Types Of Staff (PBLOG Group)

This page lists the types of staff members at PBLOG Group.

PBLOG Staff
PBLOG Staff are staff members at PBLOG and they have full access to all of PBLOG. They have unrestricted access to all pages, can issue local or global bans on PBLOG, disable accounts, mostly unrestricted rights management (they cannot remove other staff members or stewards), check IP addresses of user accounts, close PBLOG sites, and delete user accounts. Certain things however still need Stewardship approval, such as disabling a user account, and staff members need probable cause to ban someone.

PBLOG Helper
PBLOG Helpers are staff members which primarily help other PBLOG site owners. They have many of the same powers as staff members, however, they cannot delete or disable user accounts or access certain restricted pages in which only staff members can access. They can still ban any user with probable cause.

Global Discussions Moderator
Global Discussions Moderators are discussions moderators on a global level. They primarily moderate PBLOG sites in which there are no active admins or where there are significantly few admins in which it may not be necessary to moderate alone. Site admins can request a global discussions moderator temporarily until more admins are hired.

Discussions moderators can ban users from PBLOG sites both locally and globally, check IP addresses of user accounts, and they have some of the same rights as admins do. However, they do not have the same group moderating abilities as local site discussions moderators, meaning that they cannot moderate individual groups within PBLOG sites.

Their powers on banning a user is also limited. While staff and helpers only need probable cause to implement a ban, a GDM must witness an actual rule violation being made. This means that a GDM may not ban any user unless they actually saw that the user was breaking the site rules or violating the ToU.

ATBW Blog Staff
ATBW Blog Staff are staff members with full access and authority across the site. Similar to PBLOG staff, they have unrestricted access to all pages, can issue bans, disable accounts, and even delete user accounts. However, since ATBW Blog is only one site, there are no global functions. As with PBLOG staff, ATBW Blog staff can only ban users with probable cause, and certain tasks need Stewardship approval.

Dual Staff
Dual Staff members are staff members who work at PBLOG Group, and have all staff rights on both PBLOG and ATBW Blog. As with staff on both sites, certain actions, such as deleting or disabling a user account, must be approved by the stewardship, and they need to have probable cause before banning someone.

Steward
Stewards are staff members who run and manage PBLOG Group. They are the highest authority on both sites and they have unrestricted powers on both sites. Stewards have all powers of dual staff, except that they do not have limitations, and any action they take does not have to be approved. Stewards can remove staff members and other stewards, delete or disable accounts without approval, and they do not need probable cause to ban someone, meaning that they can ban someone for any reason they desire, but usually only if they violate the company's terms of use.

However, Stewards are subject to termination by the company's CEO if they are considered to be abusive of their powers, and other stewards may impose restrictions on another steward if they go against the rules.