A Conversation for Magrathea's Workshop - Permissions and User Roles

Magratheas Workshop - Permissions and User Roles - To Be

Post 1

Magrathea

This thread is here to discuss how Permissions and User Roles should be in noohootooland.

Mrs Zen / a broad called Ben


Magratheas Workshop - Permissions and User Roles - To Be

Post 2

Haragai

Who would get the permission to un-hide an Entry ? I think it should be the Publisher (after a bit of to-and-fro with the author).

smiley - cheers! Martin
--- jus' puttin' a muddy boot in


Magratheas Workshop - Permissions and User Roles - To Be

Post 3

Mrs Zen

I forgot to put the ticks in that line.

I thought it would be the Creator and the Publisher, but maybe also co-authors. I'm not fully sure about that.

Actually, the Creator should be able to remove Co-Authors' rights at a later date. Also the Publisher should be able to do that too.

Ben


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Post 4

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

>>Visitor who is not signed in should be able to read but not comment, though it would be good to give Visitors the right to sign-in using Open ID.

Does this mean visitors can post without having an h2g2 account?


>>A Researcher who is signed in should be able to read and comment.

"Comment" - do you mean post?


>>The Entry’s Creator should be able to do everything to the entry except Publish it.

Does this mean the creator can edit the entry? Delete it once published? Or, what's the definition of publish here?


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Post 5

Mrs Zen

>>Visitor who is not signed in should be able to read but not comment, though it would be good to give Visitors the right to sign-in using Open ID.

kea > Does this mean visitors can post without having an h2g2 account?

If it's implemented, then yes it would. However they would be posting under their Wordpress ID, or their Blogger ID, or their Google ID, or maybe even their Facebook ID. In other words, not anonymously, but in a way which links them to their other online activities.


>>A Researcher who is signed in should be able to read and comment.

kea > "Comment" - do you mean post?

Yep.


>>The Entry’s Creator should be able to do everything to the entry except Publish it.

kea > Does this mean the creator can edit the entry? Delete it once published? Or, what's the definition of publish here?

In this context I think "publish" meant "publish as an Edited / Approved Guide entry". It's a while ago and I've forgotten the details!


Ben


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Post 6

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

Thanks Ben. I think there is a discussion someone on openID. I'll see if I can find it.


Magratheas Workshop - Permissions and User Roles - To Be

Post 7

Mrs Zen

Talk to TRiG about it, it's his idea and one I endorse heartily.

B


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Post 8

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

I think there might be a thread already where TRiG and I started to talk...


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