🗓️ Week 2: Discussions Unlocked – Categorize it (if you can)! 🧠

[mecodeatlas]

In Week 1, we explored what the Discussions category is really for - and spoiler: it’s not just for any post that uses the Discussions feature.

Now it’s your turn to apply that knowledge. We’ve listed a few real-world examples below. For each one, choose the category you think fits best.

📘 Need a refresher? Read Week 1 here

Scenario 1

“How can I restrict my GitHub Discussions space so only maintainers can create new topics?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. Security
C. Repositories
D. General

Scenario 2

“Whenever I try to enable Discussions on my organization’s repos, I get a 404. Is this a permission issue?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. Programming Help
C. Repositories
D. Pages

Scenario 3

“I’d love to see support for rich embeds (like videos and polls) inside GitHub Discussions - is that on the roadmap?”

Where should this go?
A. Pages
B. General
C. Projects & Issues
D. Discussions

Scenario 4

“How do I programmatically open a discussion thread using the GraphQL API?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. API and Webhooks
C. Programming Help
D. Actions

Scenario 5

“My Actions workflow fails whenever it tries to comment on a GitHub Discussion post. Anyone seen this before?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. Programming Help
C. Actions
D. Copilot

Scenario 6

“I created a custom domain for my Pages site, but it shows a 404 - do I need to change something in my DNS settings?”

Where should this go?
A. Pages
B. Repositories
C. General
D. Discussions

Scenario 7

“I’m trying to post a comment using Python and the GitHub REST API, but I keep getting a 403 error. I’ve already double-checked my token and scopes. Anyone know what might be going wrong?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. Programming Help
C. API and Webhooks
D. Copilot

Scenario 8

“Which LLM have you enjoyed using the most lately — and what makes it your favorite?”

Where should this go?
A. Discussions
B. Programming Help
C. General
D. Copilot

🗣️ Now it’s your turn!

Drop your answers in the comments below (e.g., 1A, 2C, 3D...). Even better if you tell us why you picked your answers - or share your own tricky scenarios and we’ll help categorize them!

Let the categorization games begin!

[ARUNAGIRINATHAN-K]

1A. Discussions

"How can I restrict my GitHub Discussions space so only maintainers can create new topics?"
✅ This is a configuration question specifically about GitHub Discussions and its permissions/settings.

2A. Discussions

"Whenever I try to enable Discussions on my organization’s repos, I get a 404. Is this a permission issue?"
✅ This is related to enabling and accessing Discussions, so it's best handled in the Discussions category even though permissions might be involved.

3D. Discussions

"I’d love to see support for rich embeds (like videos and polls) inside GitHub Discussions - is that on the roadmap?"
✅ This is a feature request or product feedback specifically for Discussions.

4B. API and Webhooks

"How do I programmatically open a discussion thread using the GraphQL API?"
✅ This involves using GitHub APIs, so it fits best in the API and Webhooks section.

5C. Actions

"My Actions workflow fails whenever it tries to comment on a GitHub Discussion post. Anyone seen this before?"
✅ Even though Discussions are involved, the failure is in GitHub Actions, so it belongs under Actions.

6A. Pages

"I created a custom domain for my Pages site, but it shows a 404 - do I need to change something in my DNS settings?"
✅ This is a classic GitHub Pages configuration issue.

7C. API and Webhooks

"I’m trying to post a comment using Python and the GitHub REST API, but I keep getting a 403 error..."
✅ This is clearly a REST API permissions or usage problem, so API and Webhooks is the right category.

8C. General

"Which LLM have you enjoyed using the most lately — and what makes it your favorite?"
✅ This is not tied to GitHub features, and is more about tech opinions—perfect for General.

Final Answer Set:
1A, 2A, 3D, 4B, 5C, 6A, 7C, 8C