This is a unique mode where the features of open chat are coupled with the features of moderated chat. When invoked, the chat interface has 2 chat text input fields. The top chat text input field is used for submissions to the main chat window. The bottom chat text input field is used for submissions to a moderator. Open moderation allows users to chat freely in the main chat room, as well as to submit questions to a moderator or speaker who, in turn, submit an answer to the submitted questions. Questions and answers display together in the main chat window as you find with moderated chat mode.
Configuring Your Chat Room For Open Moderation
Configuring your chat room for open moderation is easily accomplished by turning the feature ON for your Group using the web-based server administration page, and re-configuring your applet HTML with the required HTML parameters:
Step 1. Log into your Server Administration Page with your admin user name and password, and click the "Edit My Group" link.
Step 2. Scroll down to the "Open Moderation" section of the page, and select "Allow" from the pulldown menu.
Step 3. Click the "Save Group Settings" button.
Step 4. Add the following HTML parameters to your chat applet HTML:
<param name="ui.inputx.Enable" value="true">
<param name="ui.inputx.Button" value="Submit to Room">
<param name="button.Submit" value="Submit Question">
<param name="button.Send" value="Submit to Room">
<param name="ctrl.PrivateInMod" value="true">
<param name="ctrl.MultilineInput" value="false">
<param name="ui.TypeHere" value="">
<param name="msg.QuestionSubmitted" value="Your question has been submitted to the moderator.">
Values other than "true" and "false" may be customized to accommodate your requirements.
Step 5. Save the changes to your applet HTML and upload the edited web page to your web-server.
Step 6. Reload the web page that contains your chat room in your web browser. You may need to clear your browser's cache of temporary files to view the changes.
Step 7. Log into your chat room as the room administrator, and turn the moderation feature ON. The moderation feature is turned on from the GUI Admin Console. The top chat text input field is used for submissions to the main chat window, as you find in Open Chat mode. The bottom chat text input field is used for submissions to a moderator, as you find in Moderated Chat mode.
Step 8. Some other helpful HTML parameters for use in the Open Moderation mode may be the ability to customize the color of the Questions and Answers that are posted to the main chat window by the moderator and/or speaker. In this fashion, it may be easier to differentiate the "moderation" Q&A from the open chat submissions. You may set the RGB color value of the question text that appears using this HTML parameter:
<param name="ui.mega.QuestionFg" value="003300">
You may set the RGB color value of the answer text that appears using this HTML parameter:
<param name="ui.mega.AnswerFg" value="000066">
The RGB values indicated in these parameters are already configured as the default colors.
Step 9. You must turn on moderation in the room to enable open moderation mode.