Raft and Channel Leaders

Modified on Tue, 27 Aug at 3:16 PM

Overview


It is easy to create a raft, but the real fun comes from building a community. Rafts can be created by anybody on Raftr. We provide tools to customize, build, and manage your community; this is a big responsibility, but it is very rewarding. It is important to keep your raft vibrant and attract broad membership; we delete rafts that do not achieve this to free up their names for others that wish to take on this responsibility.


As creator of the raft, you are designated as the raft’s leader (RL) and this comes with various rights and responsibilities. You get to select co-leader(s) and curators. Together a raft’s leader, co-leader(s), and curator(s) are its “raft admin.”


Why Set Raft Administrator Levels


  • Admins can help moderate content throughout the raft
  • Admins control and adjust raft settings and have advanced content control features
  • Some access levels allows administrators to release members who abuse the raft rules


Raft Leader Roles

Raft Rights AvailableRole
Change nameLeader
Change taglineLeader / Co-Leader
Change iconLeader / Co-Leader
Add/ change cover imageLeader / Co-Leader
Invite members (on by-request and invite-only rafts)Leader / Co-Leader
Suggest members (on by-request and invite-only rafts)Curator
Accept/ reject member requests (on by-request rafts)Leader / Co-Leader
Promote or demote membersLeader: All admin ranks
Co-Leader: Can promote to/demote from Co-Leader and Curator ranks
Curator: Can promote to/demote from Curator rank
Release any members from your raft in member managementLeader: All members
Co-Leader: All members except Leader
Curator: All members except Leader or Co-Leaders
Update category/topicsLeader / Co-Leader
Add/ change locationLeader / Co-Leader
Add/ change descriptionLeader / Co-Leader
Add/ change welcome messageLeader / Co-Leader
Add/ change rulesLeader / Co-Leader
ProRafts only: Create custom chat channelsLeader / Co-Leader / Curator
Change privacy settingsLeader / Co-Leader
Pin postsLeader / Co-Leader / Curator
Remove posts created by other membersLeader: Posts (of all types) created by any raft member
Co-Leader: Posts (of all types) created by any raft member other than the Leader
Freeze to temporarily prevent access from all members to the raft and all its channelsLeader / Co-Leader
Permanently ban any members from your raft, and all its channels, in member managementLeader: All members
Co-Leader: All members except Leader
Restrict members so that they cannot create posts, comments, or chat messages on any raft channelsLeader: All members
Co-Leader: All members except Leader
Curator: All members except Leader or Co-Leaders
Review flagged posts to be able to take appropriate follow-up actionLeader / Co-Leader
Manage permissions to create posts and eventLeader / Co-Leader
Manage permissions to create chat channelsLeader / Co-Leader
Manage cross postingLeader / Co-Leader
Manage auto-joinLeader / Co-Leader
Manage “users can leave”Leader / Co-Leader


Leader


A leader has the ability to update the name, icon, teaser/tagline, description, rules, welcome message, cover image, pin posts, promote, demote and release any member if necessary.


Co-Leader


A co-leader has the ability to pin posts, promote the curator or co-leader, demote ranks, and release any member if necessary, except the raft Leader.


Curator


A curator has the ability to pin posts, promote to Curator rank, demote from Curator rank, and release any member except Leader or Co-Leader


Channel Leader Roles


Similarly, channel leaders and co-leaders have access to tools designed to help managed their channels. Please note: A user DOES NOT need to be a raft leader or co-leader in order to be granted leadership roles within the channel.


Rights AvailableRole
Adjust privacy settingsLeader / Co-Leader
Approve or deny join requestsLeader / Co-Leader
Approve suggested membersLeader / Co-Leader
Change descriptionLeader / Co-Leader
Change iconLeader / Co-Leader
Change nameLeader / Co-Leader
Delete channel or groupLeader
Invite members to private channels and groupsLeader / Co-Leader
Invite members to public channelsLeader / Co-Leader / Member
Remove membersLeader / Co-Leader
Suggest members to private channels and groupsMember
Remove messages created by other membersLeader: Messages created by any member
Co-Leader: Messages created by any member other than the Leader
Freeze to temporarily prevent access from all membersLeader / Co-Leader
Permanently ban any members in member managementLeader: All members
Co-Leader: All members except Leader
Restrict members so that they cannot create or reply to messagesLeader: All members
Co-Leader: All members except Leader
Review flagged messages to be able to take appropriate follow-up actionLeader / Co-Leader

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