XGhozt Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 It would be awesome if moderators had their own control panels, where they can view qued posts, or members currently suspended or accounts waiting for activation, etc. I realize that we can just add them as admin and limit their power, but thing is that when you have mods installed that add more things, you cant limit them. Plus, they can peek at some other things as well. So, with a moderator control panel that is basically a downsized admin control panel, it would be simpler. Now we would be able to set some moderators as semi admin, and others as simple mods. This also helps security, if an account is hijacked they cant get into the admin panel, merely the moderator cp.Good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I would like to see this.It could be similar to the Admin CP but for Moderators.It'd be nice to be able to Globally View Queued Posts and Topics, as well as manage Announcements, Moderators Note would be good and even maybe some sort of Moderator Live Chat built in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 There was one - It was removed in 2.0 ;)Everything can now be done in-line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 There was one - It was removed in 2.0 ;)Everything can now be done in-lineYou can't do some things which would be nice, like viewing a Global List of Queued Posts/Topics. I think the Mod CP could have a load of possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruf Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Yes, I would like to see a modCP too. :thumbsup: Some of my moderators complained that it doesn't feel like a moderator without a separate control panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princetontiger Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 The Mod CP was supplanted in favor of inline moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_ind Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 You can't do some things which would be nice, like viewing a Global List of Queued Posts/Topics.But it's very easy to make such a list, I've made a modifiation for this at our board. You can borrow heavily from the code for 'View New Posts'.I've also got a few hundred lines worth of extra moderation features in topic view, but I'm not sure if it's really needed for boards without moderated forums (where each post needs to be approved by a moderator before it's set to visible). The IPB developers keep repeating that they only want to introduce new features that the majority will find useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 We already have a small moderator center, in the bottom of My Controls, so why shouldn't they expand it.If a Moderator Center was to come, something like Luke's Report Center within it would also be great. I can see great potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Yeah, if it handled reports, then I could see need for a mod cp - otherwise, it's not really needed.Is there a reason why we don't have a report center? Other than just it hasn't been done yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 The inline moderation in place right now is better than a Moderator Control Panel. Also, I do believe Luke's Report Center should be integrated in with IP.Board in 3.0 as we do need something like that (and it would be nice to have it integrated into IP.Board). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 The inline moderation in place right now is better than a Moderator Control Panel. Also, I do believe Luke's Report Center should be integrated in with IP.Board in 3.0 as we do need something like that (and it would be nice to have it integrated into IP.Board).I'd like to see Inline Moderation in place with a Moderator CP. The MCP would have announcement control, report handling, global viewing of queued items and maybe a chat function for staff to use. And Inline Moderation would handle what it currently does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I don't believe there is a need for a chat staff function - that is what Personal Topics (as described on Matt's Blog) will take care of in 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I suppose Personal Topics would take care of it. But I still think the Mod CP would be good providing it actually had useful features in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 The thing is, the report center has been suggested many times, normally IPS have a reason for not adding in a feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Weren't they going to include Luke's Report Center before he got laid off by IPS? Or am I imagining things :PAnyway, I think it would be nice to see a Report Center in IPB 3, maybe thats why it has not been added, because they are planning it for IPB 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Sure, the Mod CP had some uses, but inline moderation did nearly everything the same, and is just more convenient. I don't think IPS should regress and bring it back, but rather, continue to improve upon inline moderation. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Sure, the Mod CP had some uses, but inline moderation did nearly everything the same, and is just more convenient. I don't think IPS should regress and bring it back, but rather, continue to improve upon inline moderation. ;)I agree that IPS should enhance the inline moderation more versus focusing on making a Moderator Control Panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 They should atleast add a 'View all Queued Items' in the Moderator Tools then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGhozt Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Basically everyone has stated that everything that would potentially be located in this "moderator cp" is already possible in a round-about way. But the thing is, I stated that having a separate control panel for mods only, while still keeping the "in-line" admin thing would be quite beneficial.You see, let me make a list of things that a moderator could look forward to in an MCP:Separate login PanelExpanded Quick ClicksLast 5 moderator actionsLast 5 moderator cp login attemptslast 5 warnslast 5 banned memberspm all memberspm all moderatorsmoderator notesannouncement from adminmini componets - "enable for moderator" <-- in acpmessage/alert to admin visible on admin panelquick banquick suspend"watch user"manage atachmentsAll of this would be separated from the admin, adding more organization and giving the moderators a feel of responsibility at the same time. While I was think about this, it could easily be made into a mod. I'd say about 4 new database tables, and a copy of the admin html files, but edited.Hopefully that puts things into perspective for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Basically everyone has stated that everything that would potentially be located in this "moderator cp" is already possible in a round-about way. But the thing is, I stated that having a separate control panel for mods only, while still keeping the "in-line" admin thing would be quite beneficial.You see, let me make a list of things that a moderator could look forward to in an MCP:Separate login PanelExpanded Quick ClicksLast 5 moderator actionsLast 5 moderator cp login attemptslast 5 warnslast 5 banned memberspm all memberspm all moderatorsmoderator notesannouncement from adminmini componets - "enable for moderator" <-- in acpmessage/alert to admin visible on admin panelquick banquick suspend"watch user"manage atachmentsAll of this would be separated from the admin, adding more organization and giving the moderators a feel of responsibility at the same time. While I was think about this, it could easily be made into a mod. I'd say about 4 new database tables, and a copy of the admin html files, but edited.Hopefully that puts things into perspective for you guys.Moderators shouldn't be able to view Mod Logs or Mod CP Log In Notes, but otherwise good ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGhozt Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Moderators can do that already. At least on my board they can. (view all the logs that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I personally regard Mod Logs as Admin Things, because the Admins should be watching over the Mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGhozt Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Its helped me a few times, where mods where able to see what other mod did something in the past, to help with an argument. Also iv noticed that most just look at the actions count, and its turned into somewhat of a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbo Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Its helped me a few times, where mods where able to see what other mod did something in the past, to help with an argument. Also iv noticed that most just look at the actions count, and its turned into somewhat of a competition.How is the Moderators competing for the highest action count. It will just make them to strict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGhozt Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 No no, your taking it out of context. It makes them want to get on the site, stay longer, and do what needs to be done before the other.But, thats not the point, this could probably be disabled, or set for one some groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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