Admin Issue

[thereddiamanthe]

I wanna know, as the forum registrator, in case anything happens to me - how can I assign a global moderator (as a privilege-assigned another member) to take control of all the forum functions?

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Jan 17, 2021 12:17:50 GMT -8 thereddiamanthe said:

I wanna know, as the forum registrator, in case anything happens to me - how can I assign a global moderator (as a privilege-assigned another member) to take control of all the forum functions?

Hi thereddiamanthe

You can begin the process of creating an Ownership Succession Agreement in this thread, if you like. Please read the information in the link to get started.

[thereddiamanthe]

1. I have an issue with providing data.
2. Since the agreement would only be "not logging in for the time duration of 1 month", can point 1 be rendered void?
3. Is it possible to simultaneously have two main admins?
     I am aware of the security risk, but I would say that's for me to determine.

[Michael]

Jan 25, 2021 14:25:32 GMT -8 thereddiamanthe said:

1. I have an issue with providing data.
2. Since the agreement would only be "not logging in for the time duration of 1 month", can point 1 be rendered void?
3. Is it possible to simultaneously have two main admins?
     I am aware of the security risk, but I would say that's for me to determine.

Hi,

I'm not sure what you're referring to with #1 or #2.

It is not possible to simultaneously have to "main" admins, as there is only one account with the username: admin. The account with the username admin will always be a super account and it is not possible to assign all features (such as forum deletion) to a secondary admin account. 

Most admin powers can be assigned to a member group.

[Scott]

thereddiamanthe , as far as the #1 are you referring to this:

1. Create a thread on the Support Board letting us know you would like to set up a Succession Agreement.

You don't have spell out your wishes publicly. Just start here stating you wish to set up the succession agreement. You can ask to PM myself or Michael and via PM let us know the details.


The Ownership Succession Agreement is like an advance directive (request) to transfer the forum. This not much different than doing a forum transfer, with the exception that this occurs after the passing or specified absence of the main admin.

[thereddiamanthe]

micheal Stone
I was aware of that (publicly). Don't get me wrong, but I wish the credential to remain anonymous at all.
Thus, if agreement is made - it would be simply upon the condition of not logging-in for a certain period of time - upon which the authory transfer would be actualized (no need to scan the mortuaries, thus no need for credentials in the agreement).
 
Šcott's answer pretty much answered my question - i.e. its not. possible to have two super-accounts.
That would asign the right of the deletion of the forum to two individuals simultaneously.

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Which is fine. At this point I have one more question (additional & interwoven with the credentials, first paragrapgh) --
is it possible to assign the rights to the global moderator to "modify the forum structure" - add boards, etc.. & the access to the "files uploaded" - see, delete, etc.

Thus a global moderator "having a few extras" -- in turn the agreement would not be needed & out of the picture.

[Kami]

Jan 29, 2021 14:57:43 GMT -8 thereddiamanthe said:

micheal Stone
I was aware of that (publicly). Don't get me wrong, but I wish the credential to remain anonymous at all.
Thus, if agreement is made - it would be simply upon the condition of not logging-in for a certain period of time - upon which the authory transfer would be actualized (no need to scan the mortuaries, thus no need for credentials in the agreement).
 
Scott 's answer pretty much answered my question - i.e. its not. possible to have two super-accounts.
That would asign the right of the deletion of the forum to two individuals simultaneously.

↓

Which is fine. At this point I have one more question (additional & interwoven with the credentials, first paragrapgh) --
is it possible to assign the rights to the global moderator to "modify the forum structure" - add boards, etc.. & the access to the "files uploaded" - see, delete, etc.

Thus a global moderator "having a few extras" -- in turn the agreement would not be needed & out of the picture.

So here's the thing.

While you can do that by modifying the powers of the Global Moderator group in your admin panel and not have a 'succession' agreement as such, PB will always consider the owner of the forum to be you, tied to access to the account with the username admin (ie the /user/1 account). If they need to communicate with the owner of the forum -- eg for notifying of a TOS violation, or reaching out to inform them about changes to the software, etc -- that communication would go to the owner's account as defined above via PM.

If you do not set up a succession agreement through official channels here on Support (ie by sending a PM to the PB Admins), then in the event that you are unable to access the forum, your staff member(s) would have no way of knowing if ProBoards has tried to contact you without violating the TOS and accessing your account.

That may or may not be a bad thing, but if you're an err on the side of caution kind of person like me, that means that worst case scenario, you can have an issue that needs to be addressed with the consequence of the forum being deleted if the issue isn't rectified. If that happens, and your staff aren't aware of it, your forum will close permanently and they will have no recourse without your intervention.

If that's an acceptable potential problem and outcome to you, then that's your prerogative. Otherwise, I highly recommend you outline the details of your succession request privately to PB Admins to ensure the longevity of your forum in the event you are unable to access it for an extended period of time, for whatever reason.

[thereddiamanthe]

Ok. Thanks.

One final thing. Since the forum is private & only several members (not a discussion group) - which behaviour & which points in TOS could potentially result in an issue.

[Kami]

Jan 30, 2021 14:16:19 GMT -8 thereddiamanthe said:

Ok. Thanks.

One final thing. Since the forum is private & only several members (not a discussion group) - which behaviour & which points in TOS could potentially result in an issue.

You are subject to the TOS irrespective of what your forum is about or who is a part of it. It is not particularly helpful for me to list out which bits could result in an issue — I haven't seen your forum, for starters, and more importantly I am not part of the PB Abuse Team and my words would be speculation at best, not fact.

For whatever it is worth, I am not saying that your content will be an issue, simply that IF there is an issue and you are missing but haven't set up any succession plans, that will put your community at a disadvantage and risk the forum itself.