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What's the difference between "Admin" and "Moderator"?

By ProgressiveU
Created Dec 15 2007 - 11:56am
Essentially, there is no difference between "Admin" and "Moderator" with Progressive U. These terms are used to describe permission levels of individual users on the Progressive U site. Once volunteering to join the Alumni Association's Faculty, you are granted "Moderator" permissions on the Progressive U Main site. Should your permission level need to be changed, you may, at any time, be granted the "Admin" permission level. Being granted the "Admin" permission level in no way constitutes any other type of "promotion." Any member of the Faculty can be granted this permission level. However, this permission level does grant you access to other areas of the Progressive U site that the "Moderator" permission level does not allow for. Generally, everything that a Faculty member may need access to is granted under the "Moderator" permission level; however, occasionally some faculty members will need further access to help them carry out their work on the Faculty. Such details include managing the blocks and menus on the web site. Most Faculty members will never need to create a menu item or a Forum Container; but depending on the exact project you are working on, it may be easier to grant you the higher permission level. If, at any time, you feel that you should be granted a higher level of access to the Progressive U web site, you may contact any of the Alumni Directors and discuss your accessibility needs.

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http://www.progressiveu.org/node/37626