Restricting powers and what staff do

[Patrick [ASE]]

First of all Why do we have Admins, Gmods and Mods

Apart from main admin, all the other groups are really just titles, each group can do whatever you allow them to,

You should be very careful about who you give the powers to, make sure you can trust them.


The general way to organise staff is set out below.

Main Admin is totally responsible for the board and controls the staff and members.
also should be the ONLY one who adjusts the main board settings (headers/footers, etc)

2nd Admin is the Admins assistant with nearly the same powers, so promoting someone to this position should be done with caution, best to use a personal friend if possible, not someone who pesters you.
Responible for stopping problems reported to them, trusted admins should be able to ban members etc

Gmods, similar to mods (described below) but moderate the whole site,and check that the Mods are doing their job, normally they should report to 2nd Admins.

Mods, selected to moderate each board, and will only appear as a mod in those boards (unless modified), but could have their names a different color (green) so they are easily identified elsewhere.
Responsible for the correct operation of their individual board(s), and should be able to lock posts etc, to stop problems with members, they should report to Gmods.

If you delete staff members, DEMOTE THEM FIRST


WARNING ANY staff (including Mods) who break
Terms Of Service
May get your board deleted Without Warning

[Patrick [ASE]]

In admin panel: Modify Groups > select colour etc > continue >

I would suggest setting all as i have posted, at least to start with.
You can promote each group accordingly when you trust them.

If you trust one admin enough to allow them to do your headers and footers, you can make a 'Coding admin' group, though i would suggest only putting that admin in the code admin group ONLY when you want headers changed, then move them back.

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Power	Moderators	Global Mods	Admins
Bump Threads	YES	YES	YES
Make Announcements	NO	NO	YES
Sticky Threads	NO	YES	YES
Move Threads	YES	YES	YES
Delete Threads	NO	NO	YES
Delete Posts	NO	NO	YES
Modify Posts	YES	YES	YES
Lock Threads	YES	YES	YES
Reply To Locked Threads	YES	YES	YES
Lock Polls	YES	YES	YES
Afvanced Moderation	YES	YES	YES
View Poll Voters	YES	YES	YES
View IPs	NO	YES	YES
-------------------	---------------	---------------	---------------
Manage Boards		NO	NO
Manage Categories		NO	NO
Fix Boards		YES	YES
Recount Members		NO	YES
Mofify Avatars		NO	YES
General Settings		NO	NO
Headers and Footers		NO	NO
Modify News		NO	YES
Manage Skins		NO	NO
Ban Members		NO	YES
Approve Members		NO	NO
Email All		NO	NO
Modify Ranks		NO	NO
Search Members		YES	YES
Delete Old Posts		NO	NO
Delete Posts by User		NO	NO
Modify Censored Words		NO	YES
Modify Reserved Names		NO	NO
Create Accounts		NO	NO
Delete Users		NO	NO
Edit Profiles		NO	YES
See invisible Users		YES	YES
View Hidden Emails		YES	YES
View Hidden Birthdays		YES	YES
Delete Calendar Entrues		NO	YES
Modify Calendar Entries		NO	YES
Critical Admin Powers	---------------	---------------	---------------
Manage Ad-Free		NO	NO
Manage Attachments		NO	NO
Assign Member Groups		NO	YES

[Patrick [ASE]]

Changing name colours of your Staff:
*Note that this is a Main Admin (site owner) only ability.

In your Admin panel under Member Groups, select Modify Group. Select the group you wish to colour, then continue to the next page.
The third input box down, "Group Color:" is where you can add your chosen group colour. This needs to be a six digit hex colour - ProBoards no longer carries the function of recognizing words as colours in the CSS.
When you've edited the group colour to your liking, press Continue, then scroll down to Modify Group.

Here is a colour chart for you to chose your colours from


For further name styles, please go to the Proboards Support FAQ and follow the instructions for your selected style.


Staff hierarchy