User Groups Explanation

[Winter]

Just a small explanation of how the hierarchy works around here.

Registered User: Basic user, no special permissions except if you request a special HTML user title.

Elite User: Sort of a pre-mod status. This is designed to reward people though at the same time not inflate their ego. It allows for far more private messages than a registered user, the ability to view IP addresses and detailed locations of all users and staff.

Moderators/Super Moderators: Due to vBulletin's weird way of setting up things. We don't use the Moderator user-group since it places itself at the top of the Forum Leaders page. Super Mods can access the moderator control panel, ban/unban/infract users, post announcements, and can close, pin, move, and delete threads/posts in all forums.

Co-Administrator - This I came up with a while back here. I felt if I didn't have full administrator permissions, I should distinctly let it be known. Basically I have a decent amount of access in the Admin Control Panel and can regulate all users and forums as well as access what Super Mods can.

Administrator - Has all access to everything including on the site and forum.

[FreezeWarp]

Elite User: Sort of a pre-mod status. This is designed to reward people though at the same time not inflate their ego. It allows for far more private messages than a registered user, the ability to view IP addresses and detailed locations of all users and staff.

It should be noted this usergroup is also used for staff.

Moderators/Super Moderators: Due to vBulletin's weird way of setting up things. We don't use the Moderator user-group since it places itself at the top of the Forum Leaders page. Super Mods can access the moderator control panel, ban/unban/infract users, post announcements, and can close, pin, move, and delete threads/posts in all forums.

I've already fixed that problem, actually. I think, anyway. I know it was fixed in the default style, though I don't always focus on all other styles.

Co-Administrator - This I came up with a while back here. I felt if I didn't have full administrator permissions, I should distinctly let it be known. Basically I have a decent amount of access in the Admin Control Panel and can regulate all users and forums as well as access what Super Mods can.

In the future that usergroup would also be used for any Administrator permissions - not just user/forum permissions.

[Winter]

You mean we can make a user a mod on just one forum without it displaying at the top of the page?

[Red Globe]

This is designed to reward people though at the same time not inflate their ego.

It failed, my ego inflated as soon as I got the promotion. ;D

jk. Good guide, non the less-needed, because I did see some people on other forums opening threads with "I WANNA BE AN ADMIN, BUT FIRST, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO TURN OF CAPS LOCK?" posts.