see who has contributed content over the past week.