Administration and roles

We currently have a Chief Administrator (Network Creator) and an Assistant Administrator, and various people identified as a Group administrators or moderators.

A 'roles' control panel on our social network allows the Chief Administrator (currently Peter Matthews) to set up different types of administrators. An unlimited number of members can be assigned to a particular role, and up to 20 different kinds of role can be created on our network.

Here is a breakdown of the specific permissions that can be given to a role (in various combinations):

Appearance: Access to the Appearance page, including ability to change the theme, settings, or add or remove CSS.
Blog: Tag, feature, and delete blog posts. Delete comments. If blog moderation is on, approve pending blog posts.
Forum: Access to Manage Forum page, including ability to add, edit, and delete categories and change discussion style. Tag, feature, close, and re-open discussions. Delete discussions or replies.
Groups: Edit and delete groups. Send message to group. Manage group members. If group moderation is on, approve pending groups.
Members: View full list of members. Feature, ban, and unban members. Resend or cancel invitations. If member moderation is on, approve pending members. Create and add members to specific roles.
Notes: Add, feature, edit, and delete notes.
Pages: Create, edit, and delete pages.
Photos: Delete, tag, feature, and rotate photos. Delete and feature albums. Delete comments on photos and albums. If photo moderation is on, approve pending photos.

Specific content:  When help is needed to moderate specific content  — such as a very active forum thread — the Chief Administrator can choose an individual content item by URL for the role to moderate. An administrator of a content item can delete comments, remove the item from your social network, and perform other administrative duties.

If you'd like more information about what administrators can do, check out this entry on the Ning Help Centre.

Note: Features not currently installed on our site (hence no administration required)

Music: Edit main page playlist. Feature songs.Events: Feature or delete events. Delete comments. Send message to guests. Videos: Delete, tag, and feature videos. Delete comments. If video moderation is on, approve pending videos.