# Communication features ### Conversations This works like a chat function for your collective. Anyone with an Open Collective account is able to leave you a message on your page and you can respond it. You can moderate this and remove messages that are spammy or unhelpful or turn the whole feature off if you prefer not to use it. You can find out how it works [here](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/conversations). ### Updates This feature allows you to post updates to your page and also emails them to all of your contributors. You can make these updates quite long and include image files. Some of our collectives use it as a kind of newsletter to keep their supporters up to date and to push specific fundraising drives. You can find out more about updates and how they work [here](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/communication) and for a really good example of how a collective can use them check out [Oxford Mutual aid](https://opencollective.com/oxford-mutual-aid/updates). ### Events Open Collective's event system works a bit like Facebook events or Eventbrite, only the money from ticket sales goes directly into your collective budget. You can find out more about how it works [here](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/events) but it's worth noting this is still in the experimental stages. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://accountable.gitbook.io/about/features/extra-features.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.