Raft and Channel Leaders
As creator of a Raft, you are the designated Raft Leader, and this comes with various perks and responsibilities. You get to manage your administrative Raft team and select your Co-leader(s) and Curators. A Raft’s Leader, Co-leader(s), and Curator(s) are collectively known as Raft Admins.
Why Set Raft Administrator Levels?
Raft Admins can help moderate content throughout the Raft. Admins control and adjust Raft settings and have advanced content control features. Some access levels allow administrators to join members (invites, join requests) and release members who abuse the Raft rules.
Leader
A Leader has the ability to update the name, icon, teaser/tagline, description, rules, welcome message, and cover image; pin Posts; and promote, demote and release any member of the Raft if necessary.
Co-leader
A Co-leader has many of the same administrative permissions as a Raft Leader. This includes the ability to update the Raft’s look and feel, pin Posts, promote the Curator or Co-Leader, demote ranks, and release any member if necessary, except the Raft Leader.
Curator
A Curator has the options to manage content including creating chat Channels, and creating content when only allowed by admin.
Raft Leader Roles
Raft Rights Available | Leader | Co-leader | Curator |
Change name | ✅ | ||
Change tagline | ✅ | ✅ | |
Change icon | ✅ | ✅ | |
Add/ change cover image | ✅ | ✅ | |
Invite members (on by-request and invite-only Rafts) | ✅ | ✅ | |
Accept / reject member requests (on by-request Rafts) | ✅ | ✅ | |
Promote or demote any Raft rank (including choosing a new Leader) | ✅ | ||
Promote or demote Co-leaders and Curators | ✅ | ✅ | |
Release non-Admin members from the Raft | ✅ | ✅ | |
Release Co-leaders and Curators from the Raft | ✅ | ✅ | |
Update Topic | ✅ | ✅ | |
Add / change location | ✅ | ✅ | |
Add / change description | ✅ | ✅ | |
Add / change welcome message | ✅ | ✅ | |
Add / change rules | ✅ | ✅ | |
Create custom Chat Channels | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Change privacy settings | ✅ | ✅ | |
Pin Posts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Schedule Posts and Events | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Duplicate Posts and Events | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Remove Posts or Events created by members and other admin (not including the Raft Leader) | ✅ | ✅ | |
Remove Posts or Events created by the Raft Leader | ✅ | ||
Freeze to temporarily prevent access from all members to the Raft and all its Channels | ✅ | ✅ | |
Permanently ban any members (not including the Leader) from your Raft, and all its Channels, in member management | ✅ | ✅ | |
Restrict Co-leaders and Curators so that they cannot create Posts, comments, or chat messages on any Raft Channels | ✅ | ✅ | |
Restrict non-Admin members so that they cannot create Posts, comments, or chat messages on any Raft Channels | ✅ | ✅ | |
Review flagged Posts to be able to take appropriate follow-up action | ✅ | ✅ | |
Manage permissions to create Posts and Events | ✅ | ✅ | |
Manage permissions to create Channels | ✅ | ✅ | |
Manage permissions to Cross-post | ✅ | ✅ | |
Create and / or Cross-Post Posts and Events when restricted to only admin | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Manage auto-join | ✅ | ✅ | |
Manage “users can leave” | ✅ | ✅ |
Channel Leader Roles
Channel Leaders and Co-leaders have access to tools and settings designed to help manage their Channels. (NOTE: A member does not need to be a Raft Leader or Co-leader in order to be granted leadership roles within a Channel.)
Channel Rights Available | Leader | Co-leader |
Adjust privacy settings | ✅ | ✅ |
Approve or deny join requests | ✅ | ✅ |
Approve suggested members | ✅ | ✅ |
Change description | ✅ | ✅ |
Change icon | ✅ | ✅ |
Change name | ✅ | ✅ |
Delete Channel or group | ✅ | |
Invite members to private Channels and groups | ✅ | ✅ |
Invite members to public Channels | ✅ | ✅ |
Remove members (not including Channel Leader) | ✅ | ✅ |
Choose a new Channel Leader | ✅ | |
Promote or demote Channel Co-leaders | ✅ | ✅ |
Suggest members to private Channels and groups | ✅ | ✅ |
Remove messages created by the Channel Leader | ✅ | |
Remove messages created by all other members (including Co-leaders) | ✅ | ✅ |
Freeze to temporarily prevent access from all members | ✅ | ✅ |
Permanently ban any non-Leader members in member management | ✅ | ✅ |
Restrict any non-Leader members so that they cannot create or reply to messages | ✅ | ✅ |
Review flagged messages to be able to take appropriate follow-up action | ✅ | ✅ |
Transitioning Raft Leadership
Leaders of Rafts and Channels cannot leave a Raft unless they first transfer their role to another member. Learn how to transfer leadership here.
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