Prevent A Single User From Editing His "Own" Posts?

jfischer

So, a user needs to chill out, but he responds to a moderator edit (which removed a personal attack on another member, a move he should have realized was in his best interest) by editing the moderator's edit, and putting his unfortunate comment back in! One can close a discussion, but this shuts down the otherwise productive discussion. Is there any way to simply remove "edit" permission from a single user (or a Role) so that he may post, but cannot play such games like "edit wars"? Or is there a way to moderate, and thereby change the "ownership" of a post without changing the displayed "posting Member's name" for that post? Yes, one could also simply ban the Member, but this would be heavy-handed. Suggestions?

MySchizoBuddy

In comments.php
you can make a check on the user ID
line 114 you can try this
if ($this->Context->Session->UserID !=5 && $Comment->AuthUserID == $this->Context->Session->UserID)

add his userid there

lech

Hmmm, this might be best utilized in a role rather than against a specific ID but works as implied. Best method would be to simply copy the comments.php to a new template folder and perform that edit so you still have a core to revert to if something goes awry. Although that would make for a pretty good default role permission for users being douchebags else as an add-on.

MySchizoBuddy

you can create an extension pretty easy. save this in default.php
<?php /* Extension Name: EditRestrictions Extension Url: N/A Description: Do not allow user to edit his/her own post Version: 0.1 Author: Ziyad (MySchizoBuddy) Saeed Author Url: N/A */ $Context->SetDefinition('PERMISSION_CANNOT_EDIT_OWN_POST, 'User not allowed to edit his/her own posts'); $Context->Configuration['PERMISSION_CANNOT_EDIT_OWN_POST'] = '0'; ?>

Enable the extension
copy comments.php to a new theme folder for eg to this /path/to/vanilla/themes/theme_name/
change that line 114 to this
if (!$this->Context->Session->User->Permission('PERMISSION_CANNOT_EDIT_OWN_POST') && $Comment->AuthUserID == $this->Context->Session->UserID)
select the new theme as your default theme.

Create a new role called Douchebag and select that permission, then you can assign any user to this role.

lech

Hehe... not bad, Schizo, not bad. Not optimal, but damn that was faster than expected.

jfischer

Wow, thanks... I am impressed. But I don't think I want to call the Role "Douchebag", as user's roles can be seen by everyone. :) I was thinking of something less obvious, like "Members" or "member" (Is lower-case unique from Initial Caps for a Role Name?)

Minisweeper

Douchebag was only a suggestion, you can call it what you like aslong as you assign it the permission used by this extension.

lech

The "douchebag" role has quite the history associated with it...