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Permission Masks

To edit your permission masks, follow these directions in your Administrative Control Panel:
  • Log in to the Administrative Control Panel
  • Find 'Forum Admin" (second category in the Administrative Control Panel)
  • Click 'Permissions'
  • Choose a forum to edit, then click 'Look up Forum'
  • Choose a forum from the drop down menu
  • Click 'Advanced Mode'
  • From there, choose the permissions for the group you selected.**
  • Click 'Submit'
You have just edited the permission masks for the selected forum.

** Information: View is to just view the forum, but cannot see or read posts posted in that forum.  Read is to view the contents inside that forum. Post is to post messages inside the forum. Edit is to edit own messages. Delete is to edit own messages. Sticky and Announce is function for moderators / administrators. This is to "pin" important threads on the top of the forum, such as rules on the top of the forum. Vote is the ability to vote in polls (if polls are allowed).  Polls is to create surveys or polls.

The drop down menus are the possible choices you have to set these permissions in each of the categories that were just described. Here are the definition of the drop down choices:

ALL is everyone (including guests).  REG is users who have completed registration. PRIVATE is for private groups (such as a VIP group). MOD is assigned forum moderators and ADMIN is the administrators.**



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