XF 2.3 "Mod" user for just removing spam

[actionmedia]

Hello,

I'd like to setup a few users (not "moderators"), who can ban/remove spammers. Is this possible without giving them too much power? I know when you click on a spammer's profile/name, it says SPAM. Clicking that allows you to clean up the mess and ban them. Is it possible to only give this one permission to a user, without permission to ban/delete anyone (only a spammer)?

Thank you.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I know when you click on a spammer's profile/name, it says SPAM.

That is the spam cleaner and applies to any new user based on whatever criteria you have set up (or the default criteria). So it is not necessarily indicator of a spammer

 

[actionmedia]

Got it, thanks.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Search in Admin Control Panel for spam or spam cleaner criteria.

Also see here:

The spam cleaner | Manual | XenForo

End-user documentation for XenForo

xenforo.com

 

[actionmedia]

That is helpful, thanks! BTW, I like your forum, very nice theme you have.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Thank you!

 

[FTL]

To elaborate on this, only give mod powers to someone whom you have a lot of trust in, not just "some trust" as it were, since the mod account is very powerful and can completely ruin a user. Also, don't grant them hard delete powers for threads or posts, so anything they do can be reversed should a mistake be made or impropriety found.

Finally, don't hesitate to demote or ban them if they start abusing their powers and don't get in to line after a warning.

 

[Suzanne O]

Maybe chat to @Xon who has a sign up and stop spam add on which might be handy for you.