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Arnold Winkelried

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moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 17:29:50 SunMar 3 2002 )

Yes, me again. :eek:

I am trying to accomplish something like this at our message board ( http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope ).

A moderator's name should only appear under selected forum titles.
A moderator should be allowed to delete threads; delete posts; edit posts; in any forum.
It should be easy to find a moderator's e-mail address when the member list is disabled (without, say, having to find a post by that moderator and click on their username above that post.)
Users should not be allowed to delete their own posts (to prevent situations like UserA: "UserB is a nincompoop." UserB: "You jerk, UserA! How dare you?" UserA (after deleting original post): "What's your problem UserB? I never said anything to you").

I don't imagine my whole wish list is possible. Thank you for your time and efforts so far, and the quick software patches we have seen since joining your site.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 20:37:40 SunMar 3 2002 )

A) Click on "Edit Forums" in your admin centre, and choose "Edit Settings" from the pull-down menu next to the forum you want to remove their name from (I'm assuming they're already modded on all forums here). Just remove their name from the "Mod Display String" box. It doesn't affect their mod powers, just how they're displayed.

B) "Edit Users" in your admin centre, put a check in the boxes of people to giv mod positions; Choose "Assign Mods", and then check all of the forums, and the powers that you wish to give them :smile:

C) Good idea, I like ulletin's way of doing this. Have to put that on the to-do list. :smile:

But for now, you could just click "Edit Template" in your admin centre, and add their e-mails in the header or footer. Then everybody can see them. :smile:

Or add them to your "Welcome Page" and link to that from your template.

D) Good thought - in fact, it's really an easy addition, so I'll add it now. Give me 10 mintues, then look for "Disable User Delete" in the board settings... :smile:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 23:30:26 SunMar 3 2002 )

Thank you for the quick patches! You guys are the best.

I'm confused though in re moderator powers vs. names appearing in "Mod Display String".

I went to give each moderator the following powers in all of the Straight Dope fora:
Delete Threads/Posts
Move Threads/Posts
Pin/Unpin Threads
Lock/Unlock Threads
(Un)Read-Protect Threads
Split Threads
Merge Threads
Delete Attachments
Mark Important
After I did that, when I checkboxed an individual moderator name in the "Edit Users" screen and select "Assign Mods" in the "Select Action..." in the drop-down list box, I see that the moderator has a checkbox next to all of those "powers".
But that moderator's name appears in the "Mod Display String" for every forum! So I go back to "Edit Forums" and only include the relevant moderator name in each forum. Now the front page looks fine.
Then I go back to "Edit Users". checkbox a moderator name, select "Assign Mods" in the "Select Action..." in the drop-down list box, and now the moderator doesn't have a checkmark next to those powers that I saw as checkmarked in Step 2! What am I doing wrong?

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 23:58:12 SunMar 3 2002 )

Ah, looks like on the screen where you actually choose mod powers & forums, it was using the forum display string thingy. Shouldn't have affected any users' actual mod powers, just whether there was a check in the box or not on that screen. :smile:

Should show the checks right now, irrelevant of the mod display string.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 00:31:01 MonMar 4 2002 )

Now I see all the boxes checked on the "Assign Mods" screen and yet the moderator still says "I am unable to delete a post in another forum." I am verifying that they tried this after I gave them the power, and not before, but so far it seems that the privileges I granted the moderator are not taking effect.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 08:55:44 MonMar 4 2002 )

Hm, could you let me know the mod's username, and I'll take a look. :smile:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 10:50:26 MonMar 4 2002 )

Quote: BbBoy at 08:55:44 Mon Mar 4 2002

Hm, could you let me know the mod's username, and I'll take a look.

DrMatrix and yours truly.

We can't delete posts in any forum . . . including our own posts.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 11:06:37 MonMar 4 2002 )

Ah, try it now :smile:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 11:25:05 MonMar 4 2002 )

Quote: BbBoy at 11:06:37 Mon Mar 4 2002

Ah, try it now

Merci beaucoup, BbBoy!

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 19:35:31 MonMar 4 2002 )

Oy . . . seems that now we can only delete posts/threads from ATMB.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 20:51:57 MonMar 4 2002 )

What error do you get when trying to delete from somewhere else?

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 01:15:16 TueMar 5 2002 )

Quote: BbBoy at 20:51:57 Mon Mar 4 2002

What error do you get when trying to delete from somewhere else?

I get:

Quote:

You can't delete this post!!

[Also, I can no longer see the text in the upper (white) section of the quote box, in this forum/thread.]

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 01:30:03 TueMar 5 2002 )

Hi Cajun Man!

Sorry you're still having trouble. So the post you're trying to delete-it isn't like the first one in a thread is it? I just thought I would ask, but I bet it isn't that simple-have you tried going into the board controls and under Settings-in there do you have disable user delete? I wonder if you do if it isn't making that restriction upon you and the mods as well.

BbBoy will back online later and I am sure he will gladly be able to help nail the problem-but one thing-are you a admin there or a mod or the creator? It might be disabling Editing and Delete functions because of it being in the settings like that to not allow users to edit or delete...I will do a little testing on my own here and see what you post back to me...

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 01:36:56 TueMar 5 2002 )

I was just reading in here:
http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope-viewthread?forum=1&thread=54
and in there are a couple of those Quote boxes and I was able to see the top text part but the one you showed here in this thread I can't see.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 01:50:16 TueMar 5 2002 )

Hiya, Pamster!

I am but a simple mod.

Yeah . . . I'm confident that BbBoy will have the problem solved, soon. Y'all seem to be pretty good about getting things done, 'round here.

Quote: Pamster at 01:36:56 Tue Mar 5 2002

I was just reading in here:
http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope-viewthread?forum=1&thread=54
and in there are a couple of those Quote boxes and I was able to see the top text part but the one you showed here in this thread I can't see.

Likewise.

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 01:58:49 TueMar 5 2002 )

Thank you Cajun Man for your kind words about our service. We surely do try to fix things that aren't working as fast as we can find the problem. :smile:

I will go in now this board control and see what we have set for the Quote Table heading colour since it must be set to white and that is why we aren't seeing it. But you were meaning you weren't seeing that text on SDMB too right? If not my mistake. :wink:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 02:10:16 TueMar 5 2002 )

Quote: Pamster at 01:58:49 Tue Mar 5 2002

But you were meaning you weren't seeing that text on SDMB too right?

Just here . . . I see the text in the Quote box just fine on the SDMB. :thumb:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 02:18:58 TueMar 5 2002 )

Phew! Thank you for the clarification Cajun Man! :smile:

It will be legible in moments. :wink:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 02:25:14 TueMar 5 2002 )

I am going to wait and let BbBoy check it out-it looked fine to me and I think it would be better to have him trouble shoot it in the morning. Strange because like I said the CSS looked fine to me so I definitely want him to check it out.

Thank you for your help on that Cajun Man! :smile:

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Re: moderators unable to delete posts in a thread? ( 02:30:16 TueMar 5 2002 )

Thank you, Pamster!

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