• From: Winchester immigrant frm Wales
  • Registered: 2007-04-10
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Topic: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

I have two categories for forums (or is the plural of forum "fora"? roll )

1. Active forum
2. Archive messages

I want to make the Archive messages read only by all "Members".

Logged on as Admin I've used Edit group permissions to untick Post replies and Post topics.

Then logged on as Member I can edit messages I as Member have posted in the Archive messages.

I do not want a Member to be able to edit their messages in the Archive Messages.

How do I do this please?

TIA

Mike

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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

Editing is not a permission you can control on a per-forum basis without a mod wink

  • From: Winchester immigrant frm Wales
  • Registered: 2007-04-10
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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

I still don't understand sorry.
Below is an image of the situation:
I'll email you to discuss further if thats OK?
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/w3lshm1k3/ForSmartys.jpg

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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

Yes: as I said, editing permissions are not controlled on a per-forum basis like reading and posting are.

  • From: Winchester immigrant frm Wales
  • Registered: 2007-04-10
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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

Ah! I think I now understand. There is no control of editing. So a message in a forum closed for posting can still be edited by the original poster.
You referred to a mod. I've search for an appropriate one but no hit. Would it help if I made a request in the Modifications forum?

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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

welshmike wrote:

Ah! I think I now understand. There is no control of editing. So a message in a forum closed for posting can still be edited by the original poster.

There is no control on a per forum basis. You can disable editing for a group entirely though.

As for the mod, I don't know that one exists: your best bet would be to ask over at Punres

  • From: Winchester immigrant frm Wales
  • Registered: 2007-04-10
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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

Many thanks Smartys

http://www.punres.org/viewtopic.php?pid=879#p879

Mike

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Re: How do I make a forum category read only by all "Members"

Ah: yes, closing all topics in a forum would have that effect wink