Board Management Overview

Board Management Overview

A board is the stepping off place for users participating in WebBoard community — the container for conferences and chat rooms. As separate content holders, each board can greet the user with a distinct look and feel. Each board can also have a distinct set of users and use different types of authentication. Special features, such as mailing lists, paging, or allowing messages to be to posted to the attention of a specific user, are enabled on a per-board basis (although not all conferences on the board may use them).

WebBoard administrators are the only users with authority to create and delete boards. An administrator can also designate one or more managers for each board. The manager has control over the board conferences, the users, and some aspects of the board appearance. The manager can also download the board’s HTTP log and view board-related statistics. Either the administrator or the board manager can specify one or more moderator for specific conferences on that board. The moderators can, in turn, designate other moderators to share responsibility for their conferences.

Tip
Create a separate identity for yourself with average user privileges so that you can experience your boards and conferences from a user’s perspective. This will help you better understand and answer questions from your users.