Forum .LRN Q&A: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions

3: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 1)

Posted by Anja Wicht on 11/26/03 02:25 PM

Supplementary question:
In dotLRN, a user/account can be deactivated, closed, banned, or deleted.
Is it true that the first two are used for exactly the same funktion in dotLRN? Is the difference to 'ban' that a student who is banned cannot reactivate the account by him-/herself?

Anja

4: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 3)

Posted by Anja Wicht on 11/26/03 02:29 PM

Sorry, the second question (concerning 'ban') was wrong, a student can never do this. But then, is there any other difference?

5: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 3)

Posted by Deirdre Kane on 11/26/03 02:48 PM

With our instance of dotLRN, banned=deactivated, so those two terms are interchangeable and are an inconsistency in the terminolgy used. You are correct about deleted - a user can reactivate an account in this state (imagine my surprise as i figured this out!), but a deactivated/banned account can only be reactivated by the site wide admin. I don't see closed on my system, unless i have just overlooked it, but i am not familiar with it nor have i used it.

6: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 5)

Posted by Matthias Melcher on 11/26/03 08:54 PM

closed account occurs in 3 messages on 8 source locations. How to guess the context?

/web/translate/packages/acs-subsite/www/pvt/unsubscribe-2.adp:

<p> #acs-subsite.Account_at_system_closed# </p>

/web/translate/packages_exported_cvs_approach/acs-subsite/www/pvt/unsubscribe-2.adp:

<p> #acs-subsite.Account_at_system_closed# </p>

/web/translate/packages/acs-subsite/www/pvt/home.adp:

#acs-subsite.Account_closed_workspace_msg#

/web/translate/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl:

set result(account_message) [_ acs-subsite.Account_closed]

/web/translate/packages_exported_cvs_approach/acs-subsite/www/pvt/home.adp:

#acs-subsite.Account_closed_workspace_msg#

/web/translate/packages_exported_cvs_approach/acs-authentication/tcl/authentication-procs.tcl:

set result(account_message) [_ acs-subsite.Account_closed]

/web/translate/packages/acs-subsite/www/pvt/home.adp:

#acs-subsite.Account_closed_workspace_msg#

/web/translate/packages_exported_cvs_approach/acs-subsite/www/pvt/home.adp:

#acs-subsite.Account_closed_workspace_msg#

7: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 5)

Posted by Oliver Emmler on 11/27/03 10:40 AM

From my point of view there should be:

banned: Only admin can take off the bann from the user
deactivated: User may be able to reactivate the account
deleted: Noboby may undelete the user

Does anyone agree with this?
Is there a possibility to set the userstates right?

8: Re: Translation: Terminology and Functionality Questions (response to 7)

Posted by Anja Wicht on 11/28/03 01:45 PM

That's exactly what I think.