Visual Space manual, Events, Event Articles

An event article is the durable home for a scheduled community occasion. The event card gives members a compact view of what is happening and when; opening it reveals the fuller explanation, conversation, and related material that people need before, during, and after the event. This pairing keeps scheduling and context together. Members can scan Events to make an attendance decision, then open the same event to understand the agenda, contribute to the discussion, or revisit what happened later.

This pairing keeps scheduling and context together. Members can scan Events to make an attendance decision, then open the same event to understand the agenda, contribute to the discussion, or revisit what happened later.

One Event, Two Useful Views

The event card is designed for quick decisions. It shows the schedule, keywords, title, author, attendance choices, and activity around the event without asking members to read the full article.

The linked article expands that summary into a working record. Its header repeats the event identity and schedule, while the article body provides room for the purpose, agenda, preparation, links, notes, and follow-up. The card and article are two views of the same event, not separate items that coordinators must maintain independently.

Changes to the title, keywords, or schedule remain aligned between the card and article. This matters when an event is renamed, clarified, extended, or shortened: members browsing Events and members already reading the article continue to see consistent details.

The event identity and schedule remain attached to the richer article content members use before and after the occasion.

Shape The Header For Quick Recognition

The article header keeps the event's most decision-relevant facts together:

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Keywords - Give the occasion a compact theme or summary. A short value such as Workshop helps members recognize the event while browsing.

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Title - Names the event and provides room for a more descriptive single-line explanation. Titles can contain up to 300 characters.

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Author - Identifies the person who introduced the event and provides a path to their profile.

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Schedule - Shows the start and end dates and times directly above the article content.

Keywords are limited to 30 characters, so they work best as a quick label rather than a second title. The article body is the right place for details that need explanation.

Keep Context Beyond The Schedule

A schedule answers when. The article explains why the event matters and what participants should do with it. Coordinators can use the body for an agenda before the occasion, working notes while it is underway, and outcomes or references afterward.

The surrounding article tools help the community build on that context:

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Comments keep questions, clarifications, and follow-up discussion with the event.

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Reactions offer lightweight responses to the article and its updates.

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Awards provide quick item-level appreciation for a useful event or contribution.

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Linked posts connect updates and conversations that belong with the occasion.

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Linked articles bring supporting or follow-up reading into the same context.

These connections are especially valuable after the end time passes. The compact event may move into the completed list, but its article remains available as the place to recover the explanation and discussion trail.

Read And Edit With Clear Boundaries

Members who can access the event's space, subspace, or activity can open a published event article. Reading an event does not grant editing access, and choosing an attendance response does not make someone an event manager.

The event author can edit their event article. People with event-management access can also edit eligible events. Other readers see the title, keywords, author, schedule, and body in read-only form; their ability to comment, react, give an Award, or add related material follows the permissions for those actions.

Draft event articles are different from published ones. A draft stays with its author until publication, allowing the event to be prepared without appearing in the community's published Events list. For the complete drafting and publication flow, see Create and Publish an Event.

Let The Event Status Protect Its Timeline

Schedule editing changes as the event moves through its lifecycle:

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Before the event starts - An eligible editor can change both the start and end dates and times. If the start moves beyond the existing end date, Visual Space shifts the end forward to preserve a usable interval.

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While the event is ongoing - The start date and time are locked because they now describe something that has already begun. The end date and time remain editable, so a coordinator can reflect an event that finishes earlier or runs longer.

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After the event is completed - The full schedule is locked, preserving the historical interval shown on the card and article.

These rules protect the event's timeline without hiding its record. Completion locks schedule changes, while the article remains available for readers who need its content and discussion. When an allowed schedule update is saved, both the event card and the article header show the new interval.

For the focused editing workflow, continue with Update Event Details and Schedule.

Common Questions

Is an event article separate from its event card?

No. The card is the compact browsing view, and the article is the detailed view of the same event. Shared title, keywords, author, schedule, and activity signals keep the connection recognizable.

Why put an agenda in the article instead of the event card?

The card is meant to stay easy to scan. The article has the room and editing tools needed for preparation, detailed context, notes, and follow-up.

Who can edit the article?

The event author and people with event-management access can edit eligible event articles. Other permitted members can read the published article and engage through the actions available to them.

Can an ongoing event's start time be corrected?

No. Once the event is underway, its start date and time are locked. An eligible editor can still adjust the end date or time while the event is ongoing.

Can the schedule change after the event has ended?

No. A completed event's full schedule is locked so its card and article retain a stable historical interval.

Does updating the article leave the card out of date?

Changes to shared event details such as the title, keywords, and schedule stay aligned between the article and card.

Return to the Events overview to see how event articles fit with browsing, drafts, attendance, and completed events. For attendance choices and their meaning, see Event Attendance.