I have been wondering for a while. Why is the Usergroups section there? There is only one usergroup "tech_heads" and I couldn't find a way in which to start my own. So it seems pretty useless.

 

 

 

Is there somthing I'm missing about it? Is there a way in which you can change it so we can make our own usergroups and make it a feature of the boards? :?

 

 

 

For those who don't know what the "Usergroups" is, its in the links up the top, just above the "Logout button."

 

 

 

~~ Eelspremiers ~~

Good point. You should be able to add your own atleast. Im guessin its a given with the fourm software.

At one point the Tech Head position was open, but that was months back. I was actually thinking of making a topic like this as I always pondered why it was still there.

The usergroups section serve a great purpose, trust me...

 

 

 

The usergroups are a great way for the admins to control what people get access for, what their ranks should be, what avatar etc... So instead of going in and added a new crew member to ranks, board access, rankcolour, avatar and so on, they can simply add the person to the usergroup which has all of those things already added ;)

 

 

 

So yes, the usergroups might seem a bit useless for the average user, but for the admins it's a very important feature...

Oh I understand now. Thanks Ks!

 

 

 

Is there anyway that we can start our own usergroups? Or is that just a private feature for the admins of the board? :?

Unfortunately users cant start their own groups as there really wouldnt be any purpose to it , as you wont have access to the Administrator options to set up the groups permissions.

Unfortunately users cant start their own groups as there really wouldnt be any purpose to it , as you wont have access to the Administrator options to set up the groups permissions.

 

 

 

Ahh..Ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me Albosky. :wink:

Tech_Heads just happens to be the only other one you can see, there are others can be seen in the section saying what groups you're a member of.

Yea some of the usergroups are hidden so people don't know they are there, and others a visible so at times people can ask to join them.

 

 

 

-Bloodangel