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 publish releases.
   7 * **Editors** - Trusted to change the meta data of any package, and also make and publish releases.
   8 * **Moderators** - Same as above, but can manage users.
   9 * **Admins** - Full access.
  10
  11 ## Breakdown
  12
  13 <table>
  14         <thead>
  15                 <tr>
  16                         <th>Rank</th>
  17                         <th colspan=2>New Member</th>
  18                         <th colspan=2>Member</th>
  19                         <th colspan=2>Editor</th>
  20                         <th colspan=2>Moderator</th>
  21                         <th colspan=2>Admin</th>
  22                 </tr>
  23                 <tr>
  24                         <th>Owner of thing</th>
  25                         <th>Y</th>
  26                         <th>N</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                 </tr>
  36         </thead>
  37         <tbody>
  38                 <tr>
  39                         <td>Create Package</td>
  40                         <th>✓</th> <!-- new -->
  41                         <th></th>
  42                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
  43                         <th></th>
  44                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
  45                         <th>✓</th>
  46                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
  47                         <th>✓</th>
  48                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
  49                         <th>✓</th>
  50                 </tr>
  51                 <tr>
  52                         <td>Approve Package</td>
  53                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
  54                         <th></th>
  55                         <th></th> <!-- member -->
  56                         <th></th>
  57                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
  58                         <th>✓</th>
  59                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
  60                         <th>✓</th>
  61                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
  62                         <th>✓</th>
  63                 </tr>
  64                 <tr>
  65                         <td>Edit Package</td>
  66                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
  67                         <th></th>
  68                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
  69                         <th></th>
  70                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
  71                         <th>✓</th>
  72                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
  73                         <th>✓</th>
  74                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
  75                         <th>✓</th>
  76                 </tr>
  77                 <tr>
  78                         <td>Approve EditRequest</td>
  79                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
  80                         <th></th>
  81                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
  82                         <th></th>
  83                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
  84                         <th>✓</th>
  85                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
  86                         <th>✓</th>
  87                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
  88                         <th>✓</th>
  89                 </tr>
  90                 <tr>
  91                         <td>Edit EditRequest</td>
  92                         <th>✓<sup>1</sup></th> <!-- new -->
  93                         <th></th>
  94                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
  95                         <th></th>
  96                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
  97                         <th>✓</th>
  98                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
  99                         <th>✓</th>
 100                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 101                         <th>✓</th>
 102                 </tr>
 103                 <tr>
 104                         <td>Make Release</td>
 105                         <th>✓</th> <!-- new -->
 106                         <th></th>
 107                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
 108                         <th></th>
 109                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
 110                         <th>✓</th>
 111                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
 112                         <th>✓</th>
 113                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 114                         <th>✓</th>
 115                 </tr>
 116                 <tr>
 117                         <td>Approve Release</td>
 118                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
 119                         <th></th>
 120                         <th></th> <!-- member -->
 121                         <th></th>
 122                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
 123                         <th>✓</th>
 124                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
 125                         <th>✓</th>
 126                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 127                         <th>✓</th>
 128                 </tr>
 129                 <tr>
 130                         <td>Change Release URL</td>
 131                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
 132                         <th></th>
 133                         <th></th> <!-- member -->
 134                         <th></th>
 135                         <th></th> <!-- editor -->
 136                         <th></th>
 137                         <th></th> <!-- moderator -->
 138                         <th></th>
 139                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 140                         <th>✓</th>
 141                 </tr>
 142                 <tr>
 143                         <td>Set Email</td>
 144                         <th>✓</th> <!-- new -->
 145                         <th></th>
 146                         <th>✓</th> <!-- member -->
 147                         <th></th>
 148                         <th>✓</th> <!-- editor -->
 149                         <th></th>
 150                         <th>✓</th> <!-- moderator -->
 151                         <th>✓<sup>2</sup></th>
 152                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 153                         <th>✓</th>
 154                 </tr>
 155                 <tr>
 156                         <td>Set Rank</td>
 157                         <th></th> <!-- new -->
 158                         <th></th>
 159                         <th></th> <!-- member -->
 160                         <th></th>
 161                         <th></th> <!-- editor -->
 162                         <th></th>
 163                         <th>✓<sup>3</sup></th> <!-- moderator -->
 164                         <th>✓<sup>2</sup><sup>3</sup></th>
 165                         <th>✓</th> <!-- admin -->
 166                         <th>✓</th>
 167                 </tr>
 168         </tbody>
 169 </table>
 170
 171
 172 1. User must be the author of the EditRequest.
 173 2. Target user cannot be an admin.
 174 3. Cannot set user to a higher rank than themselves.