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Q&A Link to moderator help pages is presented to non-moderators

In the Abilities page for the Moderator ability, it says: Moderators also have access to special moderator-specific help pages. Since only moderators have access to these, the link goes to a ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by trichoplax‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-10-16T14:18:36Z (about 1 month ago)
Improve clarity
  • In the [Abilities page for the Moderator ability](https://meta.codidact.com/abilities/mod), it says:
  • > Moderators also have access to [special moderator-specific help pages](https://meta.codidact.com/help/moderator).
  • Since only moderators have access to these, the link shows a 404 error page when clicked on by a user who is not a moderator. Is this intentional?
  • Would it be better to not include the link unless the user is a moderator, just using plain text instead?
  • In the [Abilities page for the Moderator ability](https://meta.codidact.com/abilities/mod), it says:
  • > Moderators also have access to [special moderator-specific help pages](https://meta.codidact.com/help/moderator).
  • Since only moderators have access to these, the link goes to a 404 error page when clicked on by a user who is not a moderator. Is it intentional to show this link to non-moderators?
  • Would it be better to not include the link unless the user is a moderator, just using plain text instead?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-10-16T14:07:06Z (about 1 month ago)
Link to moderator help pages is presented to non-moderators
In the [Abilities page for the Moderator ability](https://meta.codidact.com/abilities/mod), it says:

> Moderators also have access to [special moderator-specific help pages](https://meta.codidact.com/help/moderator).

Since only moderators have access to these, the link shows a 404 error page when clicked on by a user who is not a moderator. Is this intentional?

Would it be better to not include the link unless the user is a moderator, just using plain text instead?