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#1 2010-03-05 20:50:12
- Luke
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Moderators
Is there an easy way to allow other user groups to have moderator access as well?
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#2 2010-03-05 20:57:44
- Reines
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Re: Moderators
Short answer: No.
It may be possible with a mod off punres.org, I'm not sure.
Also 1.4 has support for multiple moderator groups.
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#3 2010-03-06 11:13:52
- MattF
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Re: Moderators
Also 1.4 has support for multiple moderator groups.
Just going off on a tangent regarding moderators, 
why were moderator groups used instead of merely per user moderator settings, originally? Moderator access has always been defined through the users profile, so why was moderator access group specific rather than user specific, i.e: no moderator groups but rather have an option, (per user and changeable in their profile, regardless of their user group), as to whether they are a moderator or not? I've been wondering on this point for a while. I'm sure I've overlooked some glaringly obvious reason.
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#4 2010-03-06 11:23:17
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Re: Moderators
Not a clue, that's a design decision from 1.3 which was before my time 
I'm not really a fan of the per user moderator access personally, I'd much rather have per group moderator access.
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#5 2010-03-06 11:34:47
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Re: Moderators
In essence though, moderator access is practically defined per user, even when they're in a moderator group. All moderator access, (barring a few defaults), is specific to each user, and can be changed accordingly thorough their profile. It just seems a bit counter-intuitive. For example, why have one, (or multiple), moderator groups, (the settings of which, in all honesty, control very little of their actual moderator access/permissions), when you can just have none whatsoever and then control the users moderator access precisely through their profile, where their general moderator access is already controlled from, (barring the few general moderator defaults). The reasoning seems sound, which is why I'm almost sure I've overlooked some glaring reason.
Edit: Feel free to split this discussion and my posts to a new thread, if you think it best, rather than deviating this thread. 
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