Moderator Options
When you CREATE a thread— you will have the following 2 MODERATOR OPTIONS to use when needed:
- BAN USER FROM THREAD BUTTON
click this button and the member will no longer be able to post in your thread. Sometimes a member gets carried away in a controversial topic and a short timeout helps. If the member cools off and contacts you in mail to work things out, you have the option to UNBAN and let the member re-enter your thread (click Users you banned in right sidebar). The moderator ban you give applies to that thread only, not to any other thread you create.
- HIDE THIS POST FROM READERS
click this button to close/hide a post from view. This is NOT a delete button. Posts closed by the OP will be hidden to everyone. Members reading the thread will see it as a closed-post, but they WILL be able to manually open it if they want to.
UNHIDE THIS POST FROM READERS
click this button to unhide a post after you have hidden it.
These 2 moderator options should be used sparingly... to maintain respect and tolerance in your thread while still allowing difference of opinion and lively discussion. Good use of these tools will result in popular threads; misuse will result in threads that no one posts in. Offensive threads or posts will still be subject to site staff decision.
Hide-Post Option (for non-moderators):
When you VIEW a thread— you will now have the option to HIDE individual posts. This HIDE applies only to your own view while you are in that thread and will reset next time you visit the page. The posts you hide won’t be hidden to others, only to you.
HIDDEN POST
When a post says "HIDDEN POST", this means that the moderator of the thread (the person who started the thread) has clicked the "Hide this post from readers" button to hide the post.