# "Invitation" are really not practical
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [November 7, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927 "2019-11-07T08:49:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/1 "2019-11-07T08:49:20Z")
Here is what a “Invitation” in a paraview discourse topic looks like :
```auto
mwestphal invited you to a discussion
> **Ospray material colored by cell/point array**
>
>
>
> Hi everyone, I’d like to use a material which would have a color directly related to the color of any cell/point data that I have on my polyData. Is that possible and how should I do that? Basically I’d like to be able to play with the reflectivity and transmissivity of the material but the color …
at
> ParaView – A community place to discuss ParaView development
```
No links to the actual topic.
The alternative is to tag the user you wants to invite, but since it is public, it is sometimes not the thing one is looking for.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/2 "2019-11-07T08:49:37Z")
@cory.quammen
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/3 "2019-11-11T21:18:32Z")
How do you invite someone to a topic? I have looked all over and Googled for it, but I do not see a button or menu item to invite someone to a topic.
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/4 "2019-11-11T21:21:34Z")
Ah, I use Google to sign in. Apparently it doesn’t work when you use a single sign-on service.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/5 "2019-11-12T09:12:12Z")
For reference, here is how to invite someone :
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/6 "2019-11-12T14:12:03Z")
Thanks for posting. I don’t see that because I have SSO.
The template for this invitation seems to have a message that should contain the link:
```auto
%{inviter_name} invited you to a discussion
> **%{topic_title}**
>
> %{topic_excerpt}
at
> %{site_title} -- %{site_description}
If you're interested, click the link below:
%{invite_link}
```
You don’t see the link text?
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/7 "2019-11-12T14:13:39Z")
could you invite me to a discussion?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/8 "2019-11-12T14:24:29Z")
I just invited you to a topic
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/9 "2019-11-13T03:20:44Z")
Weird, I never received the invitation.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/10 "2019-11-13T05:54:18Z")
I’ve just invited you to a bunch of topics
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/11 "2019-11-13T19:05:46Z")
I believe I got notifications in Discourse itself, but no emails, not even in my spam folder.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/12 "2019-11-13T19:50:12Z")
Very strange. Maybe the way you created your account somehow prevents you to receive these emails. Can you invite me ?
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/13 "2019-11-13T19:52:37Z")
Right, I log in through my Google credentials. If you do that, you don’t have the Invite option. It’s surprising I do not receive invitation emails, though.
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/14 "2019-11-13T19:53:09Z")
Should say I can’t invite you because I don’t have that button.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/15 "2019-11-13T19:54:19Z")
I do log in through google as well and always have been. The absence of invite option may be linked to the absence of invite mail. No idea how to move forward here. Create a new account ?
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invitation-are-really-not-practical/2927/16 "2019-11-13T19:55:22Z")
I suggest emailing people with links if you don’t wish to tag them publicly.