Message Editing Hierarchy

Hi,

Have you ever noticed that Site Admins and Super Moderators can edit/delete/peak everyone's messages in your forum? This also applies to Moderators for the board they are assigned.

I never thought about the aftermath of this default behavior, until one of my SuperModerators peaked into my message and "stole" a hidden BB code from me! Then I have noticed that I really dont need/want ANYONE to edit my messages, even if they are Mods or Super Mods and this hack is born.

After applying the hack default editing permissions in your board will be changed like this:

• Moderators: Can edit everyone's posts in the board they're assigned, UNLESS author is a SuperMod or a Site Admin.
• SuperModerators: Can edit everyone's post in all boards UNLESS author is a Site Admin.
• Site Admins: Can edit eveyone's post in all boards UNLESS user is userid 1. (Why let other Site Admins edit your posts anyway? hehe)

So the hack will apply a "message editing hierarchy" in your board and everyone will be able to edit messages for ones who are below him and cant touch messages of his superiors..If they try, they'll get no permission page. This will apply for editing the messages, deleting the message via edit message or just peaking inside it. But be warned: messages can still be deleted via "Delete Thread / Posts" menu..

The hack is VERY EASY to install with 1 single modification and will work in any vbulletin versions I know..

If you install the hack, please click install, thank you..

Enjoy! \\=^))

Logician

[Xenon]

NTLDR: look at this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...015#post254015

[TECK]

logician, you always do a great job with your hacks.
this is my first hack i install from your list. congrats on your fine work.

floren.

[Logician]

@Ein: Just like Xenon stated: Are you sure this Mod isnt in Site Admin group? If not it shouldnt be editing Site Admin's messages..

@NTLDR&Xenon: Right. In my board I removed the default "quote" link, so they cant do it via quoting and my Mod stole it by editing it. But when writing the hack instructions I should have remembered that other boards have quote hehe.. Maybe I should edit my instructions..

@Teck: Thank you. I appreciate your kind words..

And by the way: Do you remember my comments in Site Feedback area about "forgotten hacks" and full releases section's becoming an iceberg? This thread is a very good example. Please check the hack release date. I released this hack in May and saved it to hack db too. It just got 20 installers and 14 replies in 5 months. And its forgotten since then.. Then Ein bumped the thread by asking a question and in 2 days it receive 4 more installers (one is you who is always around) and 7 more replies. It is a very good example of "forgotten hacks" and people's tend to fish hacks in full releases bumping threads, dont you think?

[Da`Nacho]

Came in very handy, thanks so much for this quick and easy hack. This is something vBulletin should have built in already...

[Boofo]

Sinan, I made a small addition/change to your version of this hack. I hope you don't mind.

I replaced:

PHP Code:

show_nopermission(); 


With (thanks to Xenon for this):

PHP Code:

eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_hierarchy")."\");"); 


and added this (again thanks to Xenon):

create new template "error_hierarchy":

--------------- cut----------------------------
<center>Message Edit Hierarchy Rule! You are not high enough on the food chain to edit this post.<br />You may only edit posts of those who are of equal or lesser value than yourself.</center>
--------------- cut----------------------------

This is the template message I use but you can change it to whatever you want.

[Bison]

Nice ...

[trinitym]

I feel like a goober bumping an old thread, but I'm wondering if something like this exists for vb3? I'm pretty new to vb in general so I might just be overlooking the obvious - so, sorry in advance. Thanks!

[Xenon]

nope, Logician hasn't released a vb3 version yet.

But i think he will do, and if not i'll ask him, if i can write it

[muse.mu]

Will this ack work with vB 2.3.4? or is it only for the 2.2.x series.

Thank you.

[Logician]

yes it should work in all 2.x.x versions.