Question Define moderator per (unmoderated) category

Hi all,

Yes, I am aware that an admin can define both global moderators and moderators per category. BUT...

The latter only works for moderated categories.

There seems to be a terminology issue here: "moderate" is being used in Kunena for two different tasks:

1. Pre-approve posts
2. Manage existing threads

For example, in my forum, I have three sections with 15 or so categories. None of these categories is moderated. However, I would like to be able to define individuals to manage specific categories (ie, non-global moderators).

At the moment, Kunena almost supports this.

If you define one or more users as moderators (#2 above) for a given category, their names are displayed as such at the bottom of the category index. So far, so good.

However, if the category is unmoderated (#1 above), this overrides the moderator (#2) settings.

See how confusing this is?

Moderator names shouldn't be displayed if the (non-global) moderators can't manage existing threads.

I would be really grateful if this overriding behaviour could be disabled (or at least be configurable). I would be even prepared to contribute a bounty if any of the devs are interested.

This is a contradiction in terms, isn't it? You want to assign moderators to categories that are unmoderated. That's a bit like saying, you want to allow smoking in a non-smoking zone. I'm sorry, but I don't understand the requirement. If you want to allow moderation, and assign moderators to specific, discrete categories then you need to define the categories as moderated so that you can assign moderators to those categories. What specific privileges do you want "moderators" of unmoderated categories to have?

"Pre-approve" posts. Now that's a different subject. I think that this relates to the "Review posts" option. If you want review posts in an unmoderated category then you need someone to review and approve the posts; that's where you need moderators (global moderators and administrators). It seems a little incongruous to me that you would have categories defined as Review posts = Yes and Moderated = No.

Have I missed something here?

It seems a little incongruous to me that you would have categories defined as Review posts = Yes and Moderated = No.

You have it precisely backwards. I am trying to set up Review posts = No and Moderated = Yes.

What specific privileges do you want "moderators" of unmoderated categories to have?

I want to assign moderation tools (delete/move/merge) on a per category basis rather than globally. I am not interested in reviewing my users' posts in advance. They can post whatever they want.

My apologies for not explaining things better.

So your question is that you don't know how to assign a moderator to individual, discrete categories?

You wrote above that you have 15 "unmoderated" categories. I guess it's a difference in our understanding of what you mean as unmoderated categories. Do you mean that you have 15 categories with Moderated = Yes, to which you would like to assign moderators but haven't as yet? Have I correctly understood your question?

You posted this in the "feature request" category; I'm trying to understand what specific missing feature you would like to see implemented.

Hi again Sozzled,

In the admin pages, under User Manager, it is straightforward to assign moderators to specific categories.

Their names are then displayed at the bottom of the respective category index pages.

So far, so good!

However, if these categories are defined as unmoderated, meaning there is no prior approval required for posting, then the moderator tools are not available to the so-called moderators.

My wish would be for it to be possible to disable such behaviour: to allow moderation tools to be assigned on a category basis.

If this still isn't clear, I will try to explain it in a different way. Thanks for your patience.

cbrace wrote: However, if these categories are defined as unmoderated, meaning there is no prior approval required for posting, then the moderator tools are not available to the so-called moderators.

Can we not use the word "unmoderated" in the sense of Review posts = No, please? I know, there's no simple English word that otherwise describes what you are saying, so I use the literal phrase "in categories set with Review posts = No" because it's unambiguous what we both mean.

Summarising the situation:

(1) You know how to assign moderators to individual categories. Good.

(2) Your categories (all 15 of them) are defined as Review posts = No, Moderated = Yes. (This is fairly typical, by the way.)

(3) Your assigned, category moderators do not have moderator privileges (e.g. edit, delete, move topics/posts). That's not normal and it sounds like there's something amiss on your site. Do your global moderators have these privileges?

If my suspicions are correct, this does not seem to be so much a "feature request" as it is a request for help. Please post your K 1.6 configuration report. Thank you.