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I've been toying with the idea of adding user levels to the site, and I think I will go forward with it.
I think it will give a little more incentive for folks to interact with the site. Heck, I might even bring back the monthly contest, which you can read more about in the Site News Forum.
The user levels that I have fleshed out are explained below. Note that this is what I am going with at the moment, and may be fine tuned for usability.
Posting here for visibility, this information will also posted in the Site News forum.
Member
A normal, registered user of the site. This type of user can interact with most aspects, including:
- No ads
- Posting without Captcha
- Ophion Time Tracking
- Article Submissions
- Leaderboard access
Geek
All Member items, but has access to beta features and apps. A member can achieve this level by posting a to-be-determined number of articles and/or forum posts.
Moderator
All Member items, all Geek items, adds elevated access to forums, including:
- Hide threads
- Lock threads
- Create new categories
- Create/hide forums
Super-Mod
All Member, Geek, Moderator items, but adds:
- User management (Add/Edit/Disable/Enable/Ban)
- Article management (Add/Edit/Hide/Freeze or Unfreeze comments)
Administrator
King of the world (or this site, anyway), this user has unrestricted access