Permissions control who is able to read, edit and delete a fact. Permissions are assigned while creating and editing content. The following permissions are available on factline platforms: General permissions for facts:

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read |
Read-permitted groups can only read the fact, but they cannot edit, hide or delete it. |
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modify |
Modify-permitted groups can read, edit, hide and delete the fact. |
A fact can only have two type of permissions: "read" and "modify". If a user has "modify" permissions for a fact, he can also read it - this means "modify" permissions include "read". So when assignning "modify" permissions to a fact, you do not have to put a check also on "read". Additional permissions for folders:
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work |
Work-permitted groups can add facts to the folder. However, they cannot modify the folder itself (i.e. change the folder title, edit the folder description).
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A folder can have three type of permisisons: "read", "work", "modify". "Read" and "modify" are analogous to fact permissions. If a user has "work" permissions for a folder, he also has "read". Therefore "modify" permissons include "read" and "work". When granting a higher permission level, you do not need to put a check on the lower one(s). Additional permissions for forums:
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create topic |
These groups are allowed to create new topics in the forum.
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post |
These groups are only allowed to post messages in a topic.
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