Tips for Moderators

Moderators in the old MITRA forum system should also be moderators in the current system. If you were a moderator on the old system, and you are not now, please send a help request to [email protected].

In addition to normal member abilities, moderators have the following abilities:

  • Can delete topic
  • Can edit replies
  • Can delete replies
  • Can make topic sticky
  • Can make topic solved
  • Can make topic answered
  • Can close topic
  • Can move topic

The primary responsibility of moderators is to keep the forums on topic and possibly remove content that is off-topic or against the policies of the MITRA forums. Please see the Terms of Use for policy details.

Processing posts marked for moderation

The MITRA forum system may mark a post for moderation if it seems to be spam or otherwise problematic. Moderators can take a look at these posts and make a determination on the validity of them. To process posts marked for moderation, please follow these steps:

1. Enter the MITRA forum system dashboard

If you are logged in as a moderator, you should see a menu at the very top of the page. Click the “Forum Dashboard” option, and the menu will expand. Click the “Moderation” option in the expanded menu.

Screen shot of the MITRA forum system showing the Forum Dashboard menu and the Moderation option within
MITRA screenshot showing the location of the Moderation option in the top menu

2. Delete or Approve Post as Desired

When hovering the mouse pointer near the ID of a particular post, the “View”, “Approve” and “Delete” options will appear. Click on the desired option.

Screenshot of the MITRA moderation page showing the options to delete or approve a post

3. Return to the MITRA forum

To return to the MITRA forums, click the “UD Art Conservation – Mitra” link at the upper-left corner of the page. In the menu that appears, choose the “Visit Site” option.

Screen shot showing the "Visit Site" option in the "UD Art Conservation - MITRA" menu
“Visit Site” option in the “UD Art Conservation – MITRA” menu at the top of the page

General Moderator Help

For detailed instructions on what a moderator can do, please see the WPForo documentation for Moderators documentation. WPForo is the underlying software on which the MITRA forums are based.

If the online documentation does not answer your questions, please email [email protected] with any questions.