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== Administrators ==
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:''Not to be confused with [[Member Ranks]].''
The Administrators are the owner of GBAtemp, its domain name, its servers, and everything related to it. They make the biggest decisions and do technical work (server administration, domain management, design, coding...).
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!colspan="3" style="text-align:center;font-size:12px;"|Member Groups
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!colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Staff
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!&nbsp;Administrators&nbsp;
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| [[#Administrators|Administrators]] &bull; [[#Supervisors|Supervisors]]
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!&nbsp;Moderators&nbsp;
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| [[#Global Moderators|Global Moderators]] &bull; [[#Moderators|Moderators]]
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!&nbsp;Upper&nbsp;Mag.&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;
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| [[#Chief Editor|Chief Editor]] &bull; [[#Senior Editors|Senior Editors]]
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!&nbsp;Magazine&nbsp;Staff
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| [[#Reporters|Reporters]] &bull; [[#Contributors|Contributors]]
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!&nbsp;Other Staff&nbsp;
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| [[#Former Staff|Former Staff]]
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!colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Non-Staff
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!&nbsp;Members&nbsp;
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| [[#Members|Members]] &bull; [[#Newcomers|Newcomers]] &bull; [[#Content Managers|Content Managers]]
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!&nbsp;Infractions&nbsp;
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| [[#Suspended|Suspended]] &bull; [[#Banned.21|Banned!]]
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!&nbsp;Other&nbsp;
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| [[#Guests|Guests]]
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== Supervisors ==
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These are the various groups you may find on the Forums. Some groups (Admins, Moderators and Magazine Staff) are "stacked" upon eachother, meaning that the higher group has all of the abilities the lower group has.
The Supervisors have access to the Admin control panel of the board (GBAtemp Forum). They mainly moderate the board, but are also involved in the major decisions concerning GBAtemp.
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* [[djgarf]]
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* [[jumpman17]]
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* [[Opium]]
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== Global Moderators ==
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==Staff==
The Global Moderators moderate all the forums on GBAtemp.
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===Administrators===
* [[Darkforce]]
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Administrators are groups that have access to the Administration Control Panel. From this panel, they can manage most of the site's configurations. These groups are mainly responsible for making big site-wide decisions and maintaining the site in general.
* [[Dirtie]]
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* [[phuzzz]]
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* [[Qrayzie]]
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* [[Zarcon]]
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== Moderators ==
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==== <b style="color:red">Administrators</b> ====
The Moderators, also known as ''Forum Moderators'' or ''Local Moderators'', moderate categories or individual forums on GBAtemp.
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''(Stacked on Supervisors)''<br />
* [[mthrnite]]
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* [[TPi]]
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The Administrators are the owners of GBAtemp (and the other GBAtemp network sites), its servers, and everything else related to it. They make the biggest decisions and do technical work (server administration, domain management, design, coding...).
  
== Magazine Staff ==
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==== <b style="color:purple">Supervisors</b> ====
The Magazine Staff are a special group of people who are allowed to post news. They share a private forum with the rest of the staff, but do not have access to the main [[Staff Forum]].
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''(Stacked on Global Moderators)''<br />
* [[Squiffy]]
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* [[TheSpade]]
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As the name implies, the members of the Supervisors group will supervise the other staff members (except Administrators). They have limited access to the AdminCP, and mostly perform simple administrative tasks, like changing usernames, banning users, etc. They also act as Global Moderators on the forums. If a user has a problem with another staff member, they should contact a supervisor.
* [[thieves like us]]
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* [[zatelli]]
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== Technicians ==
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===Moderators===
Technicians are members who have total control over the board and servers, but have no responsibilities whatsoever. They don't moderate the board and are not involved in decisions.
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Moderators are special users who have been granted additional power on the GBAtemp forums in order to clean up spam and to moderate discussion. They have to ability to edit and remove all posts in the subforums they are assigned to. They can also move, merge or split topics and promote the "best" topics to stickies. Besides that, they also have access to the Report Center, where all reports made by members go.
* [[Hunter]]
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== IRC Staff ==
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==== <b style="color:green">Global Moderators</b> ====
The IRC Staffers are a group of people who moderate the IRC channels linked to GBAtemp. They have no moderating rights, and aren't involved in any decision, but share a private forum with the rest of the staff.
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''(Stacked on Moderators)''<br />
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Global Moderators are able to use moderating abilities on all subforums (that they can view). They also have some other additional rights over Moderators. Global Moderators are generally more experienced than normal Moderators, and help them out if needed.
  
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==== <b style="color:blue">Moderators</b> ====
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''(Stacked on Reporters)''<br />
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Moderators have limited moderating abilities in the forums assigned to them by an Administrator. People who are new to the staff will initially be placed in this group so they can learn how to use their new abilities. After a while, they will be evaluated by the senior staff and either promoted to Global Moderators, where they have full moderating rights, or demoted back to a regular member.
  
For more information on the members, read the [[IRC Staff members]] page.
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===Content Staff===
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The Content Staff specializes in providing unique content on the web site. They are divided in Reviewers and News Reporters, who both provide their own content independently. All of the content is posted directly to the GBAtemp home page.
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While these groups have limited moderating abilities on the forums, this is only to help them with their task. They normally do not moderate the forums.
  
== Former Staff ==
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==== <b style="color:#255D8F">Chief Editor</b> ====
The Former Staffers are members who used to be active Staff Members. For different reasons, they became inactive and were thus moved into this group. They still have access to the main [[Staff Forum]], and have moderating powers, but are free of any responsibility.
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''(Stacked on Senior Editors)''<br />
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The head of the content staff. The Chief Editor is in charge of all editorial content, such as front page news posts and reviews. They have final say over what gets posted on the front page. This rank is at the same level as Supervisors and Administrators.
  
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==== <b style="color:#5960B7">Senior Editors</b> ====
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''(Stacked on Reporters)''<br />
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Senior Editors are experienced members of the Magazine Staff who have been given additional responsibilities on the site. They have extensive knowledge of how to find and post news and reviews.
  
For more information about the Former Staff members, read the [[Former Staff members]] page.
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==== <b style="color:orange">Reporters</b> ====
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''(Stacked on Contributors)''<br />
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The Reporters are a special group of people who are allowed to post news directly to the front page. They share a private forum with the rest of the staff, but do not have access to the main Staff Forum. They can moderate all forums from the GBAtemp Magazine section, but do not handle reports from this section (as they do not have access to the Report Center).
  
== Members ==
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==== <b style="color:orange">Contributors</b> ====
The people in the group called ''Members'' are those who have posted at least 100 messages on the forums.<br>
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''(Stacked on Members)''<br />
This group has special rights over the ''Newcomers'': they can access and use the [[Trading Forum]].
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The same as reporters, only in a slightly more limited way. Basically a test phase before landing in the Reporters group.
  
== Newcomers ==
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===Other Staff===
The Newcomers are people who have posted less than 100 messages on the forums.<br>
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==== '''Former Staff''' ====
They are not allowed to use the [[Trading Forum]], unlike the ''Members''.
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:''Main Article: [[Former Staff members]].''
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The Former Staffers are members who used to be active Staff Members. For different reasons, they became inactive and were thus moved into this group. They still have access to the main Staff Forum, and can have moderating (or even administrating) powers, but are free of any responsibility.
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==Non-Staff==
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=== Members===
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==== <span style="font-weight:normal;">Members</span> ====
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''(Stacked on Newcomers)''<br />
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The people in the group called ''Members'' are those who have posted at least 100 messages on the forums.<br>
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This group has some special rights over the ''Newcomers'': they can access and use the [[Trading Forum]] and Shoutbox, get a bigger PM box, and can sign up to more competitions.
  
== Validating ==
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==== <span style="font-weight:normal;">Newcomers</span> ====
The ''Validating'' member group is made of people who have registered, but haven't validated their account.<br>
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The Newcomers are people who have posted less than 100 messages on the forums. They will remain in this group until 100 posts are reached, regardless of how long they have been on the forum. (Note: An Administrator can change the group manually on occasions)<br>
When you register on GBAtemp, an e-mail is automatically sent to your e-mail address to make sure that the e-mail address you've entered is valid and belongs to you. If you do not receive the e-mail, then you cannot validate your account and you then stay in the ''Validating'' member group. Like the ''Guests'', this group has very few rights.
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They are not allowed to use the [[Trading Forum]] and shoutbox, unlike the ''Members''.
  
== Guests ==
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===Infractions===
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==== <span style="font-weight:normal; color:#A1A1A1;">Suspended</span> ====
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When you are ''Suspended'', you are no longer allowed to post on the forums, and do not have access to some forums.<br>
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Members breaking the rules after several warnings are suspended. Suspensions are usually temporary, as bans are used instead of permanent suspensions.
  
== Suspended ==
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==== <span style="font-weight:normal; color:#666;">Banned!</span> ====
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You may be banned for several reasons:
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* If you keep breaking the rules after a temporary suspension.
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* If you spam the board
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* If you consider or commit ill-intended actions against GBAtemp or its members
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* By mistake! If you are unfortunately in the same IP range as a spam bot. In that case, contact one of the [[Current Staff members|Administrators]].
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* For mysterious reasons that the [[Current Staff members|Staff]] wishes to keep confidential!
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Keep this in mind: ''Having access to a forum is not a right, it is a privilege''.
  
== Banned! ==
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===Other===
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==== <span style="font-weight:normal;">''Guests''</span> ====
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''Guests'' isn't a member group, it is actually the fact not to have any member group at all.<br>
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Simple visitors who are not logged in are considered as ''Guests''. Since GBAtemp is a community, and values its members above all, the ''Guests'' are not authorized to post messages, and can't view some forums.
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Revision as of 19:26, 24 June 2018

Not to be confused with Member Ranks.
Member Groups
Staff
 Administrators  AdministratorsSupervisors
 Moderators  Global ModeratorsModerators
 Upper Mag. Staff  Chief EditorSenior Editors
 Magazine Staff ReportersContributors
 Other Staff  Former Staff
Non-Staff
 Members  MembersNewcomersContent Managers
 Infractions  SuspendedBanned!
 Other  Guests

These are the various groups you may find on the Forums. Some groups (Admins, Moderators and Magazine Staff) are "stacked" upon eachother, meaning that the higher group has all of the abilities the lower group has.

Staff

Administrators

Administrators are groups that have access to the Administration Control Panel. From this panel, they can manage most of the site's configurations. These groups are mainly responsible for making big site-wide decisions and maintaining the site in general.

Administrators

(Stacked on Supervisors)
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The Administrators are the owners of GBAtemp (and the other GBAtemp network sites), its servers, and everything else related to it. They make the biggest decisions and do technical work (server administration, domain management, design, coding...).

Supervisors

(Stacked on Global Moderators)
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As the name implies, the members of the Supervisors group will supervise the other staff members (except Administrators). They have limited access to the AdminCP, and mostly perform simple administrative tasks, like changing usernames, banning users, etc. They also act as Global Moderators on the forums. If a user has a problem with another staff member, they should contact a supervisor.

Moderators

Moderators are special users who have been granted additional power on the GBAtemp forums in order to clean up spam and to moderate discussion. They have to ability to edit and remove all posts in the subforums they are assigned to. They can also move, merge or split topics and promote the "best" topics to stickies. Besides that, they also have access to the Report Center, where all reports made by members go.

Global Moderators

(Stacked on Moderators)
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Global Moderators are able to use moderating abilities on all subforums (that they can view). They also have some other additional rights over Moderators. Global Moderators are generally more experienced than normal Moderators, and help them out if needed.

Moderators

(Stacked on Reporters)
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Moderators have limited moderating abilities in the forums assigned to them by an Administrator. People who are new to the staff will initially be placed in this group so they can learn how to use their new abilities. After a while, they will be evaluated by the senior staff and either promoted to Global Moderators, where they have full moderating rights, or demoted back to a regular member.

Content Staff

The Content Staff specializes in providing unique content on the web site. They are divided in Reviewers and News Reporters, who both provide their own content independently. All of the content is posted directly to the GBAtemp home page. While these groups have limited moderating abilities on the forums, this is only to help them with their task. They normally do not moderate the forums.

Chief Editor

(Stacked on Senior Editors)
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The head of the content staff. The Chief Editor is in charge of all editorial content, such as front page news posts and reviews. They have final say over what gets posted on the front page. This rank is at the same level as Supervisors and Administrators.

Senior Editors

(Stacked on Reporters)
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Senior Editors are experienced members of the Magazine Staff who have been given additional responsibilities on the site. They have extensive knowledge of how to find and post news and reviews.

Reporters

(Stacked on Contributors)
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The Reporters are a special group of people who are allowed to post news directly to the front page. They share a private forum with the rest of the staff, but do not have access to the main Staff Forum. They can moderate all forums from the GBAtemp Magazine section, but do not handle reports from this section (as they do not have access to the Report Center).

Contributors

(Stacked on Members)
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The same as reporters, only in a slightly more limited way. Basically a test phase before landing in the Reporters group.

Other Staff

Former Staff

Main Article: Former Staff members.

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The Former Staffers are members who used to be active Staff Members. For different reasons, they became inactive and were thus moved into this group. They still have access to the main Staff Forum, and can have moderating (or even administrating) powers, but are free of any responsibility.

Non-Staff

Members

Members

(Stacked on Newcomers)
The people in the group called Members are those who have posted at least 100 messages on the forums.
This group has some special rights over the Newcomers: they can access and use the Trading Forum and Shoutbox, get a bigger PM box, and can sign up to more competitions.

Newcomers

The Newcomers are people who have posted less than 100 messages on the forums. They will remain in this group until 100 posts are reached, regardless of how long they have been on the forum. (Note: An Administrator can change the group manually on occasions)
They are not allowed to use the Trading Forum and shoutbox, unlike the Members.

Infractions

Suspended

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When you are Suspended, you are no longer allowed to post on the forums, and do not have access to some forums.
Members breaking the rules after several warnings are suspended. Suspensions are usually temporary, as bans are used instead of permanent suspensions.

Banned!

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You may be banned for several reasons:

  • If you keep breaking the rules after a temporary suspension.
  • If you spam the board
  • If you consider or commit ill-intended actions against GBAtemp or its members
  • By mistake! If you are unfortunately in the same IP range as a spam bot. In that case, contact one of the Administrators.
  • For mysterious reasons that the Staff wishes to keep confidential!

Keep this in mind: Having access to a forum is not a right, it is a privilege.

Other

Guests

Guests isn't a member group, it is actually the fact not to have any member group at all.
Simple visitors who are not logged in are considered as Guests. Since GBAtemp is a community, and values its members above all, the Guests are not authorized to post messages, and can't view some forums.