Post by primrose on Jun 21, 2010 12:26:57 GMT -5
Below is a list of Admin duties and responsibilities. It may be that during group conscience other duties come to light and will need to be voted on, but for now, think this is a pretty exhaustive list (thank you Greta for compiling it all)
Best, Primrose.
On behalf of the temp committee.
As already outlined in the Organizational and Administrative Structure for LRAA
hopeforloveaddicts.proboards.com/....splay&thread=49
The following are the core principles and values we support:
–Inclusiveness
–Transparency
–Shared Governance
–Equality (an interest in minimizing stratification and hierarchical ranking or grouping of members)
After further consideration , we can now specify that The Administrative Council, comprising the Board Administrator, Executive Administrator, and Webmaster, will have access to the admin account and to all of its functions.
As a team, the Administrative Council will have to coordinate amongst themselves which functions to implement and when, in order to guarantee the smooth running of the board in practical/technical terms. Manage running of the board, assisting and directing others on the admin team, organising and managing forums, managing member status.
All of the ‘Administrator powers’ outlined below are set to ‘yes’ for the Administrative Council (Board Administrator, Executive Administrator and Webmaster) by virtue of the fact that The Administrative Council will be able to exercise these ‘powers’ directly from the admin account and/or their own account. Setting all admin powers to ‘yes’ is the only logical choice as anyone with access to main account would be able to modify any or all of the functions available.
Administrative Council Powers ( Board Administrator, Executive Administrator, Webmaster) Options below are all set to ‘yes’):
________________________________________
Bump Threads:
Allow members of this group to bump threads to the top of the list with the click of a button.
Make Announcements:
Gives the ability to post an announcement on all boards.
Sticky Threads:
Gives the ability to sticky threads on boards so that those threads stay above all other threads.
Move Threads:
This will allow members of this group to move threads from one board to another.
Delete Threads:
Allow this group to delete entire threads.
Delete Posts:
Enabling this option lets members of this group delete posts from your forum.
Modify Posts:
This will allow the users of this group to modify the subject and message of any messages posted on this forum.
Lock Threads:
This gives the ability to lock threads so that no one may post in the topic.
Reply to Locked Threads:
This will let members of this group reply to topics even if they are locked.
Lock Polls:
Locking a poll prevents any more users from voting.
Advanced Moderation Mode:
Provides an easy way to lock/delete/sticky/move multiple threads at once. We recommend enabling this feature for those groups which are moderators on your boards.
View Poll Voters:
Allows members of this group to view who has voted in a particular poll.
View IPs:
All posts will have the IP address of the poster displayed next to the post.
Manage Boards:
Gives this member group the power to create, delete, modify, reorder, and move boards.
Manage Categories:
Gives this member group the power to create, delete, modify, and reorder categories.
Modify Avatars:
This allows the modification of what avatars are available to users in their profile section.
General Settings:
Gives access to the Board Settings area which allows for changing of settings such as the title of the forum, what features to enable, how many threads and posts to display per page, and more.
Headers and Footers:
Allows for modification of the headers and footers of your forum.
Modify News:
This allows the editing of the news which is displayed on the main page of your forum.
Manage Skins:
Allows members of this group to edit your forum colors and images.
Ban Members:
This gives the power for users in this group ban other members from your forum.
Approve Members:
If you enable Limited Registration on your forum, each account has to be approved by staff before they can use it. This option gives people in this member group the ability to approve new members.
Email All:
Enabling this option allows for this group's members to email all the members of this forum.
PM All:
Enables the ability for this group to send a Personal Message to all members of this forum.
Modify Ranks:
Permits this group to modify the titles for different ranks on your forum, select what stars are used, and how many posts are needed to achieve different ranks.
Search Members:
Gives the ability to search for members by username, email address, IP address, member group, and post count.
Delete Old Posts:
Allows for the deletion of all threads from your forum that are older than a certain date specified by the person removing the threads.
Delete Posts by User:
Permits members of this group to remove all posts made by any user of their choosing from your forum.
Modify Censored Words:
Allows users in this group to change the censored words on your forum.
Modify Reserved Names:
Allows this group to set the reserved names for your forum. Reserved names are names that users may not sign up as or set their display name to.
Create Accounts:
If signups are disabled, members of this group will be able to create new accounts.
Delete Users:
This will allow members of this group to delete members from your forum (excluding staff members).
Edit Profiles:
Permits members of this group to modify other users profiles, excluding staff members. This includes the ability to give users custom titles.
See Invisible Users:
Allows this group to see members as online even though they have selected to be "invisible" in their profiles.
View Hidden Emails:
Permits this group to view every member's email addresses even if it is hidden.
View Hidden Birthdays:
Allows this group to view all member's birthdays, even if they are hidden.
Delete Calendar Entries:
Gives this group the power to delete calendar entries.
Modify Calendar Entries:
Allows this group to edit entries on the calendar.
Critical Admin Powers (Administrative Council Only)
The next few powers we recommend only giving to members of your forum that you absolutely trust with your forum. If you do not know what to choose for these, select "No."
Manage Ad-Free:
Allows this group to manage the ad-free settings for this forum, including spending any credits which have been purchased for this forum.
Manage Attachments:
Permits this group to manage the attachments settings for this forum, including spending any credits which have been purchased for this forum.
Assign Member Groups:
We only recommend activating this option if you trust the people you are placing in this member group 100% with your forum. Enabling this option allows this group's members to place any user on your forum in any member group, or remove any user from any member group (excluding the main administrator account).
‘Assistant Administrators’ (3 positions) will be expected to become familiar with the functions they are assigned and to collaborate with the Administrative Council whenever they are called upon to do so.
Assistant Administrator powers are set to ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as outlined below ( N.B. Assistant Administrator status has not yet been assigned to any HG member)
Bump Threads: YES
Allow members of this group to bump threads to the top of the list with the click of a button.
Make Announcements: YES
Gives the ability to post an announcement on all boards.
Sticky Threads: YES
Gives the ability to sticky threads on boards so that those threads stay above all other threads.
Move Threads: YES
This will allow members of this group to move threads from one board to another.
Delete Threads: NO
Allow this group to delete entire threads.
Delete Posts: NO
Enabling this option lets members of this group delete posts from your forum.
Modify Posts: NO
This will allow the users of this group to modify the subject and message of any messages posted on this forum.
Lock Threads: YES
This gives the ability to lock threads so that no one may post in the topic.
Reply to Locked Threads: YES
This will let members of this group reply to topics even if they are locked.
Lock Polls: YES
Locking a poll prevents any more users from voting.
Advanced Moderation Mode: YES
Provides an easy way to lock/delete/sticky/move multiple threads at once. We recommend enabling this feature for those groups which are moderators on your boards.
View Poll Voters: YES
Allows members of this group to view who has voted in a particular poll.
View IPs: NO
All posts will have the IP address of the poster displayed next to the post.
The following functions are contained in the Admin page of the main Admin account and allow the Admin Council to carry out any/all of the following functions:
BOARDS:
• Create, delete, modify, move and reorder boards
CATEGORIES:
• Create, delete, modify, reorder categories
MAINTENANCE:
• Recount board totals
(If the post and thread totals of boards are not correct, this feature can be used to recount those values.)
• ‘Delete this message board’
LIVE CHAT
There is an option to create a Live chat room for the forum
Customize
Avatars (default values for avatars. More avatars can be added to by typing URL of avatar that is to be added. Default avatars can also be removed)
General settings:
Title of forum : (name of board that appears top left corner of homepage can be modified)
Maintenance mode: (When maintenance mode is enabled, all non-staff members will be locked out of your board. This is generally used by forum administrators when they are making changes to their forum.)NOT ACTIVATED AT PRESENT
Google search option : Google search box at bottom of board can be disabled
Display # of Users Viewing Boards: When this feature is enabled, on the main page of your forum it will show how many people are viewing each board.
Display # of Sub-Boards: This option, when enabled, will display the number of sub-boards each board has on the home page of your forum.
Show Info Center: The Info Center will be displayed on the homepage of your forum if this option is enabled.
Text Menus: If enabled, the top menu bar will be displayed in plain text instead of as images (Home, Help, Search, etc.).
Enable Karma: The karma feature of your forum allows other members to give each other ratings which are displayed in their mini profiles. NOT ACTIVATED AT PRESENT
Warning Display: Choose how you would like the warning bar to display in a member's profile (Don’t know what this is yet)
Custom Title Display: Choose how you would like a user's custom title to display. ( where we have Home Group Member displayed)
Disable Signups: Selecting yes will disable registration on this forum. Only those members who are given to the power to register members may create new accounts. ( ‘NO’ at present)
Disable Account Activations: Selecting yes will disable the forced activation process. Users will still need to activate their accounts in order to receive mass emails, and thread notifications.
Note: If you (the admin) have not yet activated your account this will also force you too. ( ‘NO’ selected)
Limited Registration: Enabling this option will make it so all new accounts must be approved by a staff member before their account becomes active (‘NO’ selected)
Guests M’ selected)
Default Time Zone: GMT -5 Eastern selected Visitors to your forum who are not logged in will default to the selected timezone
Display Recent Posts: ‘50’ selected. (In the Info Center is a link to display the most recent posts for your forum. Enter the number of posts you would like displayed when you click this link (default is 10, minimum is 1, maximum is 100).)
GENERAL SETTINGS FOR BOARDS
Quick Reply: (enabled) If enabled, a small reply box will be at the bottom of each thread which will allow a member to reply to the thread without having to load the full Post Reply page.
Threads Per Page: (20 selected) Choose how many threads are displayed per page when viewing a board. This number can be anywhere from 5 to 50 (default is 20).
Posts Per Page: (15 selected) When viewing a thread, choose how many posts are display per page. This number can be anywhere from 5 to 30 (default is 15).
Posts for Hot Thread : (15 selected) The number of posts required in a thread before it becomes a "hot thread" and has this image displayed next to it: (default is 15)
Posts for Very Hot Thread: (25 selected) The number of posts required in a thread before it becomes a "very hot thread" (must be higher than hot thread) and has this image displayed next to it: (default is 25, this number must be higher than the number for a "hot thread")
Members:
Allow UBBC in Signatures: (yes selected) If not enabled, most UBBC codes will be disabled in your member's signatures. UBBC codes will be limited to plain text, bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, text alignment, and colors.
Calendar:
Show Calendar:
Choose if you want the calendar enabled on your forum.
View Calendar:
Select who can view the calendar on your forum.
Post Messages:
Select who can post messages to the calendar.
Headers and footers : these can be modified
News Fader option : The news fader for your forum is the box on the forum main page that fades in and out the news for your forum.
You may choose if you wish to have your news fader displayed on your forum. If it is disabled, it will not show up on your forum. (not selected)
Skins / Forum Colors From this area you can modify the colors and images of your forum. You can also create multiple color schemes for your forum, each called a "skin." If you create more than one skin, your members can select which one they would like to use while viewing your forum.
To create a new skin for your forum, select "Create Skin" from the menu above. If you wish to modify an existing skin, choose "Modify Skin." To remove any of your current skins, click on "Delete Skin" from the menu. To customize the images for your skins, click "Customize Images."
MANAGE MEMBERS :
This option allows the Administrative Council to:
Ban a member, Email all members, PM all members, Search members
Manage Posts :
Attachments, Delete old Posts, Delete threads/Posts by Member
PAID FEATURES: All of proboards’ paid services are run on what is called the "credits" system. For each dollar that is donated to a forum, they add one (1) credit to the forum. Any member at a forum can donate as few or as many credits as they want to a forum. This means that you can have many different people donate to share the cost of paid services, making it even more affordable for everyone.
How many credits do the paid services cost?
Each paid service that is offered costs a different number of credits. You should look at the information page for each of paid services for details on the cost. (Link supplied)
Below is information that ‘proboards’ provides to the administrator:
ProBoards Forum Credit Service (link supplied) Ad-Free
Our ad-free service is a monthly service offered at $7.00 per 50,000 pageviews per month. If you have not read full details about our ad-free plan, we encourage you to read all the details (takes about 2 minutes to read).
Conditions
Please remember that all forums must comply with our Terms of Service.
Please select how many credits you wish to purchase and select continue to connect to our secure server.
Member Groups: Create New Group (decide who is staff, #of stars, colour of stars) elete group, modify group.
From this page administrators can create a new member group for the forum. Each member of a forum can be placed into a member group of your choosing. Each member group can have moderator and administration abilities assigned to it which you can select using the form below.
If administrator decides to limit the powers for a group, their powers will only be active on boards where the user is set to be a moderator. This way you can give someone the ability to remove threads or perform other administrative functions, but limited only to boards you make them a moderator of.
VIEW SECURITY LOG: Below is a sample of what this function allows admin to see.
Below is the security log for your forum. It shows the last 1,000 security related events that have happened on your forum. This includes any administrative functions that have been accessed by staff members, any accounts that are deleted or modified, any threads that are deleted, locked, etc. With each entry you can see who performed the action, what time it happened, and their IP address. Any time a user shows up in the log who is not a staff member and they delete a post, it is important to note that they are deleting their own post (they do not have the ability to delete other user's posts).
Yesterday at 20:54 admin
62.94.205.41 Sent a PM to all members titled "Nominations for the position of Administrator "
Yesterday at 20:52 admin
62.94.205.41 Modified the post Nominations for the position of LRAA ADMINISTRATOR posted by admin.
Yesterday at 20:41 admin
62.94.205.41 Sent a PM to all members titled "Election of Webmaster - Kelleyboy"
Yesterday at 20:09 greta
62.94.205.41 Modified the post Re: Changing URL to LRAA posted by greta.
( N.B. I(Greta,) am personally responsible for all the above actions, but everybody’s movements are visible. I did not copy and paste anybody else’s operations out of respect of privacy)
Restrictions: ‘Censored words’. Filters can be created so offensive language is filtered and substituted. The only filter in place at moment if for f*** which is changed to ‘fudge’
‘Reserved names’ – no new members can activate an account using the name ‘admin’. No other restrictions are in place at present so in theory anyone joining would be able to use the same username as someone else
ACCESS ANALYTICS: This function gives access to statistics and graphs regarding visitors,traffic, recent online users , top users on forum etc
ProBoards Blog:
Updates and news from the ProBoards staff:
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY WHO HAS ACCESS TO ADMIN ACCOUNT CAN ACCESS THE PMs OF BOARD MEMBERS. This was a very long and tedious process. Please forgive me for any incongruent language.
Greta, on behalf of Temporary Organising Committee
Best, Primrose.
On behalf of the temp committee.
As already outlined in the Organizational and Administrative Structure for LRAA
hopeforloveaddicts.proboards.com/....splay&thread=49
The following are the core principles and values we support:
–Inclusiveness
–Transparency
–Shared Governance
–Equality (an interest in minimizing stratification and hierarchical ranking or grouping of members)
After further consideration , we can now specify that The Administrative Council, comprising the Board Administrator, Executive Administrator, and Webmaster, will have access to the admin account and to all of its functions.
As a team, the Administrative Council will have to coordinate amongst themselves which functions to implement and when, in order to guarantee the smooth running of the board in practical/technical terms. Manage running of the board, assisting and directing others on the admin team, organising and managing forums, managing member status.
All of the ‘Administrator powers’ outlined below are set to ‘yes’ for the Administrative Council (Board Administrator, Executive Administrator and Webmaster) by virtue of the fact that The Administrative Council will be able to exercise these ‘powers’ directly from the admin account and/or their own account. Setting all admin powers to ‘yes’ is the only logical choice as anyone with access to main account would be able to modify any or all of the functions available.
Administrative Council Powers ( Board Administrator, Executive Administrator, Webmaster) Options below are all set to ‘yes’):
________________________________________
Bump Threads:
Allow members of this group to bump threads to the top of the list with the click of a button.
Make Announcements:
Gives the ability to post an announcement on all boards.
Sticky Threads:
Gives the ability to sticky threads on boards so that those threads stay above all other threads.
Move Threads:
This will allow members of this group to move threads from one board to another.
Delete Threads:
Allow this group to delete entire threads.
Delete Posts:
Enabling this option lets members of this group delete posts from your forum.
Modify Posts:
This will allow the users of this group to modify the subject and message of any messages posted on this forum.
Lock Threads:
This gives the ability to lock threads so that no one may post in the topic.
Reply to Locked Threads:
This will let members of this group reply to topics even if they are locked.
Lock Polls:
Locking a poll prevents any more users from voting.
Advanced Moderation Mode:
Provides an easy way to lock/delete/sticky/move multiple threads at once. We recommend enabling this feature for those groups which are moderators on your boards.
View Poll Voters:
Allows members of this group to view who has voted in a particular poll.
View IPs:
All posts will have the IP address of the poster displayed next to the post.
Manage Boards:
Gives this member group the power to create, delete, modify, reorder, and move boards.
Manage Categories:
Gives this member group the power to create, delete, modify, and reorder categories.
Modify Avatars:
This allows the modification of what avatars are available to users in their profile section.
General Settings:
Gives access to the Board Settings area which allows for changing of settings such as the title of the forum, what features to enable, how many threads and posts to display per page, and more.
Headers and Footers:
Allows for modification of the headers and footers of your forum.
Modify News:
This allows the editing of the news which is displayed on the main page of your forum.
Manage Skins:
Allows members of this group to edit your forum colors and images.
Ban Members:
This gives the power for users in this group ban other members from your forum.
Approve Members:
If you enable Limited Registration on your forum, each account has to be approved by staff before they can use it. This option gives people in this member group the ability to approve new members.
Email All:
Enabling this option allows for this group's members to email all the members of this forum.
PM All:
Enables the ability for this group to send a Personal Message to all members of this forum.
Modify Ranks:
Permits this group to modify the titles for different ranks on your forum, select what stars are used, and how many posts are needed to achieve different ranks.
Search Members:
Gives the ability to search for members by username, email address, IP address, member group, and post count.
Delete Old Posts:
Allows for the deletion of all threads from your forum that are older than a certain date specified by the person removing the threads.
Delete Posts by User:
Permits members of this group to remove all posts made by any user of their choosing from your forum.
Modify Censored Words:
Allows users in this group to change the censored words on your forum.
Modify Reserved Names:
Allows this group to set the reserved names for your forum. Reserved names are names that users may not sign up as or set their display name to.
Create Accounts:
If signups are disabled, members of this group will be able to create new accounts.
Delete Users:
This will allow members of this group to delete members from your forum (excluding staff members).
Edit Profiles:
Permits members of this group to modify other users profiles, excluding staff members. This includes the ability to give users custom titles.
See Invisible Users:
Allows this group to see members as online even though they have selected to be "invisible" in their profiles.
View Hidden Emails:
Permits this group to view every member's email addresses even if it is hidden.
View Hidden Birthdays:
Allows this group to view all member's birthdays, even if they are hidden.
Delete Calendar Entries:
Gives this group the power to delete calendar entries.
Modify Calendar Entries:
Allows this group to edit entries on the calendar.
Critical Admin Powers (Administrative Council Only)
The next few powers we recommend only giving to members of your forum that you absolutely trust with your forum. If you do not know what to choose for these, select "No."
Manage Ad-Free:
Allows this group to manage the ad-free settings for this forum, including spending any credits which have been purchased for this forum.
Manage Attachments:
Permits this group to manage the attachments settings for this forum, including spending any credits which have been purchased for this forum.
Assign Member Groups:
We only recommend activating this option if you trust the people you are placing in this member group 100% with your forum. Enabling this option allows this group's members to place any user on your forum in any member group, or remove any user from any member group (excluding the main administrator account).
‘Assistant Administrators’ (3 positions) will be expected to become familiar with the functions they are assigned and to collaborate with the Administrative Council whenever they are called upon to do so.
Assistant Administrator powers are set to ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as outlined below ( N.B. Assistant Administrator status has not yet been assigned to any HG member)
Bump Threads: YES
Allow members of this group to bump threads to the top of the list with the click of a button.
Make Announcements: YES
Gives the ability to post an announcement on all boards.
Sticky Threads: YES
Gives the ability to sticky threads on boards so that those threads stay above all other threads.
Move Threads: YES
This will allow members of this group to move threads from one board to another.
Delete Threads: NO
Allow this group to delete entire threads.
Delete Posts: NO
Enabling this option lets members of this group delete posts from your forum.
Modify Posts: NO
This will allow the users of this group to modify the subject and message of any messages posted on this forum.
Lock Threads: YES
This gives the ability to lock threads so that no one may post in the topic.
Reply to Locked Threads: YES
This will let members of this group reply to topics even if they are locked.
Lock Polls: YES
Locking a poll prevents any more users from voting.
Advanced Moderation Mode: YES
Provides an easy way to lock/delete/sticky/move multiple threads at once. We recommend enabling this feature for those groups which are moderators on your boards.
View Poll Voters: YES
Allows members of this group to view who has voted in a particular poll.
View IPs: NO
All posts will have the IP address of the poster displayed next to the post.
The following functions are contained in the Admin page of the main Admin account and allow the Admin Council to carry out any/all of the following functions:
BOARDS:
• Create, delete, modify, move and reorder boards
CATEGORIES:
• Create, delete, modify, reorder categories
MAINTENANCE:
• Recount board totals
(If the post and thread totals of boards are not correct, this feature can be used to recount those values.)
• ‘Delete this message board’
LIVE CHAT
There is an option to create a Live chat room for the forum
Customize
Avatars (default values for avatars. More avatars can be added to by typing URL of avatar that is to be added. Default avatars can also be removed)
General settings:
Title of forum : (name of board that appears top left corner of homepage can be modified)
Maintenance mode: (When maintenance mode is enabled, all non-staff members will be locked out of your board. This is generally used by forum administrators when they are making changes to their forum.)NOT ACTIVATED AT PRESENT
Google search option : Google search box at bottom of board can be disabled
Display # of Users Viewing Boards: When this feature is enabled, on the main page of your forum it will show how many people are viewing each board.
Display # of Sub-Boards: This option, when enabled, will display the number of sub-boards each board has on the home page of your forum.
Show Info Center: The Info Center will be displayed on the homepage of your forum if this option is enabled.
Text Menus: If enabled, the top menu bar will be displayed in plain text instead of as images (Home, Help, Search, etc.).
Enable Karma: The karma feature of your forum allows other members to give each other ratings which are displayed in their mini profiles. NOT ACTIVATED AT PRESENT
Warning Display: Choose how you would like the warning bar to display in a member's profile (Don’t know what this is yet)
Custom Title Display: Choose how you would like a user's custom title to display. ( where we have Home Group Member displayed)
Disable Signups: Selecting yes will disable registration on this forum. Only those members who are given to the power to register members may create new accounts. ( ‘NO’ at present)
Disable Account Activations: Selecting yes will disable the forced activation process. Users will still need to activate their accounts in order to receive mass emails, and thread notifications.
Note: If you (the admin) have not yet activated your account this will also force you too. ( ‘NO’ selected)
Limited Registration: Enabling this option will make it so all new accounts must be approved by a staff member before their account becomes active (‘NO’ selected)
Guests M’ selected)
Default Time Zone: GMT -5 Eastern selected Visitors to your forum who are not logged in will default to the selected timezone
Display Recent Posts: ‘50’ selected. (In the Info Center is a link to display the most recent posts for your forum. Enter the number of posts you would like displayed when you click this link (default is 10, minimum is 1, maximum is 100).)
GENERAL SETTINGS FOR BOARDS
Quick Reply: (enabled) If enabled, a small reply box will be at the bottom of each thread which will allow a member to reply to the thread without having to load the full Post Reply page.
Threads Per Page: (20 selected) Choose how many threads are displayed per page when viewing a board. This number can be anywhere from 5 to 50 (default is 20).
Posts Per Page: (15 selected) When viewing a thread, choose how many posts are display per page. This number can be anywhere from 5 to 30 (default is 15).
Posts for Hot Thread : (15 selected) The number of posts required in a thread before it becomes a "hot thread" and has this image displayed next to it: (default is 15)
Posts for Very Hot Thread: (25 selected) The number of posts required in a thread before it becomes a "very hot thread" (must be higher than hot thread) and has this image displayed next to it: (default is 25, this number must be higher than the number for a "hot thread")
Members:
Allow UBBC in Signatures: (yes selected) If not enabled, most UBBC codes will be disabled in your member's signatures. UBBC codes will be limited to plain text, bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, text alignment, and colors.
Calendar:
Show Calendar:
Choose if you want the calendar enabled on your forum.
View Calendar:
Select who can view the calendar on your forum.
Post Messages:
Select who can post messages to the calendar.
Headers and footers : these can be modified
News Fader option : The news fader for your forum is the box on the forum main page that fades in and out the news for your forum.
You may choose if you wish to have your news fader displayed on your forum. If it is disabled, it will not show up on your forum. (not selected)
Skins / Forum Colors From this area you can modify the colors and images of your forum. You can also create multiple color schemes for your forum, each called a "skin." If you create more than one skin, your members can select which one they would like to use while viewing your forum.
To create a new skin for your forum, select "Create Skin" from the menu above. If you wish to modify an existing skin, choose "Modify Skin." To remove any of your current skins, click on "Delete Skin" from the menu. To customize the images for your skins, click "Customize Images."
MANAGE MEMBERS :
This option allows the Administrative Council to:
Ban a member, Email all members, PM all members, Search members
Manage Posts :
Attachments, Delete old Posts, Delete threads/Posts by Member
PAID FEATURES: All of proboards’ paid services are run on what is called the "credits" system. For each dollar that is donated to a forum, they add one (1) credit to the forum. Any member at a forum can donate as few or as many credits as they want to a forum. This means that you can have many different people donate to share the cost of paid services, making it even more affordable for everyone.
How many credits do the paid services cost?
Each paid service that is offered costs a different number of credits. You should look at the information page for each of paid services for details on the cost. (Link supplied)
Below is information that ‘proboards’ provides to the administrator:
ProBoards Forum Credit Service (link supplied) Ad-Free
Our ad-free service is a monthly service offered at $7.00 per 50,000 pageviews per month. If you have not read full details about our ad-free plan, we encourage you to read all the details (takes about 2 minutes to read).
Conditions
Please remember that all forums must comply with our Terms of Service.
Please select how many credits you wish to purchase and select continue to connect to our secure server.
Member Groups: Create New Group (decide who is staff, #of stars, colour of stars) elete group, modify group.
From this page administrators can create a new member group for the forum. Each member of a forum can be placed into a member group of your choosing. Each member group can have moderator and administration abilities assigned to it which you can select using the form below.
If administrator decides to limit the powers for a group, their powers will only be active on boards where the user is set to be a moderator. This way you can give someone the ability to remove threads or perform other administrative functions, but limited only to boards you make them a moderator of.
VIEW SECURITY LOG: Below is a sample of what this function allows admin to see.
Below is the security log for your forum. It shows the last 1,000 security related events that have happened on your forum. This includes any administrative functions that have been accessed by staff members, any accounts that are deleted or modified, any threads that are deleted, locked, etc. With each entry you can see who performed the action, what time it happened, and their IP address. Any time a user shows up in the log who is not a staff member and they delete a post, it is important to note that they are deleting their own post (they do not have the ability to delete other user's posts).
Yesterday at 20:54 admin
62.94.205.41 Sent a PM to all members titled "Nominations for the position of Administrator "
Yesterday at 20:52 admin
62.94.205.41 Modified the post Nominations for the position of LRAA ADMINISTRATOR posted by admin.
Yesterday at 20:41 admin
62.94.205.41 Sent a PM to all members titled "Election of Webmaster - Kelleyboy"
Yesterday at 20:09 greta
62.94.205.41 Modified the post Re: Changing URL to LRAA posted by greta.
( N.B. I(Greta,) am personally responsible for all the above actions, but everybody’s movements are visible. I did not copy and paste anybody else’s operations out of respect of privacy)
Restrictions: ‘Censored words’. Filters can be created so offensive language is filtered and substituted. The only filter in place at moment if for f*** which is changed to ‘fudge’
‘Reserved names’ – no new members can activate an account using the name ‘admin’. No other restrictions are in place at present so in theory anyone joining would be able to use the same username as someone else
ACCESS ANALYTICS: This function gives access to statistics and graphs regarding visitors,traffic, recent online users , top users on forum etc
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TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY WHO HAS ACCESS TO ADMIN ACCOUNT CAN ACCESS THE PMs OF BOARD MEMBERS. This was a very long and tedious process. Please forgive me for any incongruent language.
Greta, on behalf of Temporary Organising Committee