Roles Online

This is a place to discuss and document the different roles (permissions) we'd like to define for our online community. Roles define the capabilities of users to which the role is assigned. A user may be assigned any number of roles.

Currently (2006-12-09), we have:

anonymous user

The role automatically assigned to users who are not logged in. They can:

  • Post moderated comments
  • View public content
authenticated user

The role automatically assigned to users who are logged in (no matter their assigned role).

They can now:

  • Post unmoderated comments
  • Create & edit content (with forced revision to allow roll-back)
trusted

Users who are able to view "sensative" (like some financial or personal information).

How to determine who is trusted? Maybe we'll have a sponsor system? (discuss)

webmaster
Technical administrators of the website.

Note: Visit "Permissions Online" for the specific permissions granted to each role.