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[Maiden]

RedBassett

No they don't only membergroups where you set the staff column to yes show up on the 'staff' memberlist.

You can have a GMod and Moderators with the staff column set to no.

[RedBassett]

As stated in my previous post, mods/gmods/etc can be staff or not, as the admin chooses. The only setting that affects their ability to moderate all boards or some is the global setting.

[Maiden]

Feb 13, 2013 5:15:51 GMT -8 RedBassett said:

Slightly incorrect. The difference isn't staff or not, it is the setting beside that: global. A global membergroup has power everywhere, a non-global one has power wherever the member is a moderator.

For example, a GMod might be global, and allowed to edit in any board, while a lower-ranked Mod might be non-global, meaning they can only moderate their boards. In this example, both are still staff and show up in the "staff" memberlist.

You can find out more about what each of those two settings do, as well as any individual power, by hovering your mouse of the small question mark next to the setting.

That of your post which I have bolded is wrong (you've said nothing about their staff setting and then are declaring that both are staff). The global setting doesn't affect their staff status. It's the staff setting that affects whether they're staff or not. As you said the global setting sets whether they have moderator powers everywhere or just in certain places.

As I said to Rita, from a settings point of view being a moderator is completely separate to being staff. (Many people will choose to make their Moderator groups staff I'm sure).

I'd be interested in what you thought I said that was 'Slighty incorrect'?

[RedBassett]

Feb 13, 2013 5:57:08 GMT -8 Maiden said:

Feb 13, 2013 5:15:51 GMT -8 RedBassett said:

Slightly incorrect. The difference isn't staff or not, it is the setting beside that: global. A global membergroup has power everywhere, a non-global one has power wherever the member is a moderator.

For example, a GMod might be global, and allowed to edit in any board, while a lower-ranked Mod might be non-global, meaning they can only moderate their boards. In this example, both are still staff and show up in the "staff" memberlist.

You can find out more about what each of those two settings do, as well as any individual power, by hovering your mouse of the small question mark next to the setting.

That of your post which I have bolded is wrong (you've said nothing about their staff setting and then are declaring that both are staff). The global setting doesn't affect their staff status. It's the staff setting that affects whether they're staff or not. As you said the global setting sets whether they have moderator powers everywhere or just in certain places.

As I said to Rita, from a settings point of view being a moderator is completely separate to being staff. (Many people will choose to make their Moderator groups staff I'm sure).

I'd be interested in what you thought I said that was 'Slighty incorrect'?

I accidentally declared that as a fact rather than as an option. Fixed two words in the quoted post.

As for correcting your post, apologies, in several read-throughs it seemed to imply the setting to control the scope of permissions was the "staff" setting. If this wasn't the intent of the post, then I simply mis-read.

[Former Member]

Feb 13, 2013 5:15:51 GMT -8 RedBassett said:

Slightly incorrect. The difference isn't staff or not, it is the setting beside that: global. A global membergroup has power everywhere, a non-global one has power wherever the member is a moderator.

For example, a GMod might be global, and allowed to edit in any board, while a lower-ranked Mod might be non-global, meaning they can only moderate their boards. In this example, both can still be staff and show up in the "staff" memberlist.

You can find out more about what each of those two settings do, as well as any individual power, by hovering your mouse of the small question mark next to the setting.

Hi RedBassett:

My board is very small, so small in fact the only staff are me, a co-admin (in name only) and one other member of staff aka gmod, there's no requirement for mods. The 3 member groups I have were created to give certain members access to a specific area of the forum.

I realise that mouse over the question mark gives more detail, did you see my screen shot I posted?

I understand how the mod system works, but didn't realise that, now with v5, limited powers can be given to non staff - it is something I would never consider.

It would seem that groups have a much greater role now than they did before. Is this for the benefit of RP fora?

[RedBassett]

I was referring primarily to the question mark beside "staff" and "global" on the previous page, but I agree that the one in the screen shot isn't as clear as it could be. I think the language could be changed a little to specify those powers on all posts that the members in the group have power over, not just their own.

As for powers to non-staff, etc, this is simply an increased degree of flexibility and control. The existence of non-staff groups without additional powers and set to something other than "private" however should cover those members who requested groups for classifying non-staff members on old forums, RP or otherwise.

[Former Member]

I agree a change of some wording would be very helpful especially to new admins and would avoid any further confusion for the likes of me.

[Ryan Roos]

RedBassett is correct. It is based on the Global setting. You either set it so they have power everywhere or you have to assign them power specifically.

When having confusion on issues like this it's important to remember that there will be full documentation in the help guide around the time of launch. In the mean time don't forget to use the help bubbles like @applecomuter mentioned.

If you see a help bubble you think is unclear (or even wrong) then please let me know so that I can make a note to update it. I'm going to create a thread to deal with that right now. Look for a sticky in a few minutes. support.proboards.com/thread/447814/help-fix-bubbles