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Anonymous User |
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Registered users may post messages anonymously. |
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The user's photo and name are replaced by the "Anonymous" alias. |
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Content Frame |
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This Forum frame displays all the messages in a selected thread in their entirety. |
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Users can view and reply to messages, view user profiles and send emails. |
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Email Notification |
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Allows users to send email notification to a configurable list as they post their messages to the Forum. |
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Email Notification List |
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This is a configurable recipient list for the Forum's email notification. |
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Editing Frame |
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This Admin frame displays editable forms to be customized by the Forum Administrator. |
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Expert Mode |
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In Expert Mode you can collapse and expand threads and topics, |
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You can sort threads by authors or date, and display all the contents of a thread at once. |
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Look-up forum Viewing Modes for more information. |
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Forum Administrator |
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Edits Forum Configuration, Color Scheme and Layout. |
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Adds, Edits and Deletes Forum Topics. |
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Forum Administrators also add, edit and delets Forum Users. |
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Forum Groups |
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Users are assigned to Forum Groups, allowing Forum Admin and Moderators to quickly and effectively reach a broad audience within the Forum community. |
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Groups can be accessed via email notification, and group-specific announcements. |
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The Forum's Entry Page is both user and group-specific. |
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Guest User |
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Is a Non-Registered User, identified by the "Guest" Photo and Name aliases. |
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The extent of his Forum privileges is configurable by the Forum Admininistrator. |
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Groups |
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See Forum Groups |
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Lead Moderator |
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In addition to Moderators privileges, the Lead Moderator is also listed in his Groups' email notification list. |
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Each Group has only one Lead Moderator. |
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Message |
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Users can post content to discussion topics, or reply to existing messages in the Forum. |
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In general, the term message refers to both original posts and replies to posts. |
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Messages may include attachments, html and or plain text content. |
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Message Thread |
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See Thread |
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Moderator |
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Makes and Deletes Announcements to the Forum. |
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Adds, Edits and Deletes Topics, and edits Topics Posting Permissions. |
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Moderators also can edit and delete Posted Messages. |
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Menu Frame |
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This Admin frame presents a list of all available Administration Tools. |
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Additional controls are located at the bottom of the Menu Frame. |
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Novice Mode |
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In Novice Mode you cannot collapse and expand threads and topics. |
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By default, message contents are displayed one at a time. |
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Look-up forum Viewing Modes for more information. |
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panFora System Administrator |
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Creates and Configures New Forums. Delete Existing Forums. |
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Copy or Move a User between two Forums. |
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Primary Forum Administrator |
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The Primary Forum Administrator is the main contact to the Forum. |
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Is responsible for providing users with new passwords to replace lost passwords. |
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Otherwise, he has the same roles as the Forum Administrator. |
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Registered User |
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Reads, Posts and Replies to messages in the Forum. |
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The extent of these and additional Forum privileges is configurable by the Forum Admininistrator. |
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Server Administrator |
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Is responsible for the web server's operation. |
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The Server Administrator installs panFora software and has root privileges. |
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Subtopic |
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Subtopics refer to any child element in the topics hierarchical structure. |
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All lower levels in the topics hierarchy are referred to as Subtopics |
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In Expert Mode, topics can be collapsed and expanded , to hide and show subtopics respectively. |
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Task Frame |
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This Admin frame displays a list of editing choices in the selected Administration Tool. |
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Thread |
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A Thread, or message thread, contains a list of messages. |
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Each message thread has an original post, followed by a series of replies and replies to replies. |
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These are presented in threaded (indented) form to easily identify a discussion flow. |
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Threads Frame |
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This Forum frame displays the list of message threads in a selected topic. |
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Each message features its title, author name, date and time of posting, and attributes. |
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Top Level Topic |
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This is mainly an administrative term, to help you build and organize the Forum's topic structure. |
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Top Level Topics refer to the top elements in the hierarchical structure. |
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In Expert Mode, when all topics are collapsed, these topics remain visible. |
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Topic |
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A Topic, or discussion topic, contains a group of message threads with similar content. |
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Depending on the Forum configuration, users may or may not be able to post messages to a topic. |
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Topics Frame |
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This Forum frame displays a list of all topics available for discussion. |
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Includes the number of posts and date of last post in each topic. |
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User Profile |
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Registered users may add and edit personal information in their Forum User Profile. |
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Viewing Mode |
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There are two Viewing Modes in the Forum: Novice Mode and Expert Mode. |
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This makes it easier for novice users, while giving more flexibility to expert users. |
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Users can change their viewing mode at any time. |
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