Figure a
Add Moderator
If your members do alot of posting, especially regarding a number of various
topics, you'll probably end up wanting to allow a person or two to help you
moderate the forums, especially if you have to watch people's posts for whatever
reason, or have someone with special knowledge of an area, or simply someone
you trust to be able to help keep the posts clean, moved when necessary, and
handle reported posts. So when you're ready and you've found someone you feel
meets your criteria for a moderator, then you'll want to enter this area to
allow the person or people you want to help you moderate the forum (figure
a). You'll see a list of all the forums your board has, listed in
their specific category, with a check box next to each forum's name. You'll
want to mark all the boxes next to each forum you wish to add one person to
to moderate, then enter their user name into the text box at the bottom. You
can only add 1 moderator at a time, so this process will need to beee repeated
should you require additional moderators. If you wish them to have different
permissions on various forums, then you will want to do all the forums that
are the same first, then go through the others where their permissions will
be different.
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Figure a
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Once you've selected the forums to be moderated and added who will be moderating them, then you'll get this screen, allowing you to set specific permissions for this moderator in all the forums you've chosen to have them moderate (figure b).
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Figure b
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Adding a Moderator
Members Name - Just in case you put the wrong name
in the text box on the previous page, here is your chance to correct it.
Moderator Permissions
Can edit all posts? - If marked yes, this allows
the moderator(s) to go in and edit any post that they feel breaks your TOS,
or for whatever reason they may deem it necessary to edit any person's given
post.
Can delete posts? - This will allow the moderator(s)
listed for that forum to be able to go in and delete out posts that anyone makes
in that particular forum, if marked yes.
Can delete queued posts? - If the forum is set
where all posts must be approved by a moderator prior to being placed in the
topic thread, this option allows the moderator(s) to delete posts they do not
wish to appear in the topic threads.
Can edit all Topics? Topic titles, etc - If set
to yes, this gives the moderator(s) the ability to alter topic titles, etc.
as they see fit.
Can delete topics? - Setting this option to yes
allows the moderator(s) to delete topics they choose to from the forum altogether.
Can delete queued topics? - Where a forum is set
for new topics to be placed in a moderator queue, this feature allows the moderator(s),
if set to yes, to delete topics in the moderator queue, should they decide those
topics should not be allowed to enter the forum's topic list.
Can open topics? - If set to yes, this allows the
moderator(s) to re-open a topic that had previously been closed.
Can close topics? - Setting this option to yes
allows the moderator(s) to close any topic in the forum at their discretion.
Can Move topics? - If you allow this, it gives
moderator(s) the option to move a topic to a more suitable forum.
Can pin topics? - This feature allows the moderator(s)
of a forum to "pin" a topic, which will keep it at the top of a topic
list .
Can unpin topics? - If you choose to allow your
moderator(s) to unpin a topic, then it will return to the normal topic list
of that forum and follow the default post sorting that you have set for that
forum.
Can add topic watches? - If set to yes, this will
allow your moderator(s) to post a "watch" to a topic, especially useful
for topics that are bordering becomming unsuitable.
Can remove topic watches? - This is set to no by
default. If you choose to change it to yes, then that will allow your moderator(s)
to remove a watch from a topic, should they feel that it has passed the point
of needing to be observed.
Can mass move topics? - This is set to no by default.
This feature allows, if changed to yes, the moderator(s) for that forum to move
multiple topics to other forums that are more suitable for the discussion.
Can mass prune topics? - This option is set to
no by default. Should you wish to change it to yes, then this will allow the
moderator(s) to prune or delete multiple topics at the same time.
Can view poster IPs? - This will allow your moderator(s)
to view the IP address of the person posting to the forum they moderate. This
is especially useful when people need to be banned from the board.
Can privately warn other members? - Here you can
allow the moderator(s) to warn other members who have posted something unsuitable
or in violation of your TOS or forum guidelines.
Remove Moderator(s)
Lives and situations change, and for some reason or another, you may find yourself
with the need to remove a moderator from a forum or multiple forums. When this
is necessary, you'll come here. Each moderator will be listed with each forum
they are listed with, separated by category and forum. You will mark the checkbox
next to the name of each moderator you no longer need, then hit the "delete
selected moderators" button (figure a).
After doing so, you will view a list of moderators that are to be removed, giving
you the chance to confirm your selection before removing them from the forum's
moderator list.
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Figure a
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Edit Moderators
At some point in time you may need to adjust the settings for the moderator(s)
you have for various forums. This feature allows you to go in and add or remove
permissions settings from what you had initially set them to when promoting
them to moderator of whatever forum. You'll see a list of the forums in their
categories, followed by a list of all the moderators for each forum (figure
a). You can edit each one individually.
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Figure a
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Once you've slected the moderator to edit, then you can select which forum you wish to edit their permissions in, followed by a list of those things which you have given them rights to (figure b).
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Figure b
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Editing Moderator
Moderates which forum? - This is the forum you
wish to edit their permissions in. You should see a drop-down list of all the
forums available.
Moderator Permissions
Can edit all posts? - If marked yes, this allows
the moderator(s) to go in and edit any post that they feel breaks your TOS,
or for whatever reason they may deem it necessary to edit any person's given
post.
Can delete posts? - This will allow the moderator(s)
listed for that forum to be able to go in and delete out posts that anyone makes
in that particular forum, if marked yes.
Can delete queued posts? - If the forum is set
where all posts must be approved by a moderator prior to being placed in the
topic thread, this option allows the moderator(s) to delete posts they do not
wish to appear in the topic threads.
Can edit all Topics? Topic titles, etc - If set
to yes, this gives the moderator(s) the ability to alter topic titles, etc.
as they see fit.
Can delete topics? - Setting this option to yes
allows the moderator(s) to delete topics they choose to from the forum altogether.
Can delete queued topics? - Where a forum is set
for new topics to be placed in a moderator queue, this feature allows the moderator(s),
if set to yes, to delete topics in the moderator queue, should they decide those
topics should not be allowed to enter the forum's topic list.
Can open topics? - If set to yes, this allows the
moderator(s) to re-open a topic that had previously been closed.
Can close topics? - Setting this option to yes
allows the moderator(s) to close any topic in the forum at their discretion.
Can Move topics? - If you allow this, it gives
moderator(s) the option to move a topic to a more suitable forum.
Can pin topics? - This feature allows the moderator(s)
of a forum to "pin" a topic, which will keep it at the top of a topic
list .
Can unpin topics? - If you choose to allow your
moderator(s) to unpin a topic, then it will return to the normal topic list
of that forum and follow the default post sorting that you have set for that
forum.
Can add topic watches? - If set to yes, this will
allow your moderator(s) to post a "watch" to a topic, especially useful
for topics that are bordering becomming unsuitable.
Can remove topic watches? - This is set to no by
default. If you choose to change it to yes, then that will allow your moderator(s)
to remove a watch from a topic, should they feel that it has passed the point
of needing to be observed.
Can mass move topics? - This is set to no by default.
This feature allows, if changed to yes, the moderator(s) for that forum to move
multiple topics to other forums that are more suitable for the discussion.
Can mass prune topics? - This option is set to
no by default. Should you wish to change it to yes, then this will allow the
moderator(s) to prune or delete multiple topics at the same time.
Can view poster IPs? - This will allow your moderator(s)
to view the IP address of the person posting to the forum they moderate. This
is especially useful when people need to be banned from the board.
Can privately warn other members? - Here you can
allow the moderator(s) to warn other members who have posted something unsuitable
or in violation of your TOS or forum guidelines.
Written 7/10/02 by Snow Wolf for Ikonboard
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