Fossil SCM

Clarity pass on the forum capability names in www/forum.wiki to match nomenclature on the Admin -> Users page.

wyoung 2018-08-09 04:34 trunk
Commit 2490bfba999c5e341ad86f500e033d22f28312e988948fb80320cf744f6e66ea
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--- www/forum.wiki
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for normal Fossil repository logins.
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There are several dedicated forum-related capability bits you can grant
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a user:
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- * <b>Read</b>: The user may read forum posts
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- * <b>Write</b>: The user may create new forum threads and reply to
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- existing threads. New posts are held for moderation.
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- * <b>Write Trusted</b>: Same as <b>Write</b>, but posts are inserted
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- into the block chain immediately without being held for moderation.
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- * <b>Moderate</b>: User gets buttons on posts which allow them to
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- either delete or approve posts held for moderation. User also gets
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+ * <b>Read Forum</b>: The user may read forum posts
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+
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+ * <b>Write Forum</b>: The user may create new forum threads and reply
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+ to existing threads. New posts are held for moderation.
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+
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+ * <b>WriteTrusted Forum</b>: Same as <b>Write Forum</b> except that
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+ posts are inserted into the block chain immediately without being held
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+ for moderation.
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+
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+ * <b>Moderate Forum</b>: User gets buttons on posts which allow them
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+ to either delete or approve posts held for moderation. User also gets
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access to a page (<tt>/modreq</tt>) showing the list of pending
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moderation tasks.
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- * <b>Administer</b>: User can grant <b>Write Trusted</b> capability
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- to another user, or revoke it. (Currently unimplemented.)
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+
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+ * <b>Supervise Forum</b>: User can grant or revoke
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+ <b>WriteTrusted</b> capability for other users. (Currently
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+ unimplemented.)
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By default, no Fossil user has permission to use the forums except for
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users with Setup and Admin capabilities, which get these as part of the
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large package of other capabilities they get.
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For public Fossil repositories that wish to accept new users without
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involving a human, go into Admin &rarr; Access and enable the "Allow
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-users to register themselves" setting. You may also wish to give the
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-<tt>anonymous</tt> user category the Read Forum (2) and Write Forum (3)
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-capabilities: this allows people to post without creating an account
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+users to register themselves" setting. You may also wish to give users
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+in the <tt>anonymous</tt> category the Read Forum (2) and Write Forum
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+(3) capabilities: this allows people to post without creating an account
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simply by solving [./antibot.wiki | a simple CAPTCHA].
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For a private repository, you probably won't want to give the
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-<tt>anonymous</tt> user any forum access, but you may wish to give
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-capability "2" to the <tt>reader</tt> user category.
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+<tt>anonymous</tt> user any forum access, but you may wish to give the
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+Read Forum capability (2) to users in the <tt>reader</tt> category.
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For either type of repository, you are likely to want to give at least
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-the Write Trusted (4) capability to the <tt>developer</tt> user
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-category. If you did not give forum read capability (2) to
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+the WriteTrusted capability (4) to users in the <tt>developer</tt>
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+category. If you did not give the Read Forum capability (2) to
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<tt>anonymous</tt> above, you should give <tt>developer</tt> that
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-capability here, if you choose to give it capability 3 or 4.
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+capability here if you choose to give it capability 3 or 4.
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By following this advice, you should not need to tediously add
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capabilities to individual accounts except in atypical cases, such as
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to grant the Moderate Forum capability (5) to an uncommonly
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highly-trusted user.
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--- www/forum.wiki
+++ www/forum.wiki
@@ -89,42 +89,48 @@
89 for normal Fossil repository logins.
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91 There are several dedicated forum-related capability bits you can grant
92 a user:
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94 * <b>Read</b>: The user may read forum posts
95 * <b>Write</b>: The user may create new forum threads and reply to
96 existing threads. New posts are held for moderation.
97 * <b>Write Trusted</b>: Same as <b>Write</b>, but posts are inserted
98 into the block chain immediately without being held for moderation.
99 * <b>Moderate</b>: User gets buttons on posts which allow them to
100 either delete or approve posts held for moderation. User also gets
 
 
 
 
101 access to a page (<tt>/modreq</tt>) showing the list of pending
102 moderation tasks.
103 * <b>Administer</b>: User can grant <b>Write Trusted</b> capability
104 to another user, or revoke it. (Currently unimplemented.)
 
 
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106 By default, no Fossil user has permission to use the forums except for
107 users with Setup and Admin capabilities, which get these as part of the
108 large package of other capabilities they get.
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110 For public Fossil repositories that wish to accept new users without
111 involving a human, go into Admin &rarr; Access and enable the "Allow
112 users to register themselves" setting. You may also wish to give the
113 <tt>anonymous</tt> user category the Read Forum (2) and Write Forum (3)
114 capabilities: this allows people to post without creating an account
115 simply by solving [./antibot.wiki | a simple CAPTCHA].
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117 For a private repository, you probably won't want to give the
118 <tt>anonymous</tt> user any forum access, but you may wish to give
119 capability "2" to the <tt>reader</tt> user category.
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121 For either type of repository, you are likely to want to give at least
122 the Write Trusted (4) capability to the <tt>developer</tt> user
123 category. If you did not give forum read capability (2) to
124 <tt>anonymous</tt> above, you should give <tt>developer</tt> that
125 capability here, if you choose to give it capability 3 or 4.
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127 By following this advice, you should not need to tediously add
128 capabilities to individual accounts except in atypical cases, such as
129 to grant the Moderate Forum capability (5) to an uncommonly
130 highly-trusted user.
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--- www/forum.wiki
+++ www/forum.wiki
@@ -89,42 +89,48 @@
89 for normal Fossil repository logins.
90
91 There are several dedicated forum-related capability bits you can grant
92 a user:
93
94 * <b>Read Forum</b>: The user may read forum posts
95
96 * <b>Write Forum</b>: The user may create new forum threads and reply
97 to existing threads. New posts are held for moderation.
98
99 * <b>WriteTrusted Forum</b>: Same as <b>Write Forum</b> except that
100 posts are inserted into the block chain immediately without being held
101 for moderation.
102
103 * <b>Moderate Forum</b>: User gets buttons on posts which allow them
104 to either delete or approve posts held for moderation. User also gets
105 access to a page (<tt>/modreq</tt>) showing the list of pending
106 moderation tasks.
107
108 * <b>Supervise Forum</b>: User can grant or revoke
109 <b>WriteTrusted</b> capability for other users. (Currently
110 unimplemented.)
111
112 By default, no Fossil user has permission to use the forums except for
113 users with Setup and Admin capabilities, which get these as part of the
114 large package of other capabilities they get.
115
116 For public Fossil repositories that wish to accept new users without
117 involving a human, go into Admin &rarr; Access and enable the "Allow
118 users to register themselves" setting. You may also wish to give users
119 in the <tt>anonymous</tt> category the Read Forum (2) and Write Forum
120 (3) capabilities: this allows people to post without creating an account
121 simply by solving [./antibot.wiki | a simple CAPTCHA].
122
123 For a private repository, you probably won't want to give the
124 <tt>anonymous</tt> user any forum access, but you may wish to give the
125 Read Forum capability (2) to users in the <tt>reader</tt> category.
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127 For either type of repository, you are likely to want to give at least
128 the WriteTrusted capability (4) to users in the <tt>developer</tt>
129 category. If you did not give the Read Forum capability (2) to
130 <tt>anonymous</tt> above, you should give <tt>developer</tt> that
131 capability here if you choose to give it capability 3 or 4.
132
133 By following this advice, you should not need to tediously add
134 capabilities to individual accounts except in atypical cases, such as
135 to grant the Moderate Forum capability (5) to an uncommonly
136 highly-trusted user.
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