Any documentation on this feature? Can it be used on specific users? Got a troublesome user that I could use it with to notify other mods
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The discussion revolves around the Staff Notices feature. WaitroseCarpark inquired about its documentation and potential use for specific users. awesomerobot clarified that Staff Notices are public, while private notes about users can be made using the Staff Notes plugin, which is only visible to staff members. This plugin allows staff to add notes to users, which can be viewed by clicking an icon next to the user’s name. Future changes will help distinguish between public Staff Notices and private User Notes. However, codinghorror suggested that Staff Notices can still be used to notify higher-trust-level users.
Actually is it this?
It’s brand new so we don’t yet have any documentation, but the purpose is to make a public notice to the community. The example you’re showing, warning the community about using obscenities, is a good example of how it could be used.
If you want to make a private note about a user that only Staff members can see, you’d want to use the Staff Notes plugin. Then whenever that person posts staff members can see a clickable icon next to their name
and then on click they can see the details
We will be making some changes to clarify the difference between a Staff Notice (visible publicly) and a Staff/User Note (applies to a user, and only Staff can see it). For example, we’re going to start calling Staff Notes “User Notes” as seen in the post admin menu here:
That’s great thank you for clarifying
You can use it for that, if you want trust level 2 and higher users to also see the notice.