How do I control who can post in threads and start new topics?

[oneway]

I really feel like a pest here! I need control over who can do what. To start with:

.. Only Admin to be able to start new topics (which all can read). Then:


.. A couple of threads that only Admin can post to (all can read)

.. A couple of threads that all can popst to (all can read)


I've looked at Tinyportal till my head hurts trying to figure how to do all this! I think it may require Child Boards, and I'd much prefer NOT to have to lock/unlock the Admin only post topics, cos it would be so easy to FORGET to relock!


Oh, dear, sorry this is so complicated...

Thankyou for helping!

- OneWay

[IchBin]

Real quickly, as I'm formatting my computer as we speak.

Most of this is something you should read at SMF, but here's a quick pointer.

Admin > Boards > Modify the board you want > Select whether its read only or whatever setting you need.

If you want to control members separately you can Admin > Permissions > click on the member group and set the whole groups permissions. As for having only a couple of threads with this not really possible without locking them. You don't have to unlock them to post when you admin.

[oneway]

Thanks once again, IB! Wow, locking as you describe it will do the trick I think (and save me a lot of reworking my setup! I'm okay with most of the other things you mentioned). My only query is that 'Lock/Unlock' is showing at the bottom of your post with the Neptune-TP theme here - would this be a problem??


(Hmm... I try to keep right away from reformatting, but formatting may be okay... )

- OneWay

[IchBin]

It only shows on thread you have started right?