[Req.] Thread kicker

[Ml2tal]

I would like to request something like this.

This hack allows administrators and moderators to kick users from individual threads (topics). People who start threads may also kick anyone except administrators and moderators, but only if the administrator allows them these powers. Users are kicked/unkicked by clicking the appropiate image next to their posts.

Admin Features:

- Full administration available via admin control panel.
- Unkick users (many at the one time).
- Change whether normal users may have the powers or if only administrators and moderators may have the powers.
- Decide whether the kicked user can read the thread or not.
- Ban any individual user from having the powers. This option is available by changing the setting in user management in the admin control panel.

User Features:

- Any user can kick anyone from a thread, but only if they started the thread (and the administrator has allowed normal users the powers).
- Normal users cannot kick administrators and moderators - they can never be kicked.
- If there are users kicked from a thread, a link in viewtopic.php (bottom left of page) takes you to a page where you have similar options to the administrator page. These options are limited and only accessible by people who are authorized to kick in the thread.
- If a user is kicked by an administrator, then moderators and users can not unkick that user.
- If a user is kicked by a moderator, only administrators and moderators can unkick that user.
- If a user is kicked by a normal user (thread starter), anyone can unkick them.
- When a user gets kicked from a thread, their posts remain.
- Users are informed if they are kicked from a thread and are told who kicked them.
- Admins can kick anyone.

[Ml2tal]

bumpity bump bump

[xyz]

I'm thinking off the top of my head!

1. Forum permission (single switch), can be done in that forum!
2. Base permission (usergroup), over-rides forum permission
3. Switch in usergroup panel (over-ride by admin selected user)

This will allow you to turn it off for the complete group, but still allow a single user to use the permissions in that group! The user over-ride would be found in the user manager panel!

Here is all that would need to be done!

1. new table (allowed)

forum id, post id, topic id, topic owner, full ban, write ban, users allowed

The (topic owner) is the person that owns the topic. The (full ban) is a set of users that have been fully ban from the topic, (no access [read/write]), (write ban) means they can read but not reply, (users allowed) would mean that these users can not be ban.

This way, one single row controls one topic, so that you can inner join it as it is being displayed, no extra query!

So...

1. Alter table usergroup (add a bit index permissions group) (controls ban permissions)

2. add on table called (what ever => allowed) (controls topic view permissions)

3. add another table that will hold the permissions for the control (it's only used in the admin cp, the permissions are cached with the result of the forum permissions!

4. Alter table user (add the (bit) group over-ride permissions)

5. 5 script edits (forum)

6. 3 script edits (admin)

7. 4 edits (templates)

8. 40 phrases for the user help (facts)

9. 60 to 80 admin cp phrases (depending on the permissions added), I think 15 switches are needed for the complete system!

1. forum permissions! (user or group can have private topics)
2. usergroup permissions! (allow user group to control private topics)
3. usergroup permissions! (if group permission are off, allow single user access to allowed users)
4. usergroup permissions! (user can not ban these groups)
5. usergroup permissions! (user can not ban these users)
6. usergroup permissions! (topic owner can not be removed by other users)

Then, you will need a global permissions panel for the kick control (ie: admin ban can not be over-ruled, ...)

I can write this in few hours, but I don't feel like writing all the phrases. If you agree to write the phrases for the admin cp, then I will write all the edits.


me!

[Ml2tal]

surely what do i put in for the admin cp phrases?

This sounds a lot like the 'ban a member from thread' hack...

[G_man]

Originally Posted by Colonel Ingus

This sounds a lot like the 'ban a member from thread' hack...

That is what I was thinking. ;)

[Ml2tal]

I guess... But it dosen't have that features for members who created the topic thread to have that ban functions. Unless they are Admin or Mod.

That's because allowing members to do that tends to cause havic on a forum ;)

[Nick R]

like if a member doesn't like another member then you are a bit doomed...

i suppose it wouldn't be to hard to modify the ban a user if really necessary

[Ml2tal]

Originally Posted by Colonel Ingus

That's because allowing members to do that tends to cause havic on a forum ;)

yeah that's why it has

- Any user can kick anyone from a thread, but only if they started the thread (and the administrator has allowed normal users the powers).