Ch 5: Moderating
Last Updated: 11/8/07Section 5.1 - Moving a topic
To move a topic is simple. Go to the topic that you wish to move. scroll down and click on Move topic.
from there you'll see a selectbox that will ask what board you wish to have the topic be at. Once you select the board click on move topic and the topic will be moved. There will not be a shadow topic when you do this.
Section 5.2 - Deleting a topic
This will remove EVERYTHING! the topic, the replies, and anything else tied to the topic.
Now again select the topic you wish to delete, scroll down and click on delete topic, it will ask you to confirm that and after you do all items that are to that topic will be gone.
If you wish to just delete a reply, then click on the delete post button on that reply.
Section 5.3 - Locking/Unlocking a topic
Locking a topic
This will make it that so that no one can further input on a topic. Simply go to the topic that you wish to lock and scroll down and click on Lock Topic. The topic will now be locked.
Unlocking a topic
You may unlock a locked topic, just go toi the locked topic and scroll down and click on unlock topic. The topic will be open to post in again.
Section 5.4 - IP Viewing
In every post a user's IP is logged. This will come in handy when you suspect something is not right.
To view thew user's IP History, Just click on the computer icon on the topic or reply. It will show you the IP used on the topic, what user or users match that IP and also display other IP's the user have used. You can also do a DNS look-up of the IP so that an administrator can fully block the user. If you wish to ban the IP or user, you'll have to contact the administrator and they'll be able to do that for you.
Section 5.5 - Warning a User
Here you can either increase a user's warning or decrease it. You also have the option of suspending them for a amount of time, the length are in hours. You can also PM or Email the user to alert them of this.
When increasing the user's warning level, if the number goes to a number the administrator set, that user will be automatically banned from the entire board.