User
An activated user has access to the platform via SSO login. On Enterprise, the reputation point thresholds are customizable, and the below numbers are defaults within the platform.
Admin
The person who establishes the Team is an Admin, and there is no limit on the number of Admins on a Team. To upgrade the status of a User to an Admin, an existing Admin must update the Role under Admins Settings > Users and Permissions. The same path is used to revoke the privilege.
Moderator
Moderators play a critical role in the management of your Team. To upgrade the status of a User to a Moderator, an existing Admin must update the Role under Admins Settings > Users and Permissions. Additional permissions will be added to the Moderator role on the Business plan in the near future.
| User | Admin | Moderator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post a question/answer | |||
| Edit a question/answer | |||
| Close a question | |||
| Accept an answer on behalf of asker | |||
| Interact with posts via upvotes, emojis, and comments | |||
| Write an Article | |||
| Add a new Collection | |||
| Earn reputation points | |||
| Edit Articles | |||
| Mark a question as obsolete | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Access moderator tools | with 1000 reputation points | ||
| Edit a question/answer | with 500 reputation points | ||
| Start a bounty | with 75 reputation points | ||
| Flag posts | with 15 reputation points | ||
| See vote counts on any question or answer | with 100 reputation points | ||
| Protect a question by requiring a certain reputation score to answer it | with 1750 reputation points | ||
| Access and manage the Content Health queue | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Low-quality Posts - edit questions/answers | with 500 reputation points | ||
| Suggested Edits | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Content Health | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Close Votes | with 350 reputation points | ||
| First Posts | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Late Answers | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Reopen Votes | with 350 reputation points | ||
| Follow up on flagged posts | |||
| Evaluate new posts | |||
| Review suggested edits | |||
| Edit Tags | |||
| Close duplicate questions | |||
| Delete questions/answer and Collections | |||
| Lock posts | |||
| Access addition data including votes and profiles | |||
| Perform large-scale maintenance actions such as merging questions and Tags | |||
| Access management including timed suspensions and deactivation of users | |||
| Site customizations such as appearance | |||
| Messages including banners, onboarding content, and tour page | |||
| Set reputation thresholds | |||
| Create Custom Awards | |||
| Manage user access with invitations, deactivations, and User Groups | |||
| Adjust content settings for Articles, Unified Search, and Content Health | |||
| Create and modify settings for integrations and apps | |||
| Manage email notifications | |||
| Manually trigger the maintenance and cleanup of Tags | |||
| Serve as an authority when contacting support |
Subject Matter Expert
Users, Admins, or Moderators can be assigned as Subject Matter Expert for a specific Tag. Only Team Admins and Moderators can set or remove a Subject Matter Expert from a Tag by visiting Tags > Choosing a Tag > Manage Subject Matter Experts. Subject Matter Experts are not roles within the platform but rather a distinguished status.
Community Manager
A Community Manager defines the rules of the community while the Moderators enforce the rules. They set policies, define strategy, and own the tactics to move the community to the desired outcome. They are the experts on the community and the culture in which it resides. Community Managers are not roles within the platform but rather a key champion for Stack Overflow for Teams within your organization. In some cases a Community Manger has an Admin or Moderator role within the Stack Overlfow for Teams platfom as well.