app/flatpages/help/ranks_permissions.md

   1 title: Ranks and Permissions
   2
   3 ## Overview
   4
   5 * **New Members** - mostly untrusted, cannot change package meta data or publish releases without approval.
   6 * **Members** - Trusted to change the meta data of their own packages', but cannot approve their own packages.
   7 * **Trusted Members** - Same as above, but can approve their own releases.
   8 * **Editors** - Trusted to edit any package or release, and also responsible for approving new packages.
   9 * **Moderators** - Same as above, but can manage users.
  10 * **Admins** - Full access.
  11
  12 ## Breakdown
  13
  14 <table class="table table-striped ranks-table">
  15         <thead>
  16                 <tr>
  17                         <th>Rank</th>
  18                         <th colspan=2 class="NEW_MEMBER">New Member</th>
  19                         <th colspan=2 class="MEMBER">Member</th>
  20                         <th colspan=2 class="TRUSTED_MEMBER">Trusted</th>
  21                         <th colspan=2 class="EDITOR">Editor</th>
  22                         <th colspan=2 class="MODERATOR">Moderator</th>
  23                         <th colspan=2 class="ADMIN">Admin</th>
  24                 </tr>
  25                 <tr>
  26                         <th>Owner of thing</th>
  27                         <th>Y</th>
  28                         <th>N</th>
  29                         <th>Y</th>
  30                         <th>N</th>
  31                         <th>Y</th>
  32                         <th>N</th>
  33                         <th>Y</th>
  34                         <th>N</th>
  35                         <th>Y</th>
  36                         <th>N</th>
  37                         <th>Y</th>
  38                         <th>N</th>
  39                 </tr>
  40         </thead>
  41         <tbody>
  42                 <tr>
  43                         <td>Create Package</td>
  44                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
  45                         <td></td>
  46                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
  47                         <td></td>
  48                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
  49                         <td></td>
  50                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
  51                         <td>✓</td>
  52                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
  53                         <td>✓</td>
  54                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
  55                         <td>✓</td>
  56                 </tr>
  57                 <tr>
  58                         <td>Approve Package</td>
  59                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
  60                         <td></td>
  61                         <td></td> <!-- member -->
  62                         <td></td>
  63                         <td></td> <!-- trusted member -->
  64                         <td></td>
  65                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
  66                         <td>✓</td>
  67                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
  68                         <td>✓</td>
  69                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
  70                         <td>✓</td>
  71                 </tr>
  72                 <tr>
  73                         <td>Delete Package</td>
  74                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
  75                         <td></td>
  76                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
  77                         <td></td>
  78                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
  79                         <td></td>
  80                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
  81                         <td>✓</td>
  82                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
  83                         <td>✓</td>
  84                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
  85                         <td>✓</td>
  86                 </tr>
  87                 <tr>
  88                         <td>Edit Package</td>
  89                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
  90                         <td></td>
  91                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
  92                         <td></td>
  93                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
  94                         <td></td>
  95                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
  96                         <td>✓</td>
  97                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
  98                         <td>✓</td>
  99                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 100                         <td>✓</td>
 101                 </tr>
 102                 <tr>
 103                         <td>Edit Maintainers</td>
 104                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
 105                         <td></td>
 106                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 107                         <td></td>
 108                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 109                         <td></td>
 110                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 111                         <td></td>
 112                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 113                         <td>✓</td>
 114                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 115                         <td>✓</td>
 116                 </tr>
 117                 <tr>
 118                         <td>Add/Delete Screenshot</td>
 119                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
 120                         <td></td>
 121                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 122                         <td></td>
 123                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 124                         <td></td>
 125                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 126                         <td>✓</td>
 127                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 128                         <td>✓</td>
 129                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 130                         <td>✓</td>
 131                 </tr>
 132                 <tr>
 133                         <td>Approve Screenshot</td>
 134                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 135                         <td></td>
 136                         <td></td> <!-- member -->
 137                         <td></td>
 138                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 139                         <td></td>
 140                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 141                         <td>✓</td>
 142                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 143                         <td>✓</td>
 144                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 145                         <td>✓</td>
 146                 </tr>
 147                 <tr>
 148                         <td>Make Release</td>
 149                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
 150                         <td></td>
 151                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 152                         <td></td>
 153                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 154                         <td></td>
 155                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 156                         <td>✓</td>
 157                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 158                         <td>✓</td>
 159                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 160                         <td>✓</td>
 161                 </tr>
 162                 <tr>
 163                         <td>Approve Release</td>
 164                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 165                         <td></td>
 166                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 167                         <td></td>
 168                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 169                         <td></td>
 170                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 171                         <td>✓</td>
 172                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 173                         <td>✓</td>
 174                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 175                         <td>✓</td>
 176                 </tr>
 177                 <tr>
 178                         <td>Change Release URL</td>
 179                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 180                         <td></td>
 181                         <td></td> <!-- member -->
 182                         <td></td>
 183                         <td></td> <!-- trusted member -->
 184                         <td></td>
 185                         <td></td> <!-- editor -->
 186                         <td></td>
 187                         <td></td> <!-- moderator -->
 188                         <td></td>
 189                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 190                         <td>✓</td>
 191                 </tr>
 192                 <tr>
 193                         <td>See Private Thread</td>
 194                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
 195                         <td></td>
 196                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 197                         <td></td>
 198                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 199                         <td></td>
 200                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 201                         <td>✓</td>
 202                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 203                         <td>✓</td>
 204                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 205                         <td>✓</td>
 206                 </tr>
 207                 <tr>
 208                         <td>Edit Comments</td>
 209                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 210                         <td></td>
 211                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 212                         <td></td>
 213                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 214                         <td></td>
 215                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 216                         <td></td>
 217                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 218                         <td></td>
 219                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 220                         <td></td>
 221                 </tr>
 222                 <tr>
 223                         <td>Set Email</td>
 224                         <td>✓</td> <!-- new -->
 225                         <td></td>
 226                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 227                         <td></td>
 228                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 229                         <td></td>
 230                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 231                         <td></td>
 232                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 233                         <th>✓<sup>2</sup></th>
 234                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 235                         <td>✓</td>
 236                 </tr>
 237                 <tr>
 238                         <td>Create Token</td>
 239                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 240                         <td></td>
 241                         <td>✓</td> <!-- member -->
 242                         <td></td>
 243                         <td>✓</td> <!-- trusted member -->
 244                         <td></td>
 245                         <td>✓</td> <!-- editor -->
 246                         <td></td>
 247                         <td>✓</td> <!-- moderator -->
 248                         <th>✓<sup>2</sup></th>
 249                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 250                         <td>✓</td>
 251                 </tr>
 252                 <tr>
 253                         <td>Set Rank</td>
 254                         <td></td> <!-- new -->
 255                         <td></td>
 256                         <td></td> <!-- member -->
 257                         <td></td>
 258                         <td></td> <!-- trusted member -->
 259                         <td></td>
 260                         <td></td> <!-- editor -->
 261                         <td></td>
 262                         <th>✓<sup>3</sup></th> <!-- moderator -->
 263                         <th>✓<sup>2</sup><sup>3</sup></th>
 264                         <td>✓</td> <!-- admin -->
 265                         <td>✓</td>
 266                 </tr>
 267         </tbody>
 268 </table>
 269
 270
 271 1. User must be the author of the EditRequest.
 272 2. Target user cannot be an admin.
 273 3. Cannot set user to a higher rank than themselves.