Re: Banning, Removing, etc.

Posted by GregChapman on Jun 02, 2015; 10:43pm
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Banning-Removing-etc-tp7594978p7594979.html

Hi Ron,

avweb wrote

Can an Administrator Remove a User?  Please explain how.

No! See my recent post:
http://support.nabble.com/Beginners-Links-at-Top-Right-of-Forum-td7594977.html
and the post linked from it about moderating a forum.

If NOT can an Administrator Ban a User?  How do I remove that banned User?

Yes you can ban a "Registered" user. However, in many cases it's barely worth it, since anyone can register again with a different email address.

If I delete a Forum, can I recreate it with only the Registered Users?

Yes, but there's no point. It's not "Registered" users you want/need. It's "Members".

A forum administrator cannot control casual visitors (who fall into the "Anyone" group) or "Registered" users. (The user himself decides whether they will provide a validated email address), but the Administrator can pick certain users to become "Members"- and remove them from that group if necessary. You need to add all appropriate users to the "Members" group and adjust the "User Permissions" so only they have the appropriate access to your forum.

If I understand correctly, you need to set up a forum so anyone can view your forum, but only "Members" (your Board members) can post - "Registered" users should also be limited to viewing and not be allowed to post.

If you really don't want the likes of me having access to your forum, then you need to remove the "View", "Create_topic" and "Reply" permissions from both the "Anyone" and "Registered" groups, grant "View" to the "Members" group and add all association members to that group, then only your organisations members can view your forum's content. Then also create a "Board" group, to whom the board members are added. That group will also be granted the "Create_topic" and "Reply" permissions (they'll be able to view the forum by virtue of belonging to the "Members" group).