li: a(href='#make-a-board') How do I make my own board?
li: a(href='#staff-and-permissions') How do staff, users and permissions work?
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| An imageboard is a type of discussion board where users share images and text about various topics.
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| The primary difference between imageboards and traditional forums is that anybody can make a post without registering
| an account or providing any personal information. This lowers the barrier to entry, protects user identities and focuses on what is said, rather than who says it.
p When posting, you can format the name field to include a name, tripcode , capcode, any combination of the three including leaving the field completely blank. Instead of a blank name, "Anonymous" is used, however this depends on board-specific configuration. The optional components are explained below.
p The name appears bold in the top left, followed by the tripcode in regular weight with a !! prefix, then the capcode in a different color, bold and with a ## prefix. The colours may vary between themes but are generally distinct from eachother
p The name is simply what name you want to be shown alongside your post. Other users can post with the same name so there is nothing preventing impersonation. This is not related to your username (for registered users).
p A tripcode is a password of sorts, which users can provide in the tripcode component of their name. This tripcode is used in conjunction with a server-known secret to generate a unique* tripcode portion of the name. Long, unique tripcodes can be used as a form of identity. It is important that you keep tripcodes secret if you use them for some form of identity. A compromised tripcode can be used for impersonation and cannot be revoked in any way.
p A capcode is a component of the name field only available to authenticated users. This includes admins, global staff, board owners and board moderators. The capcoded string will be prefixed with the users role so board staff can make an authoritative post and prove their staff status.
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a(href='/register.html') Register
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a(href='/create.html') create a board
|. Please avoid making excessive amounts of boards, duplicate or boards similar to an existing one unless you expect that many users will migrate to the new board for whatever reason e.g. tyrannical moderation.
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| There are 5 levels of permissions on the site:
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li Admin: All permissions
li Global staff: All permissions excluding news updates
li Board owner: Permissions to settings, reports, banners and bans and some post actions
li Board moderator: Permissions to reports, bans and some post actions
li Regular user: Permissions to some post actions
| Post actions refers to reporting, deleting, stickying, etc. More details on these permissions:
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li Admin: All actions
li Global staff: All below, plus delete files, delete-by-ip-global and global ban
li Board owner: Same as board moderator
li Board moderator: All below, plus ban, delete-by-ip, sticky/sage/lock/cycle
li Regular user: Reports, and post spoiler/delete/unlink if the board has them enabled
