Admin absence

[stb12]

Hi there!

I hope i’m putting this in the right place to ask for some assistance. I am a moderator on this forum, vote-2012.proboards.com/ . Unfortunately we have an issue with the admin not having logged in since the 13th October. We are aware third hand that he has been suffering some serious health issues but the mod team have been unable to contact him ourselves despite reaching out

The forum can still generally function day to day but I believe there are a few important powers that moderators don’t have such as approving new members which obviously can create some issues. There is no succession agreement in place that I’m aware of and it wouldn’t be an issue with anyone for the admin to resume his duties if/when the health issues are resolved but we were wondering if there could be any short-term changes made such as granting the moderators more powers on a temporary basis?

Thank you for any advice or support

[Craig]

Hi stb12.

Sorry to hear that. I will tag Scott and he will take a look at this for you when he gets online today, and see if there is anything he can do to help. If i could invite you to check back for a response from around 17:00 GMT.

Craig

[Scott]

stb12 - I've added the ability for you and the other staff to approve members.

I recommend you all read our Help Guide article Managing Membership - Registration Options and Settings particularly the bottom section: Approving / Denying New Members - Restricted Registration


We can explore expanding powers or other options in time, as the need arises, or it can be determined that the admin will not return.

[stb12]

Jan 31, 2024 15:47:07 GMT -8 Scott said:

stb12 - I've added the ability for you and the other staff to approve members.

I recommend you all read our Help Guide article Managing Membership - Registration Options and Settings particularly the bottom section: Approving / Denying New Members - Restricted Registration


We can explore expanding powers or other options in time, as the need arises, or it can be determined that the admin will not return.

Thanks Scott, this is helpful, I’ll come back to you if any other particular powers seem necessary

[stb12]

Hi Scott , thanks again for your help previously. We’re still waiting for the admin to return, in the meantime would you be able to grant the staff further power to create new forums/sub-forums? I’ve had a look and I don’t believe this is possible already although if I’ve missed it then I’m happy to hear the guidance!

In a nutshell it’s a UK politics forum and an election is expected to happen soon this year, so the board tends to have specific forums and sub-forums created for that discussion

Much appreciated again!

[Scott]

stb12 - currently that power is not eligible to be added, however I'd be happy to assist in establishing new boards on the forum. Please PM me with the board names and the desired location of each.