mute function for users

crazycells

mute function for users · Issue #8426 · NodeBB/NodeBB

A "mute function" similar to Facebook groups... User does not need to be banned; so muted users can still log in and browse both private/public forum categories, vote and chat; however, they cannot post or create topic. Voting / Chatting...

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gotwf

@omega Schnay, schnay, schnay, I say. I am all for "bozo filters". Essential component of any IRC client, for e.g., the original social media. Take the lessons learned where you can.

Rock on!

crazycells

I wonder if/how other admins were able to solve similar issues...

How do you deal with angry users that do not deserve to be banned from the forum but instead need time to cool down... so, a time-out period where they can still access the forum and read; however, cannot post, vote, or send messages.

Basically, a muting function as in the Facebook groups...

<baris>

I haven't tested this but a banned-users group was added recently. So if you give the banned-user group the "local login" privilege that might work.

crazycells

@baris Thx. I will try and update here.

crazycells

@baris I cannot achieve this since the banned users' list contains all sorts of people in it, including trolls and spam members.

Is there any way to create a group that will not inherit any privileges from the registered-users group?

crazycells

this mute function would go hand in hand with NodeBB v2.0

you know what I mean

<baris>

This will be avaiable in 1.19.5, https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/be6bbabd0e2551fbe9571dcf3ee40ad721764543

crazycells

@baris said in mute function for users:

This will be avaiable in 1.19.5, https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/be6bbabd0e2551fbe9571dcf3ee40ad721764543

thanks a lot
it will be a very great addition

crazycells

hi @baris , should this option appear in the options on the profile page?

although we have upgraded to 1.19.5 , I could not see this option neither on the profile page nor in ACP>Manage>Users>Actions

we are using the default persona theme.

<baris>

@crazycells Looks like I forgot to publish persona theme, you can install persona 11.4.3 to get it.