For example, here are the forum advanced permissions for posting:
Wouldn't it make more sense to have them like this:Can post announcements
Can use topic/post icons
Can see forum
Can start new topics
Can read forum
Can reply to topics
Can post stickies
To post, you must first be able to see the forum, then be able to read it. You first must have a topic, then be able to reply. Announcements, stickies and icons are modifiers and so should be last, although they could be between Can start new topics and Can reply to topics because they apply to the first post (in general).Can see forum
Can read forum
Can start new topics
Can reply to topics
Can post announcements
Can post stickies
Can use topic/post icons
Or consider the content permissions:
Wouldn't the following make more sense:Can attach files
Can use BBCode
Can download files
Can use [flash] BBCode tag
Can use [img] BBCode tag
Can use signatures
Can use smilies
You can't download unless a file is attached, all of the BBCode items are grouped together and signatures are the last thing on a post. (Maybe you'd put attachments last, as those are at the bottom of the posting box.)Can attach files
Can download files
Can use BBCode
Can use [flash] BBCode tag
Can use [img] BBCode tag
Can use smilies
Can use signatures
I think that rearranging these and the other permissions would help make permissions a bit easier to find and understand.
If you disagree with my suggested ordering, please provide your own for discussion instead of just giving a -1; a -1 should only be given if the whole idea is bad. Ideally, we'll have suggested orderings for all permissions in here.
Steve