Mods and Admin

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 5:17 pm

Would it be possible to have the Moderators and Admin identified under our usernames instead of just user? This would also help peeps to know who's who on the site. Also it might help admin in identifying the person who's accidentally or purposely closing threads. I have wanted to post in some recent threads only to find them MARKED AS 'DONE'. Saying that I have just discovered that if I post a new message it opens them again. Is that only available to us Mods or can anyone else do it?Ta.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 5:33 pm

Chrism wrote: Would it be possible to have the Moderators and Admin identified under our usernames instead of just user? This would also help peeps to know who's who on the site. Also it might help admin in identifying the person who's accidentally or purposely closing threads. I have wanted to post in some recent threads only to find them MARKED AS 'DONE'. Saying that I have just discovered that if I post a new message it opens them again. Is that only available to us Mods or can anyone else do it?Ta. Chris, if you've been following events you will know there have been some strange things happening though we know some of the closed threads were actioned intentionally by posters. A thread closed in that way can be easily opened, making closure rather pointless.With regard to user roles, Admin have been looking into this for some time now but seemingly there are difficulties one way or another, though it would help everyone - we'll have to wait and see

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 5:49 pm

Hi Chris!I too think identifying the mods would be a good idea, and I've just added a new message to see if I could open a 'closed thread' and it seems anyone can open them. Moderator or not! There seems no way to close a thread though apart from ones started by yourself.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 6:53 pm

Let's suppose someone accidentally closes a thread. Would he/she then be able to reverse that if something came up? Or would it take the Mods or eg philld to post to unlock it?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 6:58 pm

Jogon wrote: Let's suppose someone accidentally closes a thread. Would he/she then be able to reverse that if something came up? Or would it take the Mods or eg philld to post to unlock it? It seems anyone can reopen a closed thread again Jogon by adding a message to it. I've just done it, and I've no mod or admin powers

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 8:22 pm

chameleon wrote: Chrism wrote: Would it be possible to have the Moderators and Admin identified under our usernames instead of just user? This would also help peeps to know who's who on the site. Also it might help admin in identifying the person who's accidentally or purposely closing threads. I have wanted to post in some recent threads only to find them MARKED AS 'DONE'. Saying that I have just discovered that if I post a new message it opens them again. Is that only available to us Mods or can anyone else do it?Ta. Chris, if you've been following events you will know there have been some strange things happening though we know some of the closed threads were actioned intentionally by posters. A thread closed in that way can be easily opened, making closure rather pointless.With regard to user roles, Admin have been looking into this for some time now but seemingly there are difficulties one way or another, though it would help everyone - we'll have to wait and see clicking the done box leaves a thread available to add new messages to and serves little purpose other than perhaps indicating that the conversation has stopped.If you remember phil, there there are a couple of other buttons available to admin/moderators, one allows properties to be changed and can close athread or allow one so dealt with to be opened, the other locks the thread permanently.As for roles. I can only repeat that it would be useful in many ways, particularly in allowing newcomers to know who is who, but that rets with admin finding an appropriate way to change things.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 8:33 pm

And as if by magic as I speak those words... Like any good chameleon I've been transformed as indeed have the other forum moderators!!!!

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 9:10 pm

There is a "super" admin.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 9:16 pm

I take umbrage at being labelled a 'user'

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 20 Feb, 2012 9:47 pm

Brunel wrote: There is a "super" admin. Yes, Brunel - dsco and the new arrival Mo. They retain their super powers