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Q&A Inconsistent use of "abilities" and "privileges"

I believe that this is actually intentional and not a bug, because these pages serve different purposes. The /abilities page shows the abilities you can earn through your usage of the community. T...

posted 1y ago by Mithical‭

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Mithical‭ · 2023-07-07T07:37:11Z (over 1 year ago)

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I believe that this is actually intentional and not a bug, because these pages serve different purposes.

The /abilities page shows the abilities you can earn through your usage of the community. That's user-oriented, and part of the Abilities feature set.

The /priveleges page, though, is a bit different. It's not only used for abilities, but also granting other privileges. This is the view of a global admin:

![Below the "recalculate abilities" button, and option to grant roles such as "moderator", "administrator", "global moderator", "global administrator", and "staff"](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/ezdqgg477hv39txclwdjqqhxdbm3)

These aren't abilities and are granted independently of that system, so combining those two pages would be a mistake, in my opinion.

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